Your Tacoma Rainiers 2008!
The Opening Day Roster for Your Tacoma Rainiers:
PITCHERS B-THtWtBornBirthplace
Baldwin, AndyR-R6-520810-20-82Duluth, Minn.
Barzilla, PhilipL-L6-01801-25-79Houston
Cyr, EricR-L6-42102-11-79Montreal
Dickey, R.A.R-R6-322010-29-74Nashville, Tenn.
Feierabend, RyanL-L6-32288-22-85Cleveland
Huber, JonR-R6-21957-7-81Sacramento
Jimenez, CesarL-L5-1121511-12-84Cuman, Venezuela
White, SeanR-R6-42104-25-81Pullman
Woerman, JoeR-R6-322512-12-82Edmonds
Woods, JakeL-L6-12009-13-81Fresno
No Rhubarb! Says: Fairly veteran group. Dickey is the defending PCL Pitcher of the Year, Cyr is a former top prospect for the Padres. Woods, Huber and White all spent time with the Mariners in 2007. Feireabend and Dickey could turn out to be a very nice 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation.
CATCHERSB-THtWtBornBirthplace
Clement, Jeff L-R6-12158-21-83Marshaltown, Iowa
Johnson, Rob R-R6-12087-22-83Houston
No Rhubarb! Says: The more things change... The Rainiers odd time-split will continue. Clement is the stick and Johnson is the glove. Unfortunately, thanks to Alexander Joy Cartwright or Abner Doubleday or whomever designed baseball, you can't platoon that way.
INFIELDERSB-THtWtBornBirthplace
Chen, Yung ChiR-R5-111707-13-83Taitung Co., Taiwan
Hulett, TugL-R5-101802-28-83Springfield, Ill.
LaHair, BryanL-R6-522011-5-82Worchester, Mass.
Navarro, OswaldoR-R6-015510-2-84Vlla De Cura, Ven.
Norton, GregB-R6-12057-6-72San Leandro Calif.
Tuiasosopo, MattR-R6-22235-10-86Bellevue
No Rhubarb! Says: Potentially a very strong mix of prospects like Tui and LaHair, and the veteran Norton, who should DH when Clement is behind the plate. Chen is a wild card. He missed most of 2007 with a shoulder injury, but posted a .339/.444/.424 line in the Arizona Fall League.
OUTFIELDERSB-THtWtBornBirthplace
Balentien, WladimirR-R6-22157-2-84Wllemstad, Curacao
Johnson, BrentR-R6-21955-21-82Las Vegas
Reed, JeremyL-L6-02006-15-81San Dimas, Calif.
Sardinha, BronsonL-R6-12004-6-83Honolulu
No Rhubarb! Says: Balentien will be in right, at least until he joins the Mariners. Reed is almost certainly on the trading block, but until that happens, he and Sardinha - a former Yankees prospect - should share left and center.
