This Week in White Sox Minor League Baseball
by larry on May 9, 2009 9:44 AM CDT
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This week:
- Gordon Beckham suffered an abdominal strain in his first plate appearance on Thursday night. The culprit: a sacrifice bunt - because you gotta play small ball with the Barons' lineup and especially a weak hitter like Gordon. He stayed in the game for his next two at-bats, including a double, but could not continue and was pulled from the game in the 5th. He's expected to be back on Monday. Season line: .303/.381/.505.
- Daniel Hudson was named SAL Pitcher of the Week and was promoted to Winston-Salem. His first start in High A was cut short by an extended rain delay but it was a nice beginning: 2 perfect innings with 3 strikeouts.
- Jordan Danks: .330/.420/.518.
- Brent Morel, last year's third round pick, has begun to heat up. He's up to .276/.347/.505 and is also 10 for 11 in stolen bases.
- Justin Edwards returned to game action exactly one year after the Tommy John surgery that took his entire 2008 season. The lefty had an impressive debut for Kannapolis: 5 IP, 1 hit, 1 BB, 1 WP, and 9 K while keeping the batted balls on the ground, as well. The 21 year old does not have overpowering stuff but his curve and changeup were both promising pitches before his injury. One to watch.
- Brandon Allen: .299/.367/.505
- Aaron Poreda pitched a no-hitter. Before anyone gets too excited, it was a rain-shortened five inning affair. But it goes in the record books nonetheless. The line was rather messy: 5 IP, 0 hits, 5 BB, HBP, and 8 K.
- Carlos Torres, who has quietly climbed up the organizational ladder rung by rung since he was drafted in the 15th round in 2004, has made an impressive start to the season for Charlotte. The righty has made five starts and in 28 IP has given up just 19 hits and walked 10 while striking out 28. The strikeout rate has always been impressive for Carlos but stamina concerns have made the White Sox query whether he can be a starter long-term. Jerking him back and forth between starting and relieving the last few years likely hasn't helped. His stuff is overall average. He's now on the radar as a possible call-up should the White Sox need a starter.
- Tyler Flowers: .288/.438/.513.
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It's OK, kid -
someone is reading your work. Good stuff.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
good work - ta
I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.
Larry
Will you be writing anything about the upcoming draft in the near future? Organizational needs, inklings towards picks/players? From what I’ve read first round talent isn’t as clear cut as years past, though there seems to be an abundance of pitching.
Keep up the good work.
i'll be doing something on it as it approaches.
not sure if it will be a stand-alone post or just folded into these updates. the draft isn’t as exciting when you don’t have a top ten pick or so because the talent tends to get pretty indistinguishable after that. the one line answer, though, is that this organization needs pitching.
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Some guys that have interested me that may be available
A.J. Pollack, Jason Kipnis, Donovan Tate, Kentrail Davis
Should be a fairly weak draft.
by Daniel Berlyn on May 9, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
as long as its a right hander
dont want four leftys in the rotation
"I’ll take the old gray lady over the peanut gallery on some cow town blog."
MadVillian
kind of premature to be thinking that way.
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Buehrle, Floyd, Danks, Poreda, Richard
yeah i know its early, but who else?
"I’ll take the old gray lady over the peanut gallery on some cow town blog."
MadVillian
first, i have no idea why it matters what arm anyone throws with. you put your best five starter into the rotation.
second, i can almost certainly guarantee that whatever four lefties you’re thinking of, one of them – and more likely more – won’t be here.
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more flexibility with matchups?
not that important, but whatever
"I’ll take the old gray lady over the peanut gallery on some cow town blog."
MadVillian
by blackoutsox on May 10, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions
are those names a joke?
hilarious
"I’ll take the old gray lady over the peanut gallery on some cow town blog."
MadVillian
wow
SSS on twitter….. its been way too long since i’ve frequented this site.
12/12/07- We'll miss you Andy Gonzalez
just don't follow Larry's twitter, no updates on dead horse locations as originally promised
Lupe, release the balloons!
id love to follow SSH's twitter
whos got it?
12/12/07- We'll miss you Andy Gonzalez
There won't be for a few days
there’s no reason to announce now, especially when the decision isn’t made
They’ve got to make sure they don’t need Richard or Carrasco (assuming they’ll get first crack) in case of injury (or rain delay) to one of the other starters this week..
Plus they might want to see Torres and Poreda’s starts today
so don’t expect an announcement until just before the game
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they're not going to use poreda or torres on short rest.
if they pitch today, the sox are surely thinking of someone on the 25 man.
and a rainout would push the decision off considering the offday next week.
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I didn't look that far ahead
I thought the off day meant those two would be able to make the next turn in the rotation for #5
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jose would be up against cleveland next week, meaning wednesday. offday is thursday.
if there’s a rainout between now and then, though, don’t need to do anything.
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and carlos torres is indeed pitching for charlotte tonight.
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torres obviously disappointed he wasn't called up.
getting lit up.
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not sure i like a lefty against the current indian lineup.
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Not sure there's a better choice
besides, Richard may as well face a challenge. We know he can get minor leaguers out. They should be using this opportunity to see if they have something with him. This may be a 2007-ish season anyway.
by Daniel Berlyn on May 9, 2009 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions
you really think ozzie is going to go without a second lefty?
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Whisler, Gobble, etc.
there’s 4 open spots on the 40 man and Broadway isn’t legally obligated to serve gopher balls in the majors
by Daniel Berlyn on May 9, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
they're not going to make a roster move right now.
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at least Lance
will look good giving up 6 in 3.2 innings
by Daniel Berlyn on May 9, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions
and you're saying bring up whisler or gobble.
most organizations aren’t fifteen deep in pitchers.
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Broadway has been used before.
Saw him beat KC last year – in a meh start.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
that guy that pitched against us last night, his stuff looked similar to Richards,
except, well, it was better
"I’ll take the old gray lady over the peanut gallery on some cow town blog."
MadVillian
Tonight's Lineup
Podsednik CF
Getz 2B
Quentin LF
Dye RF
Thome DH
Konerko 1B
Pierzynski C
Fields 3B
Ramirez SS
Danks P
Who had 7 in the pool?
Podsednik leading off.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
At the risk of breaking the rapid flow of this thread
Does anyone else think that Fields needs to make huge improvements to be a big-leaguer? He’s obviously overmatched by average stuff. That hitch needs to go and it isn’t like he’s stellar at third.
what, that .750 career OPS doesnt do it for you.
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...yeah.
He was left in the 2 hole 2 weeks 2 long.
by Daniel Berlyn on May 9, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Clearly.
Did you know he doesnt strike out?
It's like he's a cyborg sent from the future to draw 22 walks a season or something.
by omnipotent grab on May 9, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
White Sox mystified by Contreras' struggles
After a closed-door meeting with Jose Contreras, White Sox management seems to prefer sending him to the minor leagues to work through his problems, although that would require Contreras passing through waivers and consenting to the move.
Contreras was pulled from the rotation after his record dropped to 0-5 in a loss Friday night. He most likely would not be claimed by another team. The other option would be to send Contreras to the bullpen, but he would receive only spotty work there.
Manager Ozzie Guillen and general manager Ken Williams were debating on who would start against Cleveland Wednesday. Guillen prefers a left-hander, which would seem to favor Clayton Richard, who was groomed as a starter in the spring but has been a reliever all season. Eight of his 13 appearances with the Sox last season were starts.
“I’m leaning to him because it’s a lefty against Cleveland, but in the meanwhile I don’t have to think about Cleveland,” Guillen said. “I have to think about the next five days against somebody else.” …
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
I hope Ozzie knows the Indians are better against lefties
though I think Clayton can pull it off
by Daniel Berlyn on May 10, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Why can't i rec this?
"I’ll take the old gray lady over the peanut gallery on some cow town blog."
MadVillian
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