{"id":11737,"date":"2016-01-04T12:54:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T17:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=11737"},"modified":"2016-01-06T15:39:57","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T20:39:57","slug":"harrisburgaa-pitching-staff-year-in-review-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=11737","title":{"rendered":"Harrisburg\/AA Pitching Staff Year in Review; 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8870\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/VothAustin-WWashington-via-mlbdirt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8870\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8870\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/VothAustin-WWashington-via-mlbdirt.jpg\" alt=\"Voth was your unquestioned AA star pitcher in 2015. Photo via mlbdirt\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voth was your unquestioned AA star pitcher in 2015. Photo via mlbdirt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After skipping the minor league pitching staff reviews in 2014 (that silly thing called work interfered), I&#8217;m back for 2015.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll be reviewing the six minor league levels and the major league levels going from high to low.<\/p>\n<p>In this series, we have already published the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=11649\">2015 MLB review <\/a>and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=11235\">2015 AAA review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For some AA review historical perspective, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=7732\">here&#8217;s 2013&#8217;s version<\/a> (featuring <strong>Nathan Karns<\/strong>), here\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=4470\">2012\u2019s version<\/a>\u00a0(featuring <strong>Danny Rosenbaum<\/strong>)\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=2367\">2011\u2019s version<\/a>\u00a0(featuring <strong>Brad Peacock<\/strong>)\u00a0of this post specifically for Harrisburg\/AA.\u00a0 In the missing 2014 post I likely would have &#8220;featured&#8221; either <strong>A.J. Cole<\/strong> or <strong>Matt Grace<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>All stats are courtesy of either milb.com\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/milb\/stats\/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&amp;did=milb&amp;cid=547\">Harrisburg 2015 Stats page<\/a>\u00a0or via Fangraph\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/minorleaders.aspx?pos=all&amp;stats=pit&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=0&amp;type=0&amp;season=2015&amp;team=30&amp;players=0\">Harrisburg 2015 Stats page<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0Also useful here are the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0AmkEIm1TLiXQdHExYldZVUZJZk9uckFjeEVCSmR5Umc&amp;hl=en#gid=26\">Big Board<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0AmkEIm1TLiXQdGhVRjRfNW81SG8xRlROQ1ZxZzNfbUE&amp;hl=en#gid=0\">Nats Draft Tracker<\/a>.\u00a0 And here&#8217;s the Baseball America <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/statistics\/players\/mlfa.php?pName=&amp;pos=All&amp;fTeam=WAS&amp;win=All&amp;lvl=All&amp;nTeam=All&amp;signed=All&amp;action=Filter\">Minor League Free Agent<\/a> (MLFA) tracker.\u00a0 And here&#8217;s a list of the official <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/minors\/minor-league-free-agents-2015\/\">MLB MLFA declarations for 2015<\/a>, though these are more useful for the AAA squad frankly.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Harrisburg Pitching Staff<\/strong> <\/em>movement throughout the year (* == lefty)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Opening Day Rotation<\/span>: Voth, Ross, Espino, Alderson, Swynenberg<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">End-of-Season Rotation<\/span>:\u00a0 Bates, Voth, Rauh, Simms, Giolito<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">End of Season spot starts\/swingman<\/span>:\u00a0 Purke*<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">End of Season bullpen<\/span>: Mendez, EDavis, Suero, Lee*, de los Santos, Demny<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">9\/1 promotions<\/span>: Bacus, Roark<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mid-Season promotions<\/span>: Swynenberg, Espino, Ross, Demny, Simmons, Solis*, Bleier*, Runion, Harper*<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">up-and-back<\/span>: de los Santos<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">down-and-back<\/span>: Spann*<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">demotions<\/span>: Self, Dupra, Mapes, Amlung<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">dl\/TIL<\/span>: Benincasa, Alderson<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">cut\/released\/FAs\/traded<\/span>: Sisk, Ambriz, Pivetta (traded)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Harrisburg starters<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 The rotation started the season with Voth, Ross, Espino, Alderson, Swynenberg.