The Rotation
Tony Graham of the Asbury Park Press talked to BlueClaws manager Dusty Wathan last night, and Wathan revealed the five-man BlueClaws rotation that will open the season. Click on each player to be taken to their official stats page on MiLB.com. In alphabetical order (as the official order has not yet been determined)…
- Tyler Cloyd: 5-4, 4.57 ERA with W’port last year
- Jacob Diekman: 3-5, 5.42 ERA with Lakewood & 1-4, 4.40 ERA with W’port last year
- Jason Knapp: 3-1, 2.61 ERA with GCL Phillies last year, highest Phillies pitcher drafted (round 2)
- Robert Roth: 7-2 with W’port and mid-season NYPL All-Star last year, Thursday would be his day (he pitched yesterday)
- Jesus Sanchez: converted catcher has pitched one professional inning

April 6th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
[...] Spoke with BlueClaws manager Dusty Wathan today. He came out to the ballpark with his wife and three young children to set up his office and get ready to go. He’s excited to get the 2009 season underway. In a previous post we noted the five BlueClaws starters. But after speaking with Wathan today, now we have the exact order in which they will pitch. [...]