This Week in White Sox Minor League Baseball
by larry on May 14, 2010 10:40 PM CDT
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This week:
- Daniel Hudson continues to bide his time with the Knights. After another two very good starts, his season line is at 7 GS, 35.1 IP, 39 H, 11 BB and 40 K. A K/BB of 3.0 or higher is considered elite so the peripheral stats are quite favorable. Like just about everyone else does in the same situation, he attributed the performance speed bump he experienced last month to "working on a lot of stuff."
- Brent Morel: .299/.333./.433. One scout: the best player on Birmingham by a mile and a future every day third baseman.
- Trayce Thompson came out of extended spring training and surprised with a much better approach at the plate. While the inevitable cooldown has arrived, he's still garnering very positive scouting reviews and the numbers are pretty good for a teenager in the Sally: .233/.289/.511. He's going to be shooting up prospect lists.
- Brandon Short's hitting streak ended at 26 games but his season line for the Dash is still a cool .400/.419/.570. Getting anyone to answer an inquiry about Short has been a futile pursuit of mine the last couple weeks. Frankie Piliere is the only one to provide anything other than a mumble: "He’s athletic, has some speed, and in the past I’ve heard good things about the raw power." Take it for what it's worth. Sometimes people who follow a single organization notice players before the so-called experts. More often, though, it's just a guy having a good month or two.
- Charlie Leesman is a favorite in the organization - see his spring training invite despite no experience above Low-A. This can be attributed in no small measure to his status as the most advanced left-handed pitcher in the minors. Of course, that really isn't saying much. He predictably had trouble with more advanced hitters in spring training and his struggles have carried over to the regular season. In seven starts for Winston-Salem, he's thrown just 32.1 IP. His lack of endurance isn't surprising when you see that he's got 21 BB against 16 K. To complete the circle on K/BB, less than 1.0 is considered horsecrap. Many think he projects better as a reliever because of his dominance of lefties and lack of a changeup to get righties out.
- Charlotte roundup: Tyler Flowers: .265/.360/.571; Dayan Viciedo: .276/.308/.472; Jordan Danks: .236/.317/.386; C.J. Retherford: .209/.254/.348.
- The Juan Silverio train wreck continues as he was demoted to extended spring training. Hey, at least it was only $600,000. Jerry Krause has been put in charge of international scouting to...well, I don't know. Maybe the White Sox actually plan to do some real international scouting now.
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thank you
for making me forget about white sox major league baseball.
hey swisher...........you know.
Yea - but he showed how weak the Farm looks
Those triple A hitting numbers are not too impressive
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
i find the .931 ops from a catcher very impressive
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Yep.
I would call an IsoD of .095 and IsoP of .306 impressive as well.
HI I HAVE BEEN DRINKING BEVERAGES
by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on May 15, 2010 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
same here.
should be titled This Week in White Sox Minor League Baseball
Good God. That is horrible.~by 67WMAQ
god damnit.~by BuehrleMan
sigh~by Tdogg
This is fuck.~by The Actual El Guapo
reactions to Ozzies lineup 5/14(after an off day)
The way our
current every day third baseman is hitting I submit the future is now!
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
Thanks.
Mobile rec.
The only race that matters is the race to the bag …
Ernie Harwell
by Chiburb on May 15, 2010 6:58 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
That'll do, larry.
That’ll do.
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
Charlie Shirek
I know he is not on the top 30 prospect list, but c’mon he has to be getting some consideration, after a good yr last yr and a fantastic start this year, lets hear some loving for this guy. He gets people out, that is the name of the game. Would like to see what he can do at the AAA level, and hopefully sooner than later at the MLB level. Keep it up Charlie!!
hi Charlie's parents.
Good God. That is horrible.~by 67WMAQ
god damnit.~by BuehrleMan
sigh~by Tdogg
This is fuck.~by The Actual El Guapo
reactions to Ozzies lineup 5/14(after an off day)
Hudson and nothing at all
Minor league system is really as bare as BA and the rest say. Flowers is likely that dreaded AAAA player. Looking for some hope- Is Viciedo figuring it out or likely to be what the Sox seem to love in prospects, high K ,low OBP, poor plate discipline guys who project to hit the ball far on the few occasions they make contact?
