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Joe Testa DOB: 12/18/85 Ht. 5′ 10″ Wt. 175 Bats: L Career Stats |
Acquired in the Matt Capps deadline deal that more famously netted Wilson Ramos, Testa was considered a throw-in, particularly after a poor showing at AA (1-4, 8.25). Undersized (5-10, 175), Testa compensates by throwing a large arsenal of pitches, including a cutter, 2-and 4-seam fastballs, a changeup, and a curve. |
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Paul Applebee DOB: 5/17/88 Ht. 6′ 3″ Wt. 195 Bats: L Career Stats |
Applebee swung between the Hagerstown ‘pen and rotation, but was more effective as a reliever (3.64 vs. 4.56 ERA). A soft- tossing lefty (85-87), Applebee lives on his plus changeup while showing some touch on his slider. |
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Josh Smoker DOB: 11/26/88 Ht. 6′ 2″ Wt. 195 Bats: L Career Stats |
Smoker struggled mightily for most of the 2010 season before moving to the bullpen at the beginning of August. In eleven outings, Smoker posted a 1.35 ERA with 21K’s in 13⅓ innings, his fastball clocked as high as 97. He also walked eight, but Sickels believes that if the walks can be toned down, this move could resurrect his career and put him back on the prospect radar. |
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Ryan Demmin DOB: 4/5/88 Ht. 6′ 1″ Wt. 210 Bats: L Career Stats |
A 2010 draft pick, Demmin was one of the few truly bright spots in the Vermont ‘pen, striking out 32 in 31 innings of work primarily as a reliever with a 1.45ERA. Throws a mid- 80s fastball with a plus slider. |
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Christian Meza DOB: 8/3/90 Ht. 6′ Wt. 185 Bats: L Career Stats |
Said to have “plus command of fringy stuff” by draft guru Andy Seiler, Meza posted a 1.52 ERA in the GCL before getting hammered in two NYPL appearances but makes the list as a multi-level pitcher in 2010. |
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Nick Serino DOB: 10/25/88 Ht. 5′ 10″ Wt. 205 Bats: R Career Stats |
Serino is a former teammate of Mitchell Clegg at UMass who put up decent numbers in the GCL (25K in 25⅔ IP) as a 37th-rd. pick, translating his 10.72K/9 in 2010 from the A-10 to the pros. |
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Jesus Guzman DOB: 1/2/91 Ht. 6′ 3″ Wt. 175 Bats: L Career Stats |
Guzman makes it onto the watchlist as a 19- year-old that had a near league-average ERA despite walking 18 and allowing 18 hits in 21 innings. He also struck out 23, with just three WP and three HBP. |