2010 Opening Day Roster: Inland Empire

Now that actual rosters are being posted, I'll take one last look at the players set to begin 2010 in the Cal League. I'll try and make guesses on who will be in the rotation, bullpen and lineup but like the team previews, inaccuracies are guaranteed. For pitchers, I'll use ERA/WHIP and for hitters, I'll use BA/OBP/SLG from

Pitchers
Geison Aguasviva, 22 (1.58/1.16 in 62.2 Low A IP)
Brian Akin, 28 (12.86/2.57 in 7 High A IP)
Clayton Allison, 24 (4.50/2.17 in 6 Double A IP, 2008)
Bobby Blevins, 25 (4.16/1.24 in 153.2 Low A IP)
Robert Boothe, 24 (4.95/1.49 in 56.1 Low A IP)
Blake Brannon, 25 (4.54/1.49 in 35.2 High A IP)
Jhonny Caraballo, 24 (4.43/1.39 in 22.1 Rookie IP, 2007)
Nathan Eovaldi, 20 (3.27/1.41 in 96.1 Low A IP)
Kenley Jansen, 22 (4.63/2.14 in 11.2 High A IP)
Ethan Martin, 21 (3.87/1.46 in 100 Low A IP)
Jake McCarter, 25 (3.33/1.24 in 46 High A IP)
Aaron Miller, 22 (2.08/1.05 in 30.1 Low A IP)
Marcel Prado, 22 (4.06/1.71 in 44.1 Low A IP)
Jon Michael Redding, 22 (4.60/1.41 in 133 Low A IP)
Miguel Sanfler, 25 (5.48/1.64 in 69 High A IP)
Kyle Smit, 22 (7.84/1.60 in 20.2 High A IP)
Matthew Smith, 23 (12.86/3.57 in 7 High A IP)
Cole St. Clair, 23 (2.48/1.18 in 36.1 Low A IP)

Catchers
Tony Delmonico, 23 (.285/.383/.430 in 365 Low A AB)
Fumi Ishibashi, 26 (.000/.000/.000 in 2 High A AB, 2008)

Infielders
Pedro Baez, 22 (.286/.326/.445 in 308 High A AB)
Steven Caseres, 23 (.260/.360/.468 in 393 High A AB)
Steve Cilladi, 23 (.122/.217/.171 in 41 Rookie AB)
Austin Gallagher, 21 (.257/.319/.345 in 226 Low A AB)
Johan Garcia, 23 (.162/.238/.171 in 111 High A AB)
Adolfo Gonzalez, 24 (.271/.312/.377 in 236 High A AB)
Garett Green, 25 (.219/.297/.318 in 151 High A AB)
Jaime Ortiz, 21 (.245/.330/.388 in 188 High A AB)
Matt Wallach, 24 (.251/.327/.348 in 351 Low A AB)

Outfielders
Nick Buss, 23 (.260/.298/.392 in 416 Low A AB)
Bridger Hunt, 23 (.292/.369/.351 in 353 High A AB, 2008)
Preston Mattingly, 22 (.238/.296/.350 in 454 Low A AB)
Jovanny Rosario, 24 (.240/.269/.320 in 75 High A AB)
Kyle Russell, 23 (.272/.371/.545 in 481 Low A AB)
Alfredo Silverio, 22 (.284/.320/.457 in 490 Low A AB)

Possible Rotation
Aaron Miller
Ethan Martin
Nathan Eovaldi
Geison Aguasviva
Jon Michael Redding

Possible Lineup
C Tony Delmonico
1B Steven Caseres
2B Adolfo Gonzalez
SS Garett Green
3B Pedro Baez
OF Kyle Russell
OF Alfredo Silverio
OF Bridger Hunt
DH Jaime Ortiz

The most surprising thing is probably Dee Gordon skipping Inland Empire and going right to AA. There's some experience on this roster, with guys like Baez and Caseres coming back, as well as some relievers. The rotation should be pretty good, with a number of good prospects and other younger pitchers with some potential. The 66ers also feature a number of interesting players, from guys who have missed a year or even two due to an injury, guys who converted from position players to pitchers and Fumi Ishibashi has experience playing in Japan. The 66ers should compete for the postseason this year, but some of their players will likely advance to AA during the season, and holes will need to be filled.