Friday, February 4, 2011

West Virginia Power Roster Predictions

This is the team everyone in the nation will be watching because it will be loaded with future Pirate superstars.

C - Kawika Emsley-Pai
1B -Matt Curry
2B -Kelson Brown
3B -Eric Avila
SS - Drew Maggia
LF -Adelberto Santos
CF -Mel Rojas Jr.
RF - Daniel Grovatt

One quick note. I do think that we will see a lot of Justin Howard as back up 1B. He will probably not go to State College as he has already played against college players. I think the Pirates were real disappointed with the catchers in the low A range, so I believe Emsley-Pai will get every opportunity to shine as the starter.

SP - Jameson Taillon
SP - Zack Von Rosenburg
SP - Colton Cain
SP - Zachary Dodson
SP - Zachary Fuesser
SP/RP - Brooks Pounders
RP - Victor Black
RP - Brent Klinger
RP - Jason Townsend

Of course this is where the excitement is for the Power. Taillon will be the big name here, but Von Rosenburg and Cain are going to be future PIrate starters too. Dodson looked good last year and then the fifth spot is the question. Do they bring Stetson Allie up or use one of the other previous draft picks. Fuesser had a better year than Trent Stevenson so I put him in the rotation. Steveson will probably start back at State College, and I think the Pirates have shown before they like to start similar guys at different levels. Think of how they separated D'Arnaud and Mercer (and appear on the verge of doing it again this year). Allie then will probably start at State College. I think the fact that Pounders usually came in to take the 3rd or 4th inning means he does that again this year from West Virginia. He is not moved to the pen, but this is way to get guys some psuedo-starts when you have so many prospects. Victor Black has been told he will be in the pen this year, and Klinger and Townsend have already been in the pen, so they seem like potential guys to watch out of the pen, although Black could start up in High A.

All in all this is the team to watch. How will Drew Maggia and Mel Rojas do, not to mention Grovatt. What about Eric Avila? And is Emlsey-Pai an actual prospect? This is good stuff. I will be watching.

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