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	<title>Comments on: Senators Game Report 07/23/06</title>
	<link>http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2006/07/24/senators-game-report-072306/</link>
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		<title>By: Ryan Sullivan</title>
		<link>http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2006/07/24/senators-game-report-072306/#comment-595</link>
		<author>Ryan Sullivan</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>&lt;p&gt;Chip or Brian,&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Which players currently in Harrisburg look to be future major leaguers?  Seems like Casto and Manriquez are the only "for-sures"- Which players am I missing, and can you describe them each briefly-&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chip or Brian,</p>
<p>Which players currently in Harrisburg look to be future major leaguers?  Seems like Casto and Manriquez are the only &#8220;for-sures&#8221;- Which players am I missing, and can you describe them each briefly-</p>
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		<title>By: John P. Yuda</title>
		<link>http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2006/07/24/senators-game-report-072306/#comment-599</link>
		<author>John P. Yuda</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>&lt;p&gt;Ryan,&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There's several guys on the club who have a legitimate shot at being bench players or bullpen pitchers, and a few of them may even evolve into starters down the line.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Kory Casto is going to have to learn how to hit LHP if he ever wants to be more than a platoon player: he's hitting a dismal 141/321/141 against them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Salomon Manriquez is going to have to improve at blocking balls in the dirt if he's going to stay at catcher, and he doesn't have enough bat to move elsewhere on the diamond. I project him as a backup at best.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Frank Diaz has some good tools, but he has a lot of trouble with breaking balls. He has to learn to lay off the outside slider and stop getting himself out.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Melvin Dorta -- recently called up to Washington -- plays seven positions well and will be very useful as a utility player for a National League team for a few years. He'll never hit a whole lot, though.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Josh Whitesell overswings a lot. If he stops trying to hit seven-run homers, he might evolve as a bench player. But right now I don't see him making the show.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I don't have as firm of a grasp on the pitchers in Harrisburg, so I'll leave that to Chip or Brian.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ryan,</p>
<p>There&#8217;s several guys on the club who have a legitimate shot at being bench players or bullpen pitchers, and a few of them may even evolve into starters down the line.</p>
<p>Kory Casto is going to have to learn how to hit LHP if he ever wants to be more than a platoon player: he&#8217;s hitting a dismal 141/321/141 against them.</p>
<p>Salomon Manriquez is going to have to improve at blocking balls in the dirt if he&#8217;s going to stay at catcher, and he doesn&#8217;t have enough bat to move elsewhere on the diamond. I project him as a backup at best.</p>
<p>Frank Diaz has some good tools, but he has a lot of trouble with breaking balls. He has to learn to lay off the outside slider and stop getting himself out.</p>
<p>Melvin Dorta &#8212; recently called up to Washington &#8212; plays seven positions well and will be very useful as a utility player for a National League team for a few years. He&#8217;ll never hit a whole lot, though.</p>
<p>Josh Whitesell overswings a lot. If he stops trying to hit seven-run homers, he might evolve as a bench player. But right now I don&#8217;t see him making the show.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t have as firm of a grasp on the pitchers in Harrisburg, so I&#8217;ll leave that to Chip or Brian.</p>
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