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s an overview of the starters used, starting with the original five starters.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Austin Voth<\/strong> <\/span>not only was the opening day starter, he led the team in IP and in starts.\u00a0 He posted a 6-7 record with a 2.92 ERA, 1.11 whip, 3.07 fip and had a 148\/40 K\/BB ratio in 157.1 innings.\u00a0 Nobody else had more than 15 starts on the year for the Senators, meaning Voth was the unquestioned leader of this pitching staff all year.\u00a0 He proved that his precipitous rise in 2014 was no fluke by posting solid numbers.\u00a0 Thanks to a glut of starters above him, I can&#8217;t quite see him breaking into the MLB rotation (ala <strong>Jordan Zimmermann<\/strong>, who jumped straight from a solid AA season to the majors), but I can see him jumping ahead of some of the AAA starter-in-waiting guys (Cole, Jordan, Hill) if\/when the opportunity arises to provide injury cover in the majors.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AAA rotation and a MLB debut at some point in 20116.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Joe Ross<\/strong> <\/span>threw 9 solid starts in AA before getting called up and solidifying his place in the 2016 MLB rotation; see the MLB write-up for more.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: Nats #4 starter.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Paolo Espino<\/strong> <\/span>threw seven decent starts in AA before getting plucked to move up, spending the rest of the season in AAA.\u00a0\u00a0 See AAA write-up for more.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AAA rotation.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Tim Alderson<\/strong> <\/span>had just 5 starts as a Feb 2015 MLFA signing before getting hurt and spending essentially the rest of the season on the D\/L.\u00a0 He has already elected free agency.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: in another organization.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Matt Swynenberg<\/strong> <\/span>made just two AA starts, got bumped to AAA to provide cover and then apparently elected to retire, spending the rest of the season on Syracuse&#8217;s restricted list.\u00a0 See AAA write-up for more (though there&#8217;s not much more to tell).\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: retired<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Colin Bates<\/strong> <\/span>returned to Harrisburg for his second stint, converting more to a long-man\/spot starter in 2015 than the pure reliever he was in 2014.\u00a0 Results are mixed: he was 6-6 with a 4.28 ERA in 111.1 innings across 28 games\/15 starts.\u00a0 1.37 whip, 4.25 fip.\u00a0 62\/29 K\/BB in those 111 innings.\u00a0 A pretty low K\/9 ratio for today&#8217;s power-heavy pitching game lends me to believe that Bates has reached his peak; I could see him pushed to the AAA bullpen or staying in AA bullpen again as a swingman based on the numbers, but either way he stands to play out 2016 as an org guy before hitting MLFA.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AA bullpen.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Richard Bleier<\/strong> <\/span>gave AA 15 effective starts before getting pushed to the AAA rotation;\u00a0 See the AAA write-up for more.\u00a0\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for next<\/strong><strong> season:<\/strong><\/em> in AAA for another organization<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Dakota Bacus<\/strong> <\/span>started in Potomac but got bumped quickly to Harrisburg, where he played most of the season (he was a 9\/1 call-up to AAA to provide a few days of bullpen cover).\u00a0 For Harrisburg he was 6-3 with a 3.51 ERA in 22 appearances and 11 starts.\u00a0 1.29 whip in AA, 4.11 fip and a 53\/29 K\/BB in 89.2 AA innings.\u00a0 Not bad, not great.\u00a0 Bacus was the return for <strong>Kurt Suzuki<\/strong> trade in late 2013 and has steadily climbed the ladder; I can see him in the AAA bullpen next year.\u00a0 He&#8217;s still just 24 and we have a couple more years of control, so he could still have an impact.\u00a0 He&#8217;s survived one Rule-5 draft already; his goal in 2016 should be to put himself in a position to earn a 40-man spot.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AAA bullpen.