Donachie gets a taste of Majors
02/26/2006
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Catcher Adam Donachie, who'll turn 22 next Friday, is having his first experience as a non-roster invitee to the Major League Spring Training camp.
A right-handed hitter from Orlando, Fla., Donachie and Matt Tupman are considered top prospects. Donachie, rated the best defensive catcher in the Royals system by Baseball America, can swing the bat, too. Last season for Class A High Desert, he banged 12 homers and 24 doubles in 95 games.
Donachie is acquainted with Royals pitcher Zack Greinke. He hit a home run against Greinke when they were in high school.
On the move: Pitchers Juan Abreu and Erik Cordier showed impressive stuff during Minor League minicamp. Both are 20 years old.
Cordier, who missed last season with a knee injury, comes from Brussels, Wisc., where the weather is too cold for a long high school season. That means it'll take time for him to catch up with other pitchers.
Abreu, from the Dominican Republic, doesn't have that problem. In rookie ball last year, he recorded 52 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings.
On the pine: Pitcher Matt Campbell, a 2004 pick from the University of South Carolina, is recovering from a strained left shoulder. Infielder Darren Fenster, injured in a spring game a year ago, is coming back from a torn ACL.
Retired at 23: Outfielder Alan Moye has taken voluntary retirement. He hit .309 last year for Class A High Desert with 20 home runs. Moye, 23, was obtained in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds in 2003.
Class of '05: Top pick Alex Gordon is in the Major League camp as a non-roster third baseman. Shortstop Jeffrey Bianchi, the club's second pick, has recovered from a back strain that limited him to 28 games in the rookie Arizona League.
What they're saying: "I wouldn't mind playing there. It's just a half-hour from my house." -- Gordon, on the possibility he could play at Omaha
Source: http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Catcher Adam Donachie, who'll turn 22 next Friday, is having his first experience as a non-roster invitee to the Major League Spring Training camp.
A right-handed hitter from Orlando, Fla., Donachie and Matt Tupman are considered top prospects. Donachie, rated the best defensive catcher in the Royals system by Baseball America, can swing the bat, too. Last season for Class A High Desert, he banged 12 homers and 24 doubles in 95 games.
Donachie is acquainted with Royals pitcher Zack Greinke. He hit a home run against Greinke when they were in high school.
On the move: Pitchers Juan Abreu and Erik Cordier showed impressive stuff during Minor League minicamp. Both are 20 years old.
Cordier, who missed last season with a knee injury, comes from Brussels, Wisc., where the weather is too cold for a long high school season. That means it'll take time for him to catch up with other pitchers.
Abreu, from the Dominican Republic, doesn't have that problem. In rookie ball last year, he recorded 52 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings.
On the pine: Pitcher Matt Campbell, a 2004 pick from the University of South Carolina, is recovering from a strained left shoulder. Infielder Darren Fenster, injured in a spring game a year ago, is coming back from a torn ACL.
Retired at 23: Outfielder Alan Moye has taken voluntary retirement. He hit .309 last year for Class A High Desert with 20 home runs. Moye, 23, was obtained in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds in 2003.
Class of '05: Top pick Alex Gordon is in the Major League camp as a non-roster third baseman. Shortstop Jeffrey Bianchi, the club's second pick, has recovered from a back strain that limited him to 28 games in the rookie Arizona League.
What they're saying: "I wouldn't mind playing there. It's just a half-hour from my house." -- Gordon, on the possibility he could play at Omaha
Source: http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/
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