Oneri Fleita drops hints about the '08 Smokies roster
0 Comments Published by Colin Wyers on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 5:32 PM.
The Mountain Press managed to land an interview with Oneiri Fleita, the Cubs' director of player development, about the Tenessee Smokies. Here's the takeaway:
Returning players will include pitchers:
Returning players will include pitchers:
Likely newcomers:
- Josh Lansford, 3B
- Wellington Castillo, C
- Ryan Harvey, OF
- Jose Ceda, RHP
Brian Dopirak will also be looked at as an option to provide the Smokies with a warm body, apparently.
The important thing to note is that players can - and frequently do - skip AAA and go straight to the bigs. Any of those guys is an option to appear on the Cubs at some point this season. Ceda is particularly enticing - not a bad return for trading Todd Walker, if you ask me.
Labels: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Minor Leagues
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