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Matthew Spann<\/strong> <\/span>bounced freely between High-A and AA this year, throwing slightly more innings in High-A but getting 10 starts in AA.\u00a0 In those 10 AA starts, he was 2-2 with a 4.66 ERA, 1.61 whip, 3.70 fip and had a 35\/25 K\/BB ratio in 56 innings.\u00a0 He ended the year where he began it; the High-A rotation.\u00a0 Spann was the return for <strong>David DeJesus<\/strong> and already has 6 minor league seasons in him, so he may have found his peak level.\u00a0 I could see him back in the mix for the AA rotation for one more season before hitting MLFA\/getting released.\u00a0 The fact that he&#8217;s a lefty though gives him a bit more of a stay of execution; his lefty vs lefty numbers are a bit better than against righies, so perhaps he could convert to relief if need be.\u00a0 But he&#8217;s stuck as a starter for an awful long time; most guys wouldn&#8217;t last 6 seasons as a starter in the low-minors unless there was something there.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AA rotation.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Lucas Giolito<\/strong> <\/span>had 8 starts for Harrisburg after a mid-season promotion from High-A.\u00a0 He was 4-2 with a 3.80 ERA in those 8 starts, with 1.37 whip, 3.18 fip and 45\/17 K\/BB in 47.1 AA innings.\u00a0 Gioloto took a bit of time to adjust to AA; 10 of the 20 earned runs he gave up (and 6 of his 11 walsk) in his 8 AA starts were in his first two appearances.\u00a0 It took him weeks to get a home start, and he only made two home starts during his AA season.\u00a0 Eventually he adjusted; throwing 7 innings of one-hit ball with 11 strikeouts in his home debut for Harrisburg.\u00a0 Giolito got hit; he certainly wasn&#8217;t as dominant in AA as he was in High-A, but he&#8217;s also just turned 21 and there&#8217;s no mistaking the potential in his arm.\u00a0 I think the team starts him in AA again, hoping for a 5-6 week earned promotion to AAA and perhaps a mid-to-late season call-up potential for 2016.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AA rotation to start.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>John Simms<\/strong> <\/span>earned his promotion from High-A to AA the same day as Giolito and also got 8 AA starts.\u00a0 His results were mixed: 2-3 with a 4.40 ERA, 1.42 whip, 3.82 fip and 34\/15 K\/BB in 45 AA innings.\u00a0 Simms showed more K\/9 in AA than he did in High-A oddly, but wasn&#8217;t appreciably more hittable.\u00a0 This was his second stint in AA and improved slightly from his 2014 numbers (where he had 11 starts with a 5.03 ERA).\u00a0 Nonetheless, good progress for the 2013 11th rounder.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AA rotation.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Brian Rauh<\/strong> <\/span>had an interesting tour of the Nats minor league affiliates in 2015, starting the season in Potomac, getting quickly promoted to Harrisburg, struggling, getting hurt, going to the D\/L, doing a rehab assignment in Viera, then working his way back up the chain from Low- to High-A and ending the year back in the Harrisburg rotation.\u00a0 He proved twice he was too good for High-A, and proved twice why he may\u00a0 not be ready for AA.\u00a0 Total AA stats on the year: 8 starts, 4.83 ERA, 1.41 whip, 4.95 fip and 29\/10 K\/BB in 41 AA innings.\u00a0\u00a0 2016 is sink or swim time for Rauh in AA; he can&#8217;t go back to Potomac for the fourth straight year.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AA rotation or bust.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Matthew Purke<\/strong> <\/span>had a whirlwind off-season, getting DFA&#8217;d off the 40-man roster but then quickly re-signed to a MLFA contract for the 2015. season to give it one last go for the former big-money bonus 2011 3rd rounder.\u00a0 He rose to AA where he pitched as a swing-man, getting 10 games and 5 starts, and did not impress.\u00a0 6.29 ERA, 1.64 whip, 3.76 fip.\u00a0 19\/7 K\/BB in 24 AA innings.\u00a0 His lower minors numbers were much better &#8230; but at this point in his age 25 season, he needs to be competing well at the higher levels.\u00a0 I think its clear that he&#8217;s not going to recover from his shoulder issues and it seems unlikely he&#8217;ll rise much above where he already has.\u00a0 He has already declared as a MLFA and has signed with the White Sox as a MLFA for 2016.\u00a0 Thus ends a long, drawn-out saga for a guy who I thought was a huge draft day coup for us.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AA in the White Sox organization.<\/li>\n<li>Others who had a few starts for AA Harrisburg:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nick Pivetta<\/strong> had 3 AA starts after getting promoted from Potomac before getting flipped for <strong>Jonathan Papelbon<\/strong>: see High-A write-up for more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>James Simmons<\/strong> threw a couple of spot starts in Harrisonburg, inbetween his regular reliever duties.\u00a0 See reliever section for more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solis, Fister, Strasburg, Janssen<\/strong> and <strong>Roark<\/strong> each had one &#8220;start&#8221; during rehab assignments in Harrisburg; see MLB write-up for each.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Harrisburg Relievers<\/strong><\/em>: taking a look at the relief corps. \u00a0We&#8217;ll organize relievers by going by IP from most to least.\u00a0 Anyone with less than 10 IP will get cursory analysis at the end.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Gilberto Mendez<\/strong> <\/span>keeps moving on up the system, posting a 3.84 ERA in a full season (61 innings) as a middle reliever in AA.\u00a0 1.38 whip, 3.51 fip and 52\/17 K\/BB in those 61 innings.\u00a0 Mendez&#8217; numbers inflated somewhat dramatically from his last two years, his whip jumping from 0.94 to 1.38 with the jump to AA.\u00a0 His K\/9 stayed impressive though.\u00a0 His BAA and BABIP look inflated so perhaps he had some bad luck going.\u00a0 He&#8217;s still young (turned 23 after the season), and he could be a middle relief option in the majors relatively soon.\u00a0 One thing I like about him is the way he keeps the ball on the ground: just one homer allowed in those 61 innings.\u00a0 I think the team starts him in AA bullpen again looking for a 5 week promotion to AAA where he can hone his craft against more advanced\/mature hitters.\u00a0 It wouldn&#8217;t surprise me to see him in AAA, but right now the team has so many MLB-experienced arms that won&#8217;t make the 25-man roster that there might not be enough room in Syracuse for Mendez.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AA bullpen to start.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Abel de los Santos<\/strong> <\/span>was a surprise callup in mid July, getting a premature add to the 40-man and a call-up so that he could throw to a handful of batters, then return back to AA.\u00a0 Perhaps not the best use of an option.\u00a0 Nonetheless, he was a 22yr old in AA holding his own (much like Mendez; in fact their birthday is just days apart in November).\u00a0 For the year in AA; 3.43 ERA in 57.2 innings, 1.13 ERA, 3.39 fip and 55\/12 K\/BB in those 57 innings as an 8th\/9th inning guy (he had 8 saves in 11 opportunities).\u00a0 His numbers look similar to Mendez&#8217;s at first, but I think the team starts him in AAA since he&#8217;s on the 40-man, in order to get him some more experience against veteran hitters.\u00a0 Side note: that trade of <strong>Ross Detwiler<\/strong> looking pretty good now eh?\u00a0 de los Santos and\u00a0new top10 prospect <strong>Chris Bostick<\/strong> for the OBE&#8217;d Detwiler, who didn&#8217;t last half the year before getting flat out released by Texas. \u00a0<em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AAA bullpen.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Paul Demny<\/strong> <\/span>started the year in AAA, got demoted after 10 innings and spent the rest of the season in Harrisonburg.\u00a0 He had fantastic numbers in AA this year; 1.88 ERA, 60 Ks in 48 innings splitting time as the closer with de los Santos.\u00a0 But its also his EIGHTH minor league season in the system.\u00a0 He&#8217;s already declared as a MLFA and you have to think he&#8217;s looking elsewhere at this point, given the fact that half the RH relievers between AA and AAA got callups last year and he didn&#8217;t.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: with another organization.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Bryan Harper<\/strong><\/span>, forever to be known as Bryce&#8217;s older brother, had a pretty darn good season, posting a 3.02 ERA in 45 innings with decent peripherals (33\/15 K\/BB, 1.18 whip, held lefties to a .185 BAA).\u00a0 He earned a late-season call-up to AAA as well.\u00a0\u00a0 He survived the Rule-5 draft but sits behind several other lefty relievers at this point, two of which are already slated for AAA (Grace and Solis).\u00a0 I could see him losing out on a numbers game and repeating AA in 2016, waiting for injuries to open up the log jam of lefty relievers in the organization.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AA bullpen.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>James Simmons<\/strong> <\/span>signed out of Indy ball and stuck with the Nats farm system for parts of two seasons, serving as a rubber-armed utility guy between AA and AAA both this year and last.\u00a0 Oddly, he was hurling for AA, got called up to AAA to make one spot start in July &#8230; and then was released soon after.\u00a0 His numbers weren&#8217;t great in 2014 but were improved in 2015, but as a 29-yr old now out of affiliated ball, it may be the end of the road for him.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: out of baseball.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Erik Davis<\/strong><\/span>: returned from Tommy John surgery in 2014, got shelled in AAA and then was demoted to Harrisburg for the duration of the season.\u00a0 He was effective in AA (2.65 ERA in 34 ip) but you have to ask yourself; where does the team go with him?\u00a0 He&#8217;s now 29, still on the 40-man roster and doesn&#8217;t look like he made a full recovery in his first year back.\u00a0 Given that he was a marginal right-handed middle reliever to begin with, I wonder if he&#8217;s ever going to have an impact with this team.\u00a0 He still has a MLB option left (which he&#8217;ll use in 2016), but I have him as either option #1 or #2 to DFA if the team suddenly needs 40-man roster space.\u00a0 If he survives on the roster to 4\/1\/16, I can see him tried in AAA bullpen again.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AAA bullpen\/release candidate.\u00a0 <strong>1\/6\/16 update<\/strong>: Davis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/nationals-journal\/wp\/2016\/01\/06\/daniel-murphy-deal-official-press-conference-thursday\/\">was DFA&#8217;d on the 40-man<\/a> to make room for <strong>Daniel Murphy<\/strong>: we&#8217;ll update in this space when his roster status is finalized.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Nick Lee<\/strong> <\/span>earned a mid-season promotion after closing effectively for Potomac and showed some organizational intrigue while in AA.\u00a0 While at Harrisburg he posted a 3.75 ERA with 29\/19 K\/BB in 24 innings.\u00a0\u00a0 Lots of walks, but also lots of Ks especially for a lefty.\u00a0 On a whole, the team liked enough of what they saw to not only send him to the AFL but to also protect him on their 40-man roster.\u00a0\u00a0 He seemingly slots in as a lefty specialist in 2016 but sits behind Solis and Grace.\u00a0 I think he starts in AA with an idea of moving up to AAA.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AA bullpen to start.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Hector Ambriz<\/strong> <\/span>was signed in May, then released in June after getting hammered in 10 outings across four weeks.\u00a0 He remains unsigned.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: out of baseball.<\/li>\n<li>Other Relievers who got innings for AA\/Harrisburg in 2015:\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Wander Suero<\/strong><\/span>: Pitched the first half of the season in High-A: see High-A writeup for more.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sam Runion<\/strong><\/span>: split time between AA and AAA; see AAA write-up for more.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Derek Self<\/strong> <\/span>started in AA but was demoted to High-A, where he spent most of the year.\u00a0 See High-A writeup for more.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sammy Solis<\/strong><\/span>: 13.1 IP in AA in-between assignments to AAA and MLB.\u00a0 See MLB write-up for more.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Brian Dupra<\/strong> <\/span>was up and down between Potomac and Harrisburg; See High-A writeup for more.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Robert Benincasa<\/strong> <\/span>threw four innings in April and spent the rest of the season on the D\/L.\u00a0 A lost season.\u00a0 <em><strong>Outlook for Next season<\/strong><\/em>: AA bullpen again.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>David Carpenter<\/strong> <\/span>appeared briefly for Harrisburg on a rehab stint; see MLB write-up for more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>20 guys got starts for Harrisburg in 2015, though the rotation as it were really was dominated by one crew for the first half, one crew in the second half.\u00a0\u00a0 A lot of the guys who featured for Harrisburg in 2015 seem like good bets to return for at least the start of 2016 thanks to the log-jam above them.\u00a0\u00a0 At some point though we&#8217;ll start to see movement through the system; a good number of these guys in AA need to move up or move on.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After skipping the minor league pitching staff reviews in 2014 (that silly thing called work interfered), I&#8217;m back for 2015.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll be reviewing the six minor league levels and the major league levels going from high to low. In this series, we have already published the 2015 MLB review and the 2015 AAA review. 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