Instructional League Roster Notes – Pitchers
| Player | Pos. | Age | 2011 Team(s) | 2010 Invite | Notes |
| Gregory Baez | LHSP | 19 | DSL, GCL | Y | Repeated GCL with much better success, lowering ERA from 5.92 to 3.30 |
| A.J. Cole | RHSP | 19 | HAG | Y | First full season as a pro, thus his second-half fade is understandable |
| Paul Demny | RHSP | 22 | POT | Y | Prone to longball, but throws hard. Predicted move to ‘pen for ’11 last Sept, but his age and stamina say he’s a candidate for the HBG rotation in ’12 |
| Brian Dupra | RHSP | 22 | HAG | N | 7th Rd. Pick in ’11 draft with a low-to-mid-90s FB and improving secondary pitches that scouts like. |
| Pedro Encarnacion | RHSP | 20 | AUB, GCL | Y | Challenged with SS-A but dropped back to GCL where like Baez, he put up better numbers |
| Wirkin Estevez | RHSP | 19 | AUB | Y | Accepted the challenge to skip GCL and put up decent numbers for a 19-y.o. |
| Christian Garcia | RHRP | 26 | AUB, SYR | N | Former Yankee farmhand that’s undergone TJ surgery twice. A project, a la Ryan Mattheus. |
| Matt Grace | LHSP | 22 | HAG | Y | Threw a lot of innings, gave up more hits. Decent peripheral numbers and respectable FIP. And then there’s that lefthanded thing. |
| Taylor Hill | RHSP | 22 | AUB | N | 6th-rd pick in ’11 Draft with SI/SL/CU arsenal that scouts feel might be refined with a pro coach |
| Greg Holt | RHRP | 22 | AUB, HAG | N | 8th Rd Pick in ’11 Draft. Average FB, but good CV — projects as a middle reliever |
| Taylor Jordan | RHSP | 22 | HAG | Y | Didn’t pitch after July 9, so the presumption is he was shut down due to injury. |
| Nathan Karns | RHSP | 23 | GCL, AUB | N | ’09 Draft Pick that finally surfaced in pro ball in ’11 |
| Jack McGeary | LHSP | 22 | GCL | N | Recovering from mid-2010 TJ surgery, put up decent numbers in five late-season GCL appearances |
| Chris McKenzie | RHSP | 21 | HAG, POT | N | 13th Rd. Juco Pick in ’10 Draft. Spent two-plus mos. on DL with much better results upon return |
| Alex Meyer | RHSP | 21 | N/A | N | Deadline-sign 1st Rd. ’11 Draft pick. Live arm, poor control likely due to 6’9″ frame that’s reportedly not finished filling out. |
| Blake Monar | LHRP | 22 | GCL, AUB | N | 12th Rd Pick in ’11 Draft. Had just five appearances, but likely limited due to his injury history |
| Ivan Pineyro | RHSP | 19 | DSL | N | Led DSL club in games started, innings pitched, and strikeouts. |
| Matt Purke | LHSP | 21 | N/A | N | Another 1st Rd ’11 Draft deadline sign. Fell to the 3rd round due injury concerns, sophomore leverage but considered a great |
| Elvin Ramirez | RHRP | 23 | N/A | N | Dec. ’10 Rule 5 Draft Pick that was alleged to have amped up his fastball in winter ball then never pitched in ’11 |
| Robbie Ray | LHSP | 19 | HAG | Y | Stronger results than Cole, but similar late-season fade |
| Manny Rodriguez | RHRP | 22 | AUB | N | 10th Rd. Pick in ’11 Draft. Small-college convert from 3B that throws 90-95 and is still learning to pitch. |
| Cameron Selik | RHSP | 24 | HAG, POT | N | Started with a bang at HAG, but faded in second half in POT of first full season as a pro. |
| Matt Swynenberg | RHSP | 21 | HAG | N | Lean, long-limbed and a slow riser in the Nats system, having been drafted in ’09 and repeating SS-A in ’11 |
| Kylin Turnbull | LHRP | 21 | N/A | N | 4th Rd Pick in ’11 and another deadline sign. A hard-throwing lefty with a projectable frame that the Nats talked out of going to UOregon |
I really like Manny Rodriguez. If he can learn the art of pitching, he could be a steal.
I was initially suprised by the number of SP’s on the FIL list (20 of 24), then realised that the FIL is more about working on a new skill or just stretching out arms than anything else.
Also, getting some guys ready for winter ball or the AFL as well. Still wondering about the whereabouts of Harper? He isn’t with the playoff Senators?
Any idea who the 5 starters in the normal rotation will be – assuming we go with a 5 man rotation? Cole and Ray may be the obvious choices, but we may not want them to pitch too many innings. I’d like to see the 3 new lefties in Purke, Turnbull, and Monar, but I’m not convinced Purke will throw much in this league either, and I’m not sure Turnbull profiles as a starter.
No idea — there’s almost no coverage, no box scores or statistics are released, etc.
I’m most excited for the 2 Indiana boys – Meyer and Monar – he of the fastball and he of the curve – and the only 2 high schoolers in Indiana drafted in 2008.