This Week in White Sox Minor League Baseball

by larry on Aug 29, 2009 10:42 AM CDT in White Sox Minors

Cole Armstrong asks his manager whether he'll be the ceremonial third catcher next month. (via Sox Machine)

This week:

Daniel Hudson looks like he won't be making the majors this season, which is the correct move. He certainly does not look out of place in AAA, though: 4 GS, 21 IP, 21 H, 8 BB, 19 K. You'd be hard-pressed to find a more meteoric single season rise, particularly from a non-highly-touted prospect.
Rosters for the Arizona Fall League were announced. This year, White Sox prospects will be playing for the Peoria Javelinas. The pitchers are uninspiring - Henry Mabee, Jacob Rasner, Justin Cassel and Johnnie Lowe. The position players, however, include two of the system's best, Dayan Viciedo and Jordan Danks, and Hawk's (and larry's) favorite C.J. Retherford. The AFL begins play on October 13.
Danks returned to game action this week and went 5-20 with 5 BB. In addition to the K rate concerns which never left, the concerns about his power have returned. .249/.347/.358 for Birmingham.
Kannapolis roundup: Jared Mitchell: .296/.417/.435; Jon Gilmore: .270/.314/.343 (and finally hitting this month); Josh Phegley: .222/.278/.432; Nevin Griffith: 54.2 IP, 62 H, 23 BB, 29 K; Dan Remenowsky: 57.1 IP, 35 H, 13 BB, 100 K; Charlie Leesman: 149 IP, 150 H, 57 BB, 111 K; Stephen Sauer: 129 IP, 153 H, 19 BB, 112 K, 2.77 GO/AO.
On September 1, major league active rosters can expand to any player on the 40-man roster. While this usually brings to mind teams calling up prospects to make debuts, for the White Sox, the most prominent players will be guys coming off the disabled list: Chris Getz, Dewayne Wise and, most notably, Jake Peavy. Because the minor league season does not end on September 1, players will trickle in over the next week or so. However, a few others who may make an immediate appearance upon eligibility are Josh Fields, Wes Whisler (Ozzie can't have enough lefties), Carlos Torres and Cole Armstrong.
The Charlotte Rehabilitation Group last week: Getz 0-7, BB; Wise 5-10, 2B, 3B, BB; Peavy 5 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K. Peavy gets the start tonight in what will likely be his final rehab appearance.
Viciedo: .278/.313/.383. He's cooled off significantly after a very good July.
Winston-Salem reliever Nathan Jones received some favorable press this week. Jones has always had nice stuff (especially his mid-90s fastball) but - you guessed it - control was a problem. This season, though, he's limited the walks while keeping the strikeout rate high, which is the surest way to be successful. Jones is still a reliever in A ball so there's a long way to go but the progress he's made this season makes him one to watch.
Playoff Update: Kannapolis have a 5 game lead with 10 games remaining and look certain to join Birmingham, Winston-Salem and Great Falls as a playoff team.
Tyler Flowers: .277/.360/.426 for the Knights; full season blended line of .295/.422/.513.

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Pods lf, Beckham 3b, AJ c, Konerko 1b, Thome dh, Dye rf, Rios cf, Ramirez ss, Nix 2b, Contreras p

I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. - Ichiro

by larry on Aug 29, 2009 10:50 AM CDT reply actions

and for those looking ahead to the offseason

elias rankings update

http://www.scribd.com/doc/19216605/Rankings-082909

I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. - Ichiro

by larry on Aug 29, 2009 10:59 AM CDT reply actions

websensed!

"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick

by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 29, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions

Hard keeping up lately so this helps. Things slow down for me for a couple weeks, I passed my 2nd Microsoft exam yesterday (Server). So no chance at all if the Sox are hopelessly out (maybe soon) that Hudson can get at least 1 start this year?

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Aug 29, 2009 11:05 AM CDT reply actions

nah.

the sox have other guys who they should be evaluating, like torres and maybe even egbert. plus, i’m not a fan of adding a guy to the 40 man if you don’t really need to. god forbid his progress slows – for whatever reason – and the sox end up using an option on him next year when they didn’t have to and/or lose a guy in the rule 5 draft because they didn’t have space on the 40 man because someone decided they wanted to see one start from hudson. one start isn’t really going to tell you much at all.

I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. - Ichiro

by larry on Aug 29, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions

oh I didnt really fully understand the 40 man rule implication

That makes sense then.

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Aug 29, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions

i haven't yet done my evaluation of who needs to be protected from the rule 5 draft.

however, with the number of free agents the sox have, space probably won’t be an issue. the option issue – if you’re on the 40 man and put in the minors, an option is used – is the one i’d be more concerned with. hudson is almost certainly going to start the season in the minors next year either way. i don’t see the need to use an option if you don’t have to. and, while interesting to the 150 or so people who follow him, the sox don’t really have to use hudson.

I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. - Ichiro

by larry on Aug 29, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions

Doesn't look like Remenowsky had any problems in low a ball.

Any reason he wasn’t promoted this year?

by mick10 on Aug 29, 2009 11:24 AM CDT reply actions

some people i've spoken to think his stuff works on undisciplined A ballers and wouldn't translate to higher levels.

my rejoinder to that is, let’s find out.

I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. - Ichiro

by larry on Aug 29, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions

am i the only one not excited about next year either?

Unless we can solidify the 5th starter spot with something more than “candidate 5” I am not excited in the least. Think the cubs will try to move Lily?

"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick

by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 29, 2009 11:28 AM CDT reply actions

our offense for next year makes me even less excited.

we are a 3rd place team for the next 3 years. Sorry Jake.

"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick

by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 29, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions

Not sure how it's going to happen,

but Williams will put a more productive offense on the field next year.

'09 White Sox - Too many brain cramps.

by ballyb on Aug 29, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions

Oh I doubt that

A starting rotation of Peavy, Buerhle Floyd and Danks is a pretty good starting point for run prevention in itself. Can we at least till the off season before the crazy glum predictions?

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Aug 29, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions

BS.

This year has been exciting, and a lot of the posters here thought we would suck. The old guys rean out of gas, and we don’t have enough new guys (healthy) to make a difference. But did you know the Sox have 3 of the top four rookie RBI leaders in the AL? (Becks, Nix, Getz.)

Next year could be fun. If you have a crystal ball for the next 3 years God bless you, and we’ll miss you.

We’re a pack of a-holes. And my tradition of contributing absolutely nothing to this site... continues.

by winningugly on Aug 29, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs