Cards ink 14 Minor League free agents
11/14/2005
ST. LOUIS -- The next Kiko Calero or Randy Flores might have just joined the Cardinals organization.
St. Louis announced 14 Minor League free agent signings on Monday, including five players who were in the system last season. Of the 14, one was then added to the Cards' 40-man roster: catcher Michel Hernandez. The Cards have proved adept at finding talent via the Minor League free-agent route in recent years, picking up Calero and Flores, among other contributors.
The returning players were pitchers Andy Cavazos (who pitched in the Arizona Fall League after the season ended) and Randy Leek, first baseman Juan Diaz, infielder Milko Jaramillo and outfielder Brian Martin. Leek racked up 15 wins for Double-A Springfield, while Diaz hit 13 home runs in 57 games for the Cards' Texas League affiliate.
Players signed from other organizations were as follows: pitchers Rich Rundles (Washington), Brad Voyles (Yankees), Sam Walton (Tampa Bay) and John Webb (Tampa Bay), catchers Hernandez (San Diego), Brent Cordell (Tampa Bay) and Brian Esposito (Texas), infielder Ramon Nivar (Baltimore) and outfielder Prentice Redman (Mets). Six of the signees -- Diaz, Hernandez, Voyles, Webb, Redman and Nivar -- have Major League experience.
Among the more intriguing additions are Redman, a speedy 26-year-old (246 steals in seven Minor League seasons) who batted .297/.352/.461 at Triple-A Norfolk last year; Nivar, once considered a top prospect in the Texas organization; and Hernandez, who posted a .368 on-base percentage at Triple-A Portland in 2005.
Source: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/
ST. LOUIS -- The next Kiko Calero or Randy Flores might have just joined the Cardinals organization.
St. Louis announced 14 Minor League free agent signings on Monday, including five players who were in the system last season. Of the 14, one was then added to the Cards' 40-man roster: catcher Michel Hernandez. The Cards have proved adept at finding talent via the Minor League free-agent route in recent years, picking up Calero and Flores, among other contributors.
The returning players were pitchers Andy Cavazos (who pitched in the Arizona Fall League after the season ended) and Randy Leek, first baseman Juan Diaz, infielder Milko Jaramillo and outfielder Brian Martin. Leek racked up 15 wins for Double-A Springfield, while Diaz hit 13 home runs in 57 games for the Cards' Texas League affiliate.
Players signed from other organizations were as follows: pitchers Rich Rundles (Washington), Brad Voyles (Yankees), Sam Walton (Tampa Bay) and John Webb (Tampa Bay), catchers Hernandez (San Diego), Brent Cordell (Tampa Bay) and Brian Esposito (Texas), infielder Ramon Nivar (Baltimore) and outfielder Prentice Redman (Mets). Six of the signees -- Diaz, Hernandez, Voyles, Webb, Redman and Nivar -- have Major League experience.
Among the more intriguing additions are Redman, a speedy 26-year-old (246 steals in seven Minor League seasons) who batted .297/.352/.461 at Triple-A Norfolk last year; Nivar, once considered a top prospect in the Texas organization; and Hernandez, who posted a .368 on-base percentage at Triple-A Portland in 2005.
Source: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/
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