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levski
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 Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:58 pm Post subject: winter ball profiles: Cargo and Callaspo |
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the name Cargo is infectious. it's all your fault, shoewiz...
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/news/263250.html
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Diamondbacks outfielder Carlos Gonzalez will head into spring training with some newfound confidence--which is more than he had as the 2006 regular season closed out. After crushing it at high Class A Lancaster, Gonzalez, 21, struggled in Double-A after a two-week promotion to Tennessee.
Part of his inconsistency was physical, as Gonzalez was hit twice by pitches--once in the neck--during his final week in the California League. But he might have been a little gun shy as well.
"I think he might have been tentative to pull the trigger at times," Diamondbacks farm director A.J. Hinch said. "But there is no question it took some time for him to get his swing path and his swagger back."
After a couple months off, Gonzalez regained his swagger in the Venezuela Winter League, hitting .318 while ranking among the league leaders in homers. He led the circuit with a .530 slugging percentage and nearly led Zulia into the league finals.
"He's made the strides he needed to make," Hinch said. "Playing there was very important for him, just to get around some of the older guys and see how they go about it. But we're excited--we fired him into that kind of competition in that environment and he responded. The confidence factor within that is enormous."
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Angels shortstop Erick Aybar and Diamondbacks second baseman Alberto Callaspo might still be blocked from becoming big league regulars, but that didn't stop either one from improving this winter.
"I think you look at both those guys and say they're as close as they've ever been to ready," Angels director of baseball operations Abe Flores said. "I can't really talk for Alberto anymore, but Erick is coming into camp fighting for a role on the big leagues."
Just two years ago, Flores could talk for both of them--before the middle infield tandem that was once referred to as "Hoover and Oreck,"--was broken up when Callaspo was dealt to Arizona last February.
But the Diamondbacks weren't the only ones to see Callaspo's value.
Callaspo, coming off a .337/.404/.478 season at Triple-A Tucson, played all over the infield, and saw a lot of time at third base in particular. Callaspo started out the offseason playing for Caribes in the Venezuelan Winter League, but was traded to Zulia in December--in a nine-for-one deal between Caribes and Aguilas.
"When I saw that I thought 'wow,' " Diamondbacks farm director A.J. Hinch said. "But then you consider the kind of player he is and the situation--heck, I would have traded for him too."
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csktech
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: winter ball profiles: Cargo and Callaspo |
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| levski wrote: |
Callaspo started out the offseason playing for Caribes in the Venezuelan Winter League, but was traded to Zulia in December--in a nine-for-one deal between Caribes and Aguilas.[/b]
"When I saw that I thought 'wow,' " Diamondbacks farm director A.J. Hinch said. "But then you consider the kind of player he is and the situation--heck, I would have traded for him too."
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NINE FOR ONE? They traded a whole baseball team for one player. I'm nearly speechless, all I can say is DAMN
Thanks for the post Lev
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B. O. N. D.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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Mmmm.... Callaspo.
So, who's position does he take? 
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Espo
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: winter ball profiles: Cargo and Callaspo |
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| csktech wrote: |
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Callaspo started out the offseason playing for Caribes in the Venezuelan Winter League, but was traded to Zulia in December--in a nine-for-one deal between Caribes and Aguilas.[/b]
"When I saw that I thought 'wow,' " Diamondbacks farm director A.J. Hinch said. "But then you consider the kind of player he is and the situation--heck, I would have traded for him too."
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NINE FOR ONE? They traded a whole baseball team for one player. I'm nearly speechless, all I can say is DAMN
Thanks for the post Lev
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and the Dbacks traded Jason Bulger for him way to go Josh
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levski
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| B. O. N. D. wrote: |
Mmmm.... Callaspo.
So, who's position does he take? |
the missionary?
what exactly do you mean?
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B. O. N. D.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| levski wrote: |
| B. O. N. D. wrote: |
Mmmm.... Callaspo.
So, who's position does he take? |
the missionary?
what exactly do you mean?
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I mean he's too good to be a futility guy.
We want Hudson?
We want Tracy?
Etc. etc.
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foulpole
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Since when is depth a problem? Just because someone gets some good press doesn't mean we have to trade everyone in front of them for prospects. Let them all compete for their jobs.
People do get hurt, need days off and platooning is pretty cool too. |
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Espo
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Yeah I think Callaspo is a year or two away from being ready to be an every day player with the big club.
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