Spring Training Report - Adam Wainwright

Twice is the charm so far for Adam Wainwright. He started off the spring training by being our top player on the first day, and he continues the trend by being the Posse's top spring player for Monday. In his first start, Adam went 3 innings and only allowed a single runner via the walk. In his second start he was stretched out to 4 innings pitched and still did not allow a hit, walking 2 over the 4 innings.

Wainwright looks like he is a lock for a move from the bullpen to the rotation where he will join Mike Mussina, Carlos Zambrano, Jeremy Sowers, Brad Penny and possibly Roger Clemens. Wainwright is not the only prospect pitcher banging on the door of the rotation; Jeff Niemann and Micah Owings are also pretty close to ready as well.

Spring Training Report - Micah Owings

Sunday's Posse top player of camp was prospect Micah Owings. Owings was first acquired by the Posse through the draft. Micah was a top high school prospect that decided to go to college and become a two way player. While in college he hit and pitched well, but his value decreased because major league teams nit picked on his negatives. Owings was drafted by Arizona in 2005 and since has been on fire, moving all the way to AAA in 2006. So far Owings has a 17-3 minor league record with a 3.23 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 0.39 HR9. All great numbers. To top that off he has also seen as an advanced bat for a pitcher, hitting over .300 in his minor league career.

Owings is expected to go back to AAA and get another full season under the belt. He is currently not on the 40 man roster, but put together a nice 2 inning relief appearance where he allowed 2 runners on base.