Bradenton Mauraders 2011

Here is the prediction for the High A Pirate team.

C -Ramon Cabrera
1B - Aaron Baker
2B - Jarek Cunningham
3B -Elevys Gonzales
SS - Benji Gonzales
LF - Austin McClune
CF -David Rubinstein
RF -Evan Chambers

This is not exactly an impressive starting line up. It was not exactly impressive at WV either. They catch up to McClune, but this line up is really hoping for someone to get a break through year in a hitter friendly park. Evan Chambers is who they will be looking to have that year. Baker should be solid, and Cunningham is highly thought of, but his stats have yet to really show the promise.

SP - Brett Lorin
SP - Philip Irwin
SP - Tim Alderson
SP - Kyle McPherson
SP - Quinton Miller
SP/RP -Hunter Strickland
SP/RP - Tyler Waldron
RP - Jonathan Rhamos
RP -Zachary Foster

The pitching staff should be interesting. You can count on Irwin and Miller with a safe bet that Lorin and McPherson will start here, but be looking to move up. Alderson will be here, but what will his season look like is a big question for the Pirates. Strickland and Waldron are listed as both because they will get some starts and come in early on others as a way to keep them in the rotation. I do believe that Waldron will end up here because he may be a bullpen guy in the future, and thus, his slow development as a starter is not as important. Also West Virginia is crowded and Waldron is actually the old guy in the mix, and about the only one with college experience thus, I think he will make it here just because they sort of have to put him here.

The bullpen will also have some prospects like Rhamos. I do keep plugging Foster because he gets saves, but he is not a hard thrower. I do think again he will be here because it is a crowded team in West Virginia.

It is also possible that Victor Black starts here. He has stated in an interview that he will be in the pen this year, so he could do that here in Bradenton or back in West Viriginia. I have chosen to leave him in WV, but it could go either way.