As long as he hasn't tweaked his back or anything in that extended Spring Training. He has a bat with really good potential. If he's still working on catching, to the point he's not even allowed to go to short-season, I'm not a happy camper. Pulaski is not any better than Arizona, and he crushed the AZL last year (And held his own 3 levels up in the Cal League). If he can hit, and he can, then sooner or later he needs to actually see the field. I guess I'll be waiting to see Pulaski's full lineup to see how irritated I need to be.
Dan Paolini got sent to Pulaski, so he should be crushing HRs in the App League very shortly. Pitcher Kyle Hunter, 31st round draftpick this year, will be there as well. That's not uncommon - they've both got family and ties to the East Coast so you let them play somewhere that family can get to before taking them across the country. I expect Paolini to be in the MWL next year.
As for the Everett roster...I fear for their offense. Littlewood and apparently Blash have been demoted from Clinton. Hopefully Littlewood can remember how to hit. Blash is still very interesting, and in a smaller park could hit for more power as well as he figures things out. Van Heydoorn is finally in America, but a 22 year old from the DR just NOW getting his first state-side season? Not promising. Burgess has never hit, nor has Yepez, Paquette and Lopez were very uninspiring last year, Melendres is new to pro ball after just being drafted this year (17th round)...I'm just not seeing an offense that will thrill and amaze.
The arms could bedazzle and amaze, though. Shipers and Campos you mentioned as interesting TOR potentials, but Cam Hobson has a live arm and Cody Weiss is interesting too. Stephen Landazuri gets overlooked but he was a teen plus arm as well, though not on the Shipers level. Saw a bit of him in Spring Training - he looks like a Pitcher, capital P. We'll see.
Lot of young arms to watch...and bats to pray for. Fun times for the Aqua Sox start soon...
~G
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