Re-signed: Hall, Hinckley and Yepez

Today Baseball America announced the following players have been signed by the Washington Nationals:

Signed: RHP Eduardo Baeza, RHP Bobby Brownlie, RHP Noel de Leon, RHP Josh Hall, RHP Dennis Tankersley, RHP Jim Ed Warden, LHP Mike Bacsik, LHP Mike Hinckley, C Humberto Cota, SS Marco Yepez, OF Jorge Padilla.

On that list there are three players that spent time with the Harrisburg Senators last season; Josh Hall, Mike Hinckley, and Marco Yepez. The most likely players to return to Harrisburg in 2008 are Hinckley and Yepez.

Mike Hinckley (shown above) struggled last season with a 9-10 record and a 5.83 ERA. At times he looked great but mostly it was a tough Double-A debut for Hinckley. During the season I was thinking Hinckley might be better suited for a long reliever role. Considering the young pitching talent that might be headed to Harrisburg for 2008 a reliever role might be a good option for him.

Marcos Yepez (shown above) is a solid defender who has a strong arm and can hit pretty well. Yepez might end up playing in Columbus next season. It really all depends on who is assigned to Harrisburg next season. I really like Yepez. I hope he does well where ever he ends up next season. He might server as a utility role for some major league team. I think he has the tools to contribute in that role next season, if needed.