The system sucks, but we all knew that, the Sox rely (for worse it could be argued)
on guys like Sergio Santos, Floyd, Rios, etc — reclamation projects that are often available for 10 cents on the dollar.
They aren’t going to go over slot in the draft and they aren’t afraid to trade what young talent they do procure for established mlb players.
That said, your opinion on Flowers is off and sure Viciedo is showing signs of life, for the millions they spent on him I think most are just hoping he turns into a poor man’s El Caballo, or something like that.
system isn’t completely devoid of talent but it’s the mlb club I’m most worried about right now.
semantics
I’d argue a guy on waivers available for the cost of his contract and who was at that point having a replacement level season fits both requirements.
I guess my definition might be too broad, but whatever.
that's sort of like saying nick swisher was a reclamation project for the yankees.
a bad season does not a career make.
well at what line does a guy cross from nick swisher to andruw jones?
assuming you agree swisher isn’t a rec project and andruw jones is; it’s a false dichotomy anyways too…obviously it’s not a either/or problem.
too fucking bad the team sucks so bad we have to argue this shit instead of if the actual record of 31-21 belies the modest Pythagorean record of 27 and 25, or some shit like that.
Speaking of reclamation projects
Rays DFA’ed Pat Burrell. The Rays are on the hook for the money.
If it works? Super. If it don’t? No worse than Kotsay.
Theain is the guy I Just can’t stand! pierre is almost as bad,he dose get on base more. If Quntin gets any worse trade him. WE NEED HELP!
right-hander who can't play a defensive position.
you really don’t watch this team very closely, do you.
Sometimes I fly off into these Walter Mitty-style fantasies
Usually happens during a caffeine high, and I have had three cups of coffee today.
Theain is the guy I Just can’t stand! pierre is almost as bad,he dose get on base more. If Quntin gets any worse trade him. WE NEED HELP!
But he talked about his bobblehead.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on May 15, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
he also rode a mini-bike throught the clubhouse in tuscon.
no one told him to stop. where were the veterans to police the clubhouse then? need a hawk harrelson type who will take charge.
what an asshole. you should have to walk everywhere when your whip is 2.
Cashing checks and having sex.
Chucky
Theain is the guy I Just can’t stand! pierre is almost as bad,he dose get on base more. If Quntin gets any worse trade him. WE NEED HELP!
=
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on May 15, 2010 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
And sceeeeeeeeene!
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on May 15, 2010 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I enjoy this thread.
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
results in
Theain is the guy I Just can’t stand! pierre is almost as bad,he dose get on base more. If Quntin gets any worse trade him. WE NEED HELP!
system is ugly
there’s like one position player per team worth caring about.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
so who was the sucker?
pat burrell: 2 years, $16 million and -0.8 fWAR.
raul ibanez: 3 years, $31.5 million and 4 fWAR so far.
Widely praised when he was signed by the Rays.
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
and ibanez
was thought to be a lead weight
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
If Burrell plays like has has the bast two years
he would be an improvement over our current DH slot. I would sign him, but making that difficult decision on cutting such a respected veteran loose might be too much for Ozzie.
by Gentleman Jim on May 15, 2010 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Sucker.
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
i'd like to say again that i love greinke
on ned yost:
“I’m guessing he was the manager of the Rockies, but I guess it could have been the Brewers because he looks like he would be a manager of the Brewers,” Greinke said of Yost. “So that’s how much I know about him.”
gmta
I thought the same thing, asked the lady who ned yost was the manager of, she replies “Milwaukee?”.
by Where Triples Go to Die on May 15, 2010 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
What Hawk hath wrought
Latest comment on a guest post I did on Neyer’s blog:
Not that it’s a big deal, but this writer is totally off base about AJ being a bad baserunner. He is the smartest and best baserunner on the Sox, even though he is not very fast…..which makes me believe that maybe this guy doesn’t know what the hell he is talking about in the rest of the article either.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on May 15, 2010 1:06 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
"I intimated all over her tits."
