Duncan keeping busy in Mexico
11/18/2005
ST. LOUIS -- Here's hoping the Hot Stove keeps Cardinals fans warm this winter, because there may not be a lot of winter baseball on the field to discuss.
Chris Duncan is the only player that St. Louis has sent to play Winter Ball in the Caribbean at this point, though he could be joined by others later in the offseason. Duncan has been sent to Mazatlan of the Mexican Pacific League, where he's working on playing the outfield.
Duncan, the son of pitching coach Dave Duncan, played first base for most of his professional career, but thanks to a big roadblock named Albert Pujols, his future in St. Louis would have to be in the outfield. So he's playing right field regularly at Mazatlan.
Through Wednesday, Duncan was batting .259 with a .376 on-base percentage, .384 slugging percentage, two homers, eight doubles and 14 RBIs in 112 at-bats.
The Cards may send right-hander Mark Worrell to Mexico later in the winter, to allow Worrell to see a higher level of competition than he faced in the high Class A Florida State League. Worrell was a star closer for the Palm Beach Cardinals, and could advance quickly through the system.
Outfielder and former pitcher Rick Ankiel could use all the at-bats he can get as he tries to make the transition to being a position player, but for the time being he will not play Winter Ball. Ankiel is recovering from a knee problem that limited him in the second half of the 2005 season.
Source: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/
ST. LOUIS -- Here's hoping the Hot Stove keeps Cardinals fans warm this winter, because there may not be a lot of winter baseball on the field to discuss.
Chris Duncan is the only player that St. Louis has sent to play Winter Ball in the Caribbean at this point, though he could be joined by others later in the offseason. Duncan has been sent to Mazatlan of the Mexican Pacific League, where he's working on playing the outfield.
Duncan, the son of pitching coach Dave Duncan, played first base for most of his professional career, but thanks to a big roadblock named Albert Pujols, his future in St. Louis would have to be in the outfield. So he's playing right field regularly at Mazatlan.
Through Wednesday, Duncan was batting .259 with a .376 on-base percentage, .384 slugging percentage, two homers, eight doubles and 14 RBIs in 112 at-bats.
The Cards may send right-hander Mark Worrell to Mexico later in the winter, to allow Worrell to see a higher level of competition than he faced in the high Class A Florida State League. Worrell was a star closer for the Palm Beach Cardinals, and could advance quickly through the system.
Outfielder and former pitcher Rick Ankiel could use all the at-bats he can get as he tries to make the transition to being a position player, but for the time being he will not play Winter Ball. Ankiel is recovering from a knee problem that limited him in the second half of the 2005 season.
Source: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home