Well, it is three days into spring training and already many things have fallen into place. The infield looks pretty set with a quadruplet of players rich in talent. Roberto Mejia, who played five seasons in the show, will be at third base while Arnoldo Ponce, an LS-5 with experience, will lock down the left side of the infield at shortstop. El Paso's own, Hector Bernal, will anchor second base and Juan Camacho is the apparent heir to first base left by Wally Olmstead. The outfield looks to see my roomate, TJ Johnson, in left, Kennard Bibbs in center, and Adam Hale in right.
I would have to say the strongest part of this team is the infield. The group is made up of all Latins and really work well together. It's quite an amazing experience to watch these guys take infield. It takes some guys years to master working together with the same type of fluidity that these guys have. It is really satisfying as a pitcher to look behind you and see four guys you know you can trust.
The front four of the rotation appears to be set with Josh Neitz at No. 1, Nick Martin at No. 2, Mark Michael at No. 3, and me at No. 4. The fifth starter has not been named yet as there has been a bunch of guys throwing well so far. The staff has mixture of guys who throw hard (Robert Wooley, Chris Thompson, Joe Klein) and some finesse guys (Zach Piccola, Derrick Bennett, Alex Gett). This could be very beneficial to the team this year.
Tommorow, May 5, is our first exhibition game against El Paso Community College. May 5th is a big deal down here as it represents Cinco De Mayo. The turnout should be good for the game but may be hampered by this whole swine flu ordeal. Nick Martin will start on the bump but is only scheduled to throw a limited amount of innings.
I would have to say the strongest part of this team is the infield. The group is made up of all Latins and really work well together. It's quite an amazing experience to watch these guys take infield. It takes some guys years to master working together with the same type of fluidity that these guys have. It is really satisfying as a pitcher to look behind you and see four guys you know you can trust.
The front four of the rotation appears to be set with Josh Neitz at No. 1, Nick Martin at No. 2, Mark Michael at No. 3, and me at No. 4. The fifth starter has not been named yet as there has been a bunch of guys throwing well so far. The staff has mixture of guys who throw hard (Robert Wooley, Chris Thompson, Joe Klein) and some finesse guys (Zach Piccola, Derrick Bennett, Alex Gett). This could be very beneficial to the team this year.
Tommorow, May 5, is our first exhibition game against El Paso Community College. May 5th is a big deal down here as it represents Cinco De Mayo. The turnout should be good for the game but may be hampered by this whole swine flu ordeal. Nick Martin will start on the bump but is only scheduled to throw a limited amount of innings.
