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Latest press release from the Diamondbacks. Former Silver Hawks italicized.
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today they have optioned left-handed pitcher Jordan Norberto to Triple-A Reno and reassigned right-handed pitcher Rafael Rodriguez and catcher P.J. Pilittere to minor league camp, according to D-backs’ Executive Vice President and General Manager Kevin Towers.
The D-backs’ now have 31 players in Major League camp, all of which are on the 40-man roster.
Showing posts with label Jordan Norberto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jordan Norberto. Show all posts
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Owen's Spring Training Report - Thursday Afternoon
This afternoon was spent at the Major League stadium, watching the Diamondbacks battle the Oakland A's. Unfortunately, the A's did most of the battling, beating up on a handful of pitchers (including former Silver Hawk Jordan Norberto) on their way to a 15-7 victory.
A.J. Pollock had the best game amongst former Silver Hawks, going 2-for-2 with 2 doubles and a RBI. Ryan Wheeler was 1-for-2 with a double, RBI and two runs. Miguel Montero had a hit and a RBI also. Justin Upton and Gerardo Parra played but went hitless.
I had the chance to talk to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic for a while, and also met Mark McClune from Fox Sports Arizona. Both were great guys and willing to talk to me for a long time about the Silver Hawks, my job, etc.
You all know Nick from my frequent links to his blog (found here).
Tonight, we're going to try to find a sports bar to watch some basketball games. Tomorrow, we're likely going to travel to the Giants camp to watch the minor leaguers play a game, and then who knows tomorrow evening.
Below, enjoy a few more pictures from today.
A.J. Pollock had the best game amongst former Silver Hawks, going 2-for-2 with 2 doubles and a RBI. Ryan Wheeler was 1-for-2 with a double, RBI and two runs. Miguel Montero had a hit and a RBI also. Justin Upton and Gerardo Parra played but went hitless.
I had the chance to talk to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic for a while, and also met Mark McClune from Fox Sports Arizona. Both were great guys and willing to talk to me for a long time about the Silver Hawks, my job, etc.
You all know Nick from my frequent links to his blog (found here).
Tonight, we're going to try to find a sports bar to watch some basketball games. Tomorrow, we're likely going to travel to the Giants camp to watch the minor leaguers play a game, and then who knows tomorrow evening.
Below, enjoy a few more pictures from today.
The closest I've ever been to a cactus in my life.
What a view!
Unreal views.
A.J. Pollock on one of his two doubles today.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Former Hawks Battling for Final Roster Spot?
According to Steve Gilbert they are.
He has some more at the link, but here's the interesting excerpt:
SPEAKING OF NORBERTO: It looks like it could come down to he and Clay Zavada for a spot in the bullpen and Zavada did not help his case by walking the first batter he faced -- to force in a run -- Wednesday.
He has some more at the link, but here's the interesting excerpt:
SPEAKING OF NORBERTO: It looks like it could come down to he and Clay Zavada for a spot in the bullpen and Zavada did not help his case by walking the first batter he faced -- to force in a run -- Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Other Stuff to Read Today
Since I just gave you the story about a switch pitcher (see post below this one), here are a few Silver Hawks related stories to read.
-Nick Piecoro has a profile of Keon Broxton, who is very likely to end up in South Bend to start the season.
-Piecoro also has info on Jordan Norberto, who hasn't pitched since Thursday with a sore elbow. Norberto is having such a good spring, that he could make the big league club to start the year, but only if he is healthy of course.
-Finally, I always get asked about the Silver Hawks roster this time of year. While any of us could make an educated guess about who will be here, the biggest thing to realize is that there are a ton of factors that go into it, and the slightest change impacts every roster in the system. Mark Haley has more in his latest blog post on southbendtribune.com.
-Nick Piecoro has a profile of Keon Broxton, who is very likely to end up in South Bend to start the season.
-Piecoro also has info on Jordan Norberto, who hasn't pitched since Thursday with a sore elbow. Norberto is having such a good spring, that he could make the big league club to start the year, but only if he is healthy of course.
-Finally, I always get asked about the Silver Hawks roster this time of year. While any of us could make an educated guess about who will be here, the biggest thing to realize is that there are a ton of factors that go into it, and the slightest change impacts every roster in the system. Mark Haley has more in his latest blog post on southbendtribune.com.
Friday, March 19, 2010
701 and Counting
As I went to post this entry, I noticed that I had previously posted 700 blog entries. I started this blog on March 14th, 2009, and have posted 700 times in 370 days. This is entry number 701. So if you've been reading this blog since the start, imagine how much useless information you've read about in the last year.
A few tidbits for you today:
-Mark Reynolds has signed a contract extension with the Diamondbacks. He's a former Silver Hawks infielder, a great power hitter, but really needs to cut down on the strikeouts.
-This post by Nick Piecoro talks about Jordan Norberto battling Clay Zavada for a bullpen spot, and about Eric Smith looking good in a minor league game (Smith pitched for the Silver Hawks at the end of 2009).
-Mark Haley has another blog entry up, and they actually played a game yesterday. Click here for the report, including a potential Silver Hawks player getting injured.
A few tidbits for you today:
-Mark Reynolds has signed a contract extension with the Diamondbacks. He's a former Silver Hawks infielder, a great power hitter, but really needs to cut down on the strikeouts.
-This post by Nick Piecoro talks about Jordan Norberto battling Clay Zavada for a bullpen spot, and about Eric Smith looking good in a minor league game (Smith pitched for the Silver Hawks at the end of 2009).
-Mark Haley has another blog entry up, and they actually played a game yesterday. Click here for the report, including a potential Silver Hawks player getting injured.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
How About Some Love for Jordan Norberto?
I remember watching Jordan Norberto pitch for the Silver Hawks in 2007 and 2008, while I was broadcasting for the Dayton Dragons. Given that he had an ERA north of 5.00 in both seasons with South Bend, the general consensus was that Norberto had a lot of work to do if he ever wanted to make the majors.
Fast forward two years, and he's in big league camp impressing the heck out of Diamondbacks officials. Still a long shot to make the Opening Day roster, Norberto could certainly find himself in the bigs at some point in 2010, and certainly in 2011.
Fast forward two years, and he's in big league camp impressing the heck out of Diamondbacks officials. Still a long shot to make the Opening Day roster, Norberto could certainly find himself in the bigs at some point in 2010, and certainly in 2011.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Diamondbacks 40 Man Roster Set
Click here to read the story about the new additions, including former Silver Hawks Daniel Stange and Jordan Norberto.
Or just click here for the 40 man roster list.
This had to be set by the weekend to prepare for the Rule 5 draft coming up soon.
Or just click here for the 40 man roster list.
This had to be set by the weekend to prepare for the Rule 5 draft coming up soon.
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