Ankiel: Can he make the team?
today, i got to thinking about the bench and who would be the five players (0r six depending on if the cards decide to carry 12 pitchers or not) are going to be.
here are my five:
Gary Bennett (backup catcher)
So Taguchi (outfielder)
John Rodriguez (outfielder)
Deivi Cruz ( 3B, 2B)
Scott Spezio (3B, 2B, 1B, LF, RF)
????Rick Ankeil????? (LF, RF)
i really want Rick to make the team, but if Juan Mateo makes it as the 12th pitcher, the bench can only have 5 spots. i think Deivi Cruz should be cut since Spezio is a switch hitter, he can play all the positions that Cruz can plus the the corner outfield spots. So, that leaves room for one more spot, here is my adjusted bench:
Gary Bennett
So Taguchi
J-ROD/Johnny Load
Spezio
RICK ANKIEL
i think Ank can be a lefthanded power threat of the bench. i also think that he can make it as a starter in a year or two (you might thinking "what the heck is he smoking or drinking or both?"). well, i think Ank is a tremendous athlete, besides, he lead the cardinals minor leagues with 21 homeruns last year. i think he has tremendous potential, he just needs the opportunity. thats all my thoughts on Ankiel.
sorry about the bad Ankiel photo, didnt know it would turnout like this.
Posted by
cards4life |
11:28 AM
here is a better picture and i have resized he other one and made it smaller.
Posted by
cards4life |
11:34 AM
Cruz can play both middle infield spots, which I think is beyond Spiezio at this point. I would much rather have Luna, to be honest, he does the same things Cruz does only he gets on base every once in a while and he plays better infield.
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:59 PM
i think i would agree with your comment. the problem is, if luna is on the bench, who does not make the team? you have to send one guy to triple-A. i guess J-Rod is the odd man out. i would rather have rick ankiel on the bench than J-Rod. if Ankiel messes up, you can send him down and bring J-Rod back to the big leagues. thats the best solution i could think of.
Posted by
cards4life |
8:06 AM