Continuing my viewers guide for tonight's ESPN Classic/ESPN 3 broadcast. Here is the Bridgeport Bluefish lineup for tonight.
LF: Joey Gathright, one of my all-time favorite players (I think it had something to do with the video of him jumping a car), Gathright opened this season in AAA before returning to Bridgeport, he finished last year as a pinch-runner for the Boston Red Sox. Only 12 stolen bases this year which kind of shocks me.
2B: Luis Figueroa, 38 year old infielder who has three seasons of MLB experience. The Puerto Rican began the season with the Skeeters before he was sent to the Park City (Bridgeport). Solid second-basemen.
RF: Prentice Redman, 33 year old outfielder with one season of MLB experience, Prentice Redman has good power and provides a solid skill player in the heart of the lineup. In 1402 career minor league games Redman is a .279 hitter. Leads the active roster with 12 homeruns.
1B: Willis Otanez, 39 year old cleanup hitter who hasn't been in the majors since 1999 but spent parts of 1998 and 1999 in the majors. Otanez is in his seventh season with the Bluefish (10 years of Atlantic League experience), but started the year in Mexico where he blasted 16 home-runs and hit .275.
3B: Luis Lopez, 38 year old infielder who is in his fifth season in the Park City. Lopez last appeared in the Majors in 2004, and all his MLB experience was with the two canadian franchises. According to the Bluefish, Lopez ranks in the top five of many of the major hitting categories for the history club.
CF: James Simmons, 26 year old outfielder who spent parts of last year in AAA with the Giants. He started this season in the Frontier League (which is arguably the most developmental of the Independent Leagues), Simmons provides good pop and good speed and is the first player in the line-up without MLB experience. Has 11 homers this season in 69 games, he is also 10 for 10 stealing this year.
CA: Luis Rodriguez, 38 year old catcher is a player/coach for the Bluefish and has had eight stints at the AAA level. His nickname is "The Machete" and reports say he has the strongest arm among the Atlantic League's Catchers. An average hitter, and an above-average catcher.
DH: Kennard Jones, 30 year old is the son-in-law of Tony Gwynn. This is his fifth season in the Atlantic League and coming into this season he has a career average in the league of .298. He has plus speed and makes for a deadly baserunning pair with leadoff hitter Joey Gathright and ninth hitter Ed Rogers. Leads the team with 24 SB.
SS: Ed Rogers, 33 for four more days, Rogers has MLB experience over three seasons with the Baltimore Orioles. Rogers is a below average middle-infielder but does have plus-plus speed and spent the past two seasons with the AAA affiliate of the Diamondbacks. Rogers is 19 for 20 this season stealing bases.
SP: Brad Thompson, 30 year old starter Thompson last appeared in the majors in 2010, and has six years of MLB experience. Thompson went to camp this year with the Twins and made four appearances in AA before joining the Fish. Out of the bullpen in 2006, Thompson won a World Series ring with the Cardinals.
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