Similar to “languished”.
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
Ken Jennings, did not, in fact, get every question correct on Jeopardy!
Therefore, I submit that the questions he did answer correctly, be assessed as false
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i was with phil rogers on his griffey should have retired
until this:
The Mariners’ troubles with Griffey (no home runs, two doubles in 80 at-bats entering the weekend) illustrate what the White Sox were trying to avoid when they decided not to extend a job offer to Jim Thome.
He has hit well against right-handed pitchers for the Twins. But White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen decided he didn’t want to answer daily questions when he moved Thome, 39, in and out of the lineup, as he anticipated he would need to do. He and general manager Ken Williams sure didn’t want to have to make the hard decision to release the popular Chicago resident if his bat slowed.
he seriously just compared griffey, who had a .214/.324/.411 line in 2009, to thome, who had a .249/.366/.481 line.
and if KW and ozzie can’t make the tough decisions, they shouldn’t have their jobs. of course, we’re already seeing that ozzie has trouble “disrespecting” veterans.
Good to know that (part of) our mound of suckage
exists because Ozzie would rather not answer certain questions pertaining to his job title. Apparently he’d rather defend batting Vizquel second. Awesome.
Like drinking poison, like eating glass.
Batting Vizquel second = Respecting the hell out of a veteran
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
I understand where he is coming from.
I could see why the Sox, would not want a sour ending.
by Where Triples Go to Die on May 15, 2010 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
What an idiot.
The hits just keep on coming with Filly (Jolly) Rogers.
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
Inexhaustable supply.
Horses and Japanese. There must be an association somewhere.
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
You'll be at the meet-up?
If not, it’ll be tough to accomplish.
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
I was actually going to ask if that invite was still open.
Probably will, if so. Need info though.
Like drinking poison, like eating glass.
I may have an extra if you need it.
Talk with HSA.
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
I loved the Sex Pistols.
Never saw that album cover before.
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
I can dig it.
I guess. Q is ill, eh? Oh, and his ISO, BA and BABIP are all .180. Odd.
Like drinking poison, like eating glass.
Minors
The guys down in AAA couldn’t do any worse. Would like to see how guys like Flowers, Hudson, and Viciedo play with the big club at some point. This is already starting to remind me of ‘07. Let’s hope we can at least win the Crosstown Classic so something positive can happen.
No neck!
My name was forcibly changed last time I made a sweetness reference around here.
Now I am trapped on an island with WTGTD.
by Where Triples Go to Die on May 15, 2010 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
use your imagination
I got a pain in my side on this side, i got a pain on my side on this side. My knees hurt, my elbow hurts like LeBron. Most of all my head huts, my psyche's hurt. I'm hurting all over my body!
by Where Triples Go to Die on May 16, 2010 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
i been dem talking to me blood
he been dem telling i that this the place for some deep heavy ball talk. i need dem roots steer on how the sox will do.
peace!
by jah rasta man on May 15, 2010 4:23 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Jacob "Killer" Miller was the best.
The only race that matters is the race to the bag …
Ernie Harwell
by Chiburb on May 15, 2010 4:35 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
he min dem down young
tragic roots waste mr chiburb
peace!
by jah rasta man on May 15, 2010 4:44 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Think it's time to start DFAing a couple of these bozos on the major league roster and call up our young guns.
I got a pain in my side on this side, i got a pain on my side on this side. My knees hurt, my elbow hurts like LeBron. Most of all my head huts, my psyche's hurt. I'm hurting all over my body!
by Where Triples Go to Die on May 15, 2010 4:28 PM CDT reply actions
Start with the hitting coach.
Seems to be working for Seattle. Worked for the Yankees a couple of years ago. I agree – shake it up.
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
Fun fact:