Danny Gonzalez And Ricardo Gomez In York Camp

Danny Gonzalez and Ricardo Gomez have reported to camp with the York Revolution. Gonzalez was signed earlier in the spring.

Ricardo Gomez will be entering his fifth season in the Atlantic League, and second with the York. He previously played for Lancaster in 2008 and 2009, and Long Island in 2010. Gomez has also played in the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations. Last season, he had a 2-0 record with a 2.13 ERA in 25.1 innings for the Revolution.

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Dion Soskin, Atlantic League Autograph Collector

I've met many different people in my blogging over the last year, but no one is better than providing information concerning autograph collecting than Dion Soskin of Dion's IP Auto Only. 

Dion is a collector of autographs of all Atlantic Leagues teams, but primarily does York and Lancaster games. After each autograph outing he gives a nice report of the cards he got signed, and his overall experience.

I highly suggest that all collectors check out his website!

His two latest posts are about the York and Lancaster Fan Fest's!

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Jim Seip's Article, On Tough Decisions For York

Here's a great article from Jim Seip of the Revs' Inside Pitch, about the tough decision that need to be made by the York Revolution before the season begins.

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Revolution Fan Fest Tomorrow

The York Revolution will hosting a fan fest tomorrow!

The fan fest will start at 10:15am with a FREE concert at the Brooks Robinson Plaza featuring the band, Mountain Road.

After the concert, 2011 American Idol runner-up, Lauren Alaina will take part in a Q & A session from 11am to 11:15am. Following the Q & A session, Alaina will be signing autographs until noon.

Revolution players will also be showcasing the their new, "New Balance" uniforms for the upcoming season, as well as new merchandise.

At noon, former York player, and current Penn State York Jason Aspito will be having a charity home run derby to benefit amateur baseball in York and York County.

Following the home run derby, the York Revolution will take on the York County All-Stars at 1pm in an exhibition game.

Check out the Revolution's website for more information!

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Revs Add Three More

The York Revolution have signed left-handed pitcher Ryan Feierabend, right-handed pitcher Stephen Penney and second baseman Andres Perez for the 2012 season.

Ryan Feierabend was originally drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the 2003 MLB Amateur Draft.  He played seven seasons in the Mariners organization, including three separate stints in the major leagues from 2006 to 2008. He has a 2-11 record in 179 innings pitched in the major leagues. Last season he was 10-8 with a 5.39 ERA for the Phillies Triple-A affiliate Lehigh Valley. Feierabend has a 56-51 minor league record with a 4.13 ERA.

Stephen Penney was a 29th round (882nd overall) selection by the Seattle Mariners in the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft out of the University of California - Riverside. He played four seasons in the Mariners organization,  posting a 16-8 record with a 4.07 ERA. Last season, he played for the Mariners Double-A affiliate Jackson.

Andres Perez will be entering his third season in the Atlantic League and first with York. He previously played for Newark in 2009, and Bridgeport in 2011. Perez originally signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Yankees in 2007 out of Stony Brook University. He played two seasons in the Yankees organization, as well as one and half seasons in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Last season, he hit .313 with 15 home runs and 54 RBI for the Bluefish.

Check out the blog, Revolution Rumblings! John Walk does a great job analyzing these and all the Revolution transactions!

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Jake Stevens Leaves York Heads to Mexico

Darrell Henry and Paul Braverman posted on their blog, blogtoblogchamps that pitcher Jake Stevens has signed a contract with the Saraperos de Saltillo in the Mexican League, and will most likely not be pitching for York in 2012.

Here's an excerpt from the blog,

"...Stevens is not in the Revolution’s plans for 2012.  He’s signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Triple-A Mexican League, voiding his Atlantic League contract.  Under league rules, the Revs still retain the rights to Stevens, and if he were to become available later in the year, or next offseason, York would have first negotiating rights.  It’s always possible a player in Mexico could wind up in York sooner or later…just look at Chris Nowak.  We didn’t think he was coming this year, and now he’s back in the saddle."

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York Signs Three

The York Revolution announced the signings of Michael Hernandez, Stephen Douglas and Joe Spiers on Wednesday. Hernandez was acquired in a trade from the Somerset Patriots for future considerations. While Spiers who had signed with Lancaster in late February, was traded York for future considerations.

Michael Hernandez returns to the Atlantic League for his fourth season. He previously played for Newark in 2009, and Somerset in 2010 and 2011. Hernandez has a career a .293 batting average with 35 home runs and 152 RBI in the Atlantic League. Last season, he put on a show at the Atlantic League All-Star game, going 2-4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI in a Freedom Division win.

Hernandez was drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 45th round (1344th overall) of the 2004 MLB Amateur Draft out of Oklahoma State University. He played two seasons in the Detroit Tigers organization in a 2006 and 2007, and one season for the New York Mets organization in 2008.

Stephen Douglas was a 16th round selection (491st overall) by the Cleveland Indians in the 2006 MLB Amateur Draft. He played two seasons in the Indians organization posted a .252 batting average between the GCL Inidians(RK) and Mahoning Valley(A-). From 2008 to 2011, Douglas played across the independent landscape, including stops in Amarillo (United Baseball League), Traverse City (Frontier League), Gateway Grizzles (Frontier League), El Paso (American Association), Grand Prairie (American Asssociation) and Lancaster (Atlantic League). He has a .324 batting average with 17 home runs, 186 RBI and 76 stolen bases in his independent career.


Joe Spiers signed as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Braves in 2007 after a successful career at the University of Hawaii and San Diego State University. He played one season in the Braves organization with the GCL Braves in 2007. In 2008, he signed with the Chillicothe Paints of the Frontier League. Spiers has also played for the Grand Prairie (American Association), Washington (Frontier League), Wichita (American Association), and Evansville (Frontier League). Last season, he hit .323 with 5 home runs, 40 RBI, and 50 stolen bases in only 73 games. All of which were career highs.

York continues to build a contender. Hernandez is familiar with the Atlantic League and has posted three consecutive solid seasons, and will compete for a starting position. While Douglas is only 27 years old and his hitting the prime of his career. His batting average has gone up each of the last two seasons. Spiers also seems to be hitting his stride, and at 26 year old the ceiling could be pretty high for him in the Atlantic League. Last season, he had career highs in almost every offensive category. He'll be an interesting player to watch. 

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Chris Cody On Signing With Revs

We got a chance to catch up with pitcher Chris Cody and ask him about signing with the York Revolution and here's what he said.
 
"It's great to be able to come back to York and to a team that I enjoyed so much last year. I'm thrilled that Etch, and the staff were willing to bring me back. I'm looking forward to trying for a third straight championship!"

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York Re-Signs Three

The York Revolution announced yesterday that they have re-signed All-Star Chris Nowak and pitchers Chris Cody and Shaun Garceau for the 2012 season.

Nowak had a record season for York after coming over from the Brewers Triple-A Nashville in mid-June. In 126 games, Nowak hit a team record 25 home runs, and drove in 66 RBI, while batting .330. He was named an Atlantic League All-Star, and was also named to Baseball America's All-Independent Team.

Chris Nowak was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 19th round (555th overall) of the 2004 MLB Amateur Draft out of the University of South Carolina-Upstate. Prior to joining York, he played in the Rays and Brewers organizations. He had his best season in 2006 with Visalia, when he hit 11 home runs with 103 RBI, 17 stolen bases and a .330 batting average. Nowak has also played 97 games at the Triple-A level.

Chris Cody was drafted in the 8th round (232nd overall) by the Detroit Tigers in the 2006 MLB Amateur Draft out of Manhattan College. He played one and half seasons in the Tigers organization before being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007. Cody had his best with the Brewers organization in 2008, when he posted a 6-6 record with a 1.81 ERA in 114.2 innings pitched between West Virginia(A) and Brevard County(A+). In 2009, he pitched 17 games for Milwaukee's Triple-A affiliate Nashville. Last season, Cody was 9-5 with a 4.39 ERA for York in only 18 starts. On July 31st, he was signed by the Atlanta Braves organization and assigned to Double-A Mississippi. He had a 3-1 record with a 3.46 ERA in 39 innings pitched for Mississippi.

Shaun Garceau was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 20th round (620th overall) of the 2005 MLB Amateur Draft. He played played five seasons in the Cardinals organization, posting an 18-32 record and 4.78 ERA in 342 innings pitched. Last season, he was 4-9 with a 5.45 ERA in 119 innings pitched for the Revolution.

These are three big signings by the Revolution. They get their best power hitter and two solid starters back. Nowak didn't join the team until mid-June last season, so he could put up even bigger numbers with a full season. Chris Cody started off last season hot with 9 wins before he was signed by the Braves in July, and like Nowak he could put up huge numbers with a full season.

Also, check out more on the York Revolution and these signings at blogtogblogchamps, and Revolution Rumblings.

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