Jamestown Jammers Announce Roster

Here we go, it’s that time again. In this edition, we discuss the Jamestown Jammers, the Marins Penn League affiliate. You know, I’ve always considered the Jammers to be a fun team to scout. They posess lots of high ceiling guys, and that’s what you should expect from an affiliated team this low of a level. With that, they usually suck, and suck big time, but hey, that’s actually a good thing.

Last season, Marcell Ozuna and his raw and uppercut power swing put on a show. Ozuna led the NYPL in homers. However, he wasn’t the only Jammer to impress scouts (and yours truly). Zach Neal, Josh Hodges, Jeremy Heatley, Ryan Fisher, and Mark Canha also persuaded me to open up my scouting eyes a bit more. Each is now at a higher level (with the exception of Hodges), but not to be forgotten. So, should I shut up now so we can take a look at the roster? Sounds good…

Pitchers

• Blake Brewer
• Alfredo Buret
• Albaro Estevez
• Josh Hodges
• Matthew Neil
• Thomas Peale
• Curtis Petersen
• Helpi Reyes
• Stephen Richards
• Chris Squires
• Tyler Topp
• Kenneth Toves
• Jose Urena
• Charles Wier

Catchers

• Jose Behar
• Dallas Hord
• Jobduan Morales
• Eddie Rodriguez

Infielders

• Terrence Dayleg
• Ryan Goetz
• Alfredo Lopez
• Todd Muecklisch
• Rony Peralta
• Yefri Perez
• Viosergy Rosa
• Aaron Senne

Outfielders

• Nestor Castillo
• Da’Shon Cooper
• Brent Keys
• Ryan McIntyre
• Rand Smith

Going off things I’ve heard, Da’Shon Cooper is my favorite offensive player of the bunch. He has wheels, and lots of ‘em. More importantly, he has good outfield range, a solid arm, and is decent on the bases. Thus he puts that speed to good use. He has a lousy plate approach, however, and might be a road block going forward. He’s really young and has plenty of time to sort things out defensively, but whether that will happen is a different story.

Another guy I like is Yefri Perez, a slender Dee Gordon like (with the body, that is) shortstop with some speed and a good level swing. He’s more of a slasher, I think, but is really, really young and has all the time in the world to figure things out. He spent last year in the DSL where he progressed a ton, and looks to do the same this year facing the western half of New York teams.