KipWellsFan Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Why have I not heard of this catcher. He is a non-roster invitee. Can anybody give me a rundown on him thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggio202 Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Why have I not heard of this catcher. He is a non-roster invitee. Can anybody give me a rundown on him thanks. i cant find any major league or minor league stats on him...did he play in japan or something last year??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt4evah Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 wow this is creepy. Maybe he's dominican?? It's like he was sent here all of a sudden from a distant planet... CAN ANYONE RUN A BACKROUND CHECK?!?! hahaha sorry bud I tried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Alright this is what I got on this guy, I just ran a search on him, and I got some box scores with him playing on Birmingham in 2001, so maybe he just didn't play last year, I'm just as confused as everyone else, but thats the best I can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 I wasn't too familiar with all the minor leaguers until this past year, so I'm not sure on this guy. Was he one of the two catchers we signed during the offseason along with Burke? I thought he was, but I'm not sure on that. I don't have a clue about his ability though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Ace is a pretty sharp guy. He was Miguel's backup and may get a shot to play everyday in Birmingham this year. My guess is he is a career Minor-Leaguer that may end up as a coach someday. Very nice guy, just not in the same league talkent wise as Olivo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 damn i was too late........beat me to it rex......yeah guys this guy was on birminghams roster and didnt ever get much play time...........and speaking of catchers.... does anyone know whatever happened to that kid we took from joliet jackhammers???? ryan sienko??? where has he gone i cant seem to find his name on anyones roster lately.... did we get rid of him already????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Never heard of him Hot. I sent you a message by the way..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delben91 Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 damn i was too late........beat me to it rex......yeah guys this guy was on birminghams roster and didnt ever get much play time...........and speaking of catchers.... does anyone know whatever happened to that kid we took from joliet jackhammers???? ryan sienko??? where has he gone i cant seem to find his name on anyones roster lately.... did we get rid of him already????? I remember reading about his signing, and then not hearing another word about him the rest of the season. This organization can tend to be a black hole for catchers, so him just disappearing wouldn't surprise me too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 got your message rex... and delben.. yeah we signed him in early 2001??? or maybe late 2001.... i dont exactly remember....but i havent heard of him ever since and i cant find him on anyones roster so i was just curious if we got rid of him or what...........seems strange to me that he can just vanish like that............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted February 17, 2003 Author Share Posted February 17, 2003 I found his stats from last year playing at Birmingham. G AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG 60 164 26 38 8 1 3 57 16 21 35 0 1 232. Not too impressive. Probably just there too add some competition to other catchers. You never know when a player could bust out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 damn i was too late........beat me to it rex......yeah guys this guy was on birminghams roster and didnt ever get much play time...........and speaking of catchers.... does anyone know whatever happened to that kid we took from joliet jackhammers???? ryan sienko??? where has he gone i cant seem to find his name on anyones roster lately.... did we get rid of him already????? I think he's still in the lower levels, but I don't think he's ever going to amount to much other then a roster slot. Burke is the one catcher still in our system that I am interested in seeing. Olivo is not in our system anymore right now and I hope we don't see him there again, because it will mean he's suceeding at the major league level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 damn i was too late........beat me to it rex......yeah guys this guy was on birminghams roster and didnt ever get much play time...........and speaking of catchers.... does anyone know whatever happened to that kid we took from joliet jackhammers???? ryan sienko??? where has he gone i cant seem to find his name on anyones roster lately.... did we get rid of him already????? I remember reading about his signing, and then not hearing another word about him the rest of the season. This organization can tend to be a black hole for catchers, so him just disappearing wouldn't surprise me too much I think every organization is a blackhole when it comes to catchers. Its just such a hard position. Mainly because its so physically demanding and they typically don't get as much credit or love as the big home run hitters and everyone else. Usually the best athletes get moved around too, and never find the catcher position because it will hurt them in the long run. Also the fact that they have so much to work on makes it hard. Calling a game, blocking the plate, release point (Throwing guys out) and then the swing. Its a really tough job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogsmom Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 ryan was up and down betweeen W-S and Birmingham. Usually a backup catcher some time a DH at W-S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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