Another Lefty Emerges in Winter Ball

BleacherBum593 · 01-06-2007, 01:13 PM

Troy Cate has continued his great pitching of last summer in the Mexican winter league's. Troy pitched in relief at Palm Beach and Springfield last summer, but has been converted to a starter in Mexico. And he hasn't missed a beat

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tulcard · 01-06-2007, 01:19 PM

Good article Bleacher....hope he keeps progressing and we see him soon on the Big League club....

ArRedbird · 01-06-2007, 03:49 PM

Good article, BleacherBum. Thanks.

Cate was originally a starter thru 2004.
And he wasn't too bad.

Once he was shifted to the bullpen in '05,
his stats improved, especially Whip, K/9, Hr/9.

Cards picked him up as a MiL FA in Dec. 2006.

One thing that impressed me when I saw him last summer
was that he wasn't timid coming inside to RH hitters.

FWIW -- Scout.com doesn't list Cate in their top 40.
I may be optimistic, but I put him at #15,
as the top LH reliever prospect.

bccran · 01-06-2007, 06:57 PM

ArRedbird -

I have him as one of the true breakout players of 2007, and wouldn't be surprised to see him in St. Louis by the end of the summer - especially if we make a trade of two. His numbers in 2006 were the best of any of our minor league pitchers - eyepopping.

GoCrazyFolks · 01-07-2007, 12:05 AM

Is he projected as a starter or reliever?

If nothing else at least Reyes will have another member of the "Iron (My) Hat" club.

tulcard · 01-07-2007, 12:07 AM

ArRedbird · 01-07-2007, 07:08 PM

Don't know what the organization has in
plan for Cate.

My guess is that they're stretching
him out in winter ball -- like they're stretching out
a lot of relievers.

That way he could start or relieve.

We'll see in 5 weeks or so!

Kodiak · 01-09-2007, 04:44 PM

Interesting, I'll have to keep an eye (or two) on him

01-06-2007, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
BleacherBum593 Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: St Louis (LF Bleachers) Posts: 1,864	Another Lefty Emerges in Winter Ball Troy Cate has continued his great pitching of last summer in the Mexican winter league's. Troy pitched in relief at Palm Beach and Springfield last summer, but has been converted to a starter in Mexico. And he hasn't missed a beat St. Louis Cardinals : News : St. Louis Cardinals News

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ArRedbird Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 565	Cate Good article, BleacherBum. Thanks. Cate was originally a starter thru 2004. And he wasn't too bad. Once he was shifted to the bullpen in '05, his stats improved, especially Whip, K/9, Hr/9. Cards picked him up as a MiL FA in Dec. 2006. One thing that impressed me when I saw him last summer was that he wasn't timid coming inside to RH hitters. FWIW -- Scout.com doesn't list Cate in their top 40. I may be optimistic, but I put him at #15, as the top LH reliever prospect. Last edited by ArRedbird; 01-06-2007 at 03:59 PM.

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ArRedbird Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 565	Cate Don't know what the organization has in plan for Cate. My guess is that they're stretching him out in winter ball -- like they're stretching out a lot of relievers. That way he could start or relieve. We'll see in 5 weeks or so!

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tulcard Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 863	Good article Bleacher....hope he keeps progressing and we see him soon on the Big League club....

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bccran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 40	ArRedbird - I have him as one of the true breakout players of 2007, and wouldn't be surprised to see him in St. Louis by the end of the summer - especially if we make a trade of two. His numbers in 2006 were the best of any of our minor league pitchers - eyepopping.

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GoCrazyFolks Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 167	Is he projected as a starter or reliever? If nothing else at least Reyes will have another member of the "Iron (My) Hat" club.

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Kodiak Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 746	Interesting, I'll have to keep an eye (or two) on him