Another top ten prospect list from clecom

Some random excerpts:

1. Carlos Santana
Must improve English to become legitimate field general.

2. Matt LaPorta
Coachable.

3. Nick Hagadone
Best stuff of any pitcher on the Cleveland farm.

4. Lonnie Chisenhall
Fanatic about hitting.

5. Carlos Carrasco
Lack of a wrinkle on the fastball has been a concern.

6. Hector Rondon
Mature beyond years and stays calm under pressure.

7. Michael Brantley
Understands nuances of game.

8. Nick Weglarz
Scouts think the power will increase.

9. Jason Knapp
Before injury concerns, the 6-5 Knapp was thought to have best chance of any pitcher on Cleveland farm to pitch at the front of a major-league rotation.

10. Lou Marson
Edged left-hander Kelvin De La Cruz for No. 10 spot on Indians.

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Wonder if Marson or Shoppach can speak spanish.

by dgcambridge on Sep 11, 2009 11:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i actually wonder this about all players, particularly catchers, about how much of the other language typical players speak.

by Brick. on Sep 11, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and managers.

by Brick. on Sep 11, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think managers have less to worry about. Obviously to relate to the player it would help, but for the in-game stuff or for relaying information there’s going to be someone on the bench who can translate for him.

I’m with you on catchers. I would hope there are a couple of basic things—“stay low,” “keep your shoulder in,” etc etc—that either the pitcher knows in English or the catcher knows in Spanish (assuming it’s the catcher who is the English speaker, of couse). Or maybe he just needs to make sure there’s a Spanish-speaking infielder coming to the mound with him.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Sep 11, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

was almost going to reply agian and say “and coaches” too. a carl willis needs to be confident everything he’s saying to fausto is getting through, no?

by Brick. on Sep 11, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes he does. I’m not sure if he’s ever out there without any one of Marte, Valbuena, Cabrera, or Peralta, but if he is Fausto should at least understand the gist of it having been through the minors and pitched on this team for a few years.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Sep 11, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m pretty sure that I’ve read where Willis has picked up enough spanish to communicate effectively to the pitchers. Could be wrong, though.

Here Lies the Victor Martinez Era:
Sept. 10, 2002 - July 31, 2009

by USSChoo on Sep 11, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The real issue probably comes from guys like Masa. You see him nodding on the mound during conferences, so I guess we can assume that there are certain words/phrases one of them has learned in the other’s language. “Inside,” yadda yadda.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Sep 11, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

by mrich on Sep 11, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I’ve asked about this before. Jordan Brown said that most every player speaks enough English to make in-game decisions. And Mirabelli said the staff throughout the organization (and I dunno, maybe the players as well) all have contractual incentives to learn Spanish.

by fleerdon on Sep 13, 2009 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs