For a Cape League fan, the trickling in of rosters is one of the little joys of winter. <\/p>\n
It’s less of a trickling this year. More of a deluge.<\/p>\n
And I’m not complaining.<\/p>\n
As you’ve probably seen, Commissioner Paul Galop released every preliminary roster<\/a> on the league’s web site. No more wondering who will post a roster next, and no more waiting until June to see Chatham’s list. <\/p>\n By my count, there are 258 players currently on the rosters. It’ll change, of course, but all in all, we’ve got a pretty good and very early idea of the players who will arrive on the Cape a few months from now. <\/p>\n I will do my normal early look features once the college season gets going, but I thought I’d highlight some of the bigger names I noticed on my first look at the rosters I haven’t written about yet (I’ve already run through Wareham<\/a>, Cotuit<\/a> and Hyannis<\/a>). These are just names that jumped out. There are plenty of other potential stars. <\/p>\n Bourne<\/strong><\/p>\n Anthony Rendon – 3B – Rice<\/strong> – Probably the top freshman in the nation last year. Might have played in Bourne if not for an injury that kept him out all summer. Brewster<\/strong><\/p>\n Rob Brantly – C – UC Riverside <\/strong> – Top prospect in the Northwoods League in ’09. Chatham<\/strong><\/p>\n Brian Humphries – OF – Pepperdine<\/strong> – One of the top recruits in the country a year ago. Falmouth<\/strong><\/p>\n Matt Purke – LHP – TCU<\/strong> – Maybe the biggest name. He was the 14th overall pick in the 2009 draft. Harwich<\/strong><\/p>\n Mikie Mahtook – OF – LSU<\/strong> – One of the heroes of last year’s College World Series. Orleans<\/strong><\/p>\n Mitchell Lambson – LHP – Arizona State <\/strong>– Had 99 strikeouts as a freshman. Y-D<\/strong><\/p>\n Trevor Bauer – RHP – UCLA<\/strong> – Had a huge freshman season then spent the summer with Team USA. For a Cape League fan, the trickling in of rosters is one of the little joys of winter. It’s less of a trickling this year. More of a deluge. And I’m not complaining. As you’ve probably seen, Commissioner Paul Galop released every preliminary roster on the league’s web site. No more wondering who will post … <\/p>\n
\nAnthony Meo – RHP – Coastal Carolina<\/strong> – At my real job, I actually covered Meo in high school. He’s a Rhode Island native who had a fantastic first season at Coastal.
\nPierre LePage – IF – Connecticut<\/strong> – The heart and soul is back. <\/p>\n
\nTroy Channing – 3B – St. Mary’s <\/strong> – Hit .379 with 20 HR as a freshman.<\/p>\n
\nAaron Westlake – IF – Vanderbilt<\/strong> – SEC batting champ last year.<\/p>\n
\nB.A. Vollmuth – SS – Southern Miss<\/strong> – He really emerged last summer and could be a top prospect this summer.<\/p>\n
\nMatty Ott – RHP – LSU <\/strong> – Made a huge splash as the Tigers’ closer. <\/p>\n
\nKolten Wong – OF – Hawaii<\/strong> – Hit .341 with 11 HR and made Team USA last year.<\/p>\n
\nAlex Meyer – RHP – Kentucky<\/strong> – Big hype last year as a freshman. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"