News: Jordan Inactive, Romanczuk Signed

Scooter Jordan has been placed on the inactive list with a broken thumb after diving for a fly ball off the bat of Kennard Bibbs’ in yesterday’s 10-9 loss to the Sioux Falls Canaries. Jordan hit .261 in 157 at-bats, driving in 14 runs with two doubles, one triple, and nine stolen bases.

To fill Scooter’s roster spot, the Saints signed Mark Romanczuk (…pronounced ro-man-zick…), a left-handed pitcher who starred at Stanford during his collegiate playing career. He was a Preseason All-American in 2005, earning Second Team honors from Collegiate Baseball (Louisvilla Slugger) and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He actually pitched for Team USA during the two summers prior to his 2005 season with Stanford, and was ranked No. 31 on Baseball America’s list of Top Collegiate Prospects for the 2005 draft. Romanczuk was a 4th round draft pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2005, and sat out the 2006 season rehabbing after an Ulnar Nerve Transposition. Romanczuk reached as high as Single-A South Bend (Midwest League) with the D-Backs, where he was 4-3 with a 3.73 ERA last season.

In other news, Kyle Resser has been released from the St. Paul Saints.

…lets start from the bottom and work our way up. kyle resser was a great story and i can personally attest to the fact that he is an extremely nice kid. it’s too bad it didn’t work out for kyle. as for romanczuk, i’m very excited to watch him pitch. he was a 5th round draft pick coming out of high school, and after earning the role as stanford’s ace in 2005, he increased his stock to the point where he got drafted a round earlier after three years of college. he’s a crafty lefty who can juice it up to the low 90’s, and posted some promising numbers after rehabbing from surgery repairing a nerve in his elbow. look for romanczuk to provide some depth in the ‘pen with the ability to get the tough lefties out in tight spots. as for scooter, this one hurts. he was not only the premier speed threat in the lineup and a phenomenal defensive presence in the outfield, but he was a quiet leader off the field by example. scooter will be sorely missed by the st. paul saints…

News: Saints Sign Womack, Resser to DL

The St. Paul Saints have signed OF Josh Womack while placing Kyle Resser on the DL. Womack, a second-round pick by the Seattle Mariners, played in Triple-A with the Tacoma Rainiers, hitting .333 with a double and a triple in 12 at-bats after spending some time in Double-A with the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx.

…womack was drafted right out of high school, so despite having played six seasons in the seattle mariners organization, he’s only 24. he’s a left-handed hitter with a sweet swing who will certainly run and put the ball in play. womack, who hit a home run in his first professional game, is known for racking up hits; as a matter of fact, womack had a 22-game hitting streak in 2005 with wisconsin in the midwest league. plus, he can do this (womack is the guy you see first)…

…so yeah, he’s gonna be fun to watch. plus, marcel longmire has a bad quad and pichi balet is still on the inactive list with that broken foot, so adding an outfielder was a necessity for george tsamis…

News: Resser Signs, Wesley Inactive

The St. Paul Saints made two roster moves today, placing RHP John Wesley on the Inactive list with an apparent shoulder injury, while signing Rookie INF Kyle Resser, who finished an illustrious college career at St. Cloud St. University this past Spring.  In 2008, Resser hit .416 with 10 HR and 42 RBI in 49 games with St. Cloud St.

…resser will fill the role that julius thames/andrew bennett was filling when longmire was still healthy and playing RF.  with longmire on the mend, bennett will be playing LF, krause will be playing RF, thames will be playing 2B, and resser will provide some depth off the bench.  with the saints roster at 21 players and only 9 pitchers, look for george to add a pitcher in the coming days..