Down on the Farm: Rookie League Report

I've decided that I'm going to keep the Rookie League reports bundled together, doing both the Elizabethton Twins and GCL Twins reports on Friday's. I like that idea better than doing the E-Twins on Friday and the GCL Twins on Saturday because it gives me a full weekend off from the more time-intensive "Down on the Farm" posts.

As a reminder, there isn't a lot to report just yet on the Rookie League teams, because their season hasn't started yet. Next week, I should have some actual numbers, as well as complete rosters, to provide in the post.

Elizabethton Twins

The E-Twins open their season on June 21. At this point, there are only a limited number of players who have been assigned to the team. A full roster should be available from the E-Twins website sometime on the 19th or 20th.

For now, here are the players who have already been assigned to Elizabethton.

1. RHP - Armando Gabino - 22 yrs - presumed to have been acquired from Latin America as a free agent - Pitched with Elizabethton last year, with an 8.10 ERA in 17 games
2. RHP - Joe Gault - 21 yrs - 22nd round pick in 2003 draft - 5.94 ERA in 15 games with Elizabethton last season
3. LHP - Ryan Gehring - 24 yrs - 33rd round pick in 2001 draft - 3.00 ERA in 17 games with Elizabethton last season
4. C - Sean Richardson - 22 yrs - 19th round pick in 2005 draft - .298 BA/7 HR with Elizabethton last season
5. IF - Dustin Bensko - 23 yrs - acquisition unknown - .270 BA/6 HR with Elizabethton last season
6. IF - Travis Kalin - 21 yrs - 43rd round pick in 2003 draft - .265 BA/3 HR with Elizabethton last season
7. IF - Matthew Betsill - 21 yrs - 10th round pick in 2005 draft - .277 BA/2 HR with Elizabethton last season
8. OF - Jilmer Arratia - 21 yrs - acquisition unknown - .270 BA/1 HR with Elizabethton last season
9. OF - Larry Jones - 21 yrs - 44th round pick in 2003 draft - .287 BA/1 HR with Elizabethton last season
10. OF - Mark Robinson - 20 yrs - 4th round pick in 2004 draft - .245 BA/4 HR with Elizabethton last season

I will probably post the complete roster, in a similar format, when it becomes available in the next few days.

GCL Twins

Here is the website of the GCL Twins.

The team will begin play on June 20.

There is a complete roster posted, but since it doesn't have a date attached to it, I don't trust it just yet. As a result, I'm going to wait to post anything on the GCL roster until closer to the date of their opener. As with the E-Twins roster, I will probably post a supplement with some information when I am more certain that it is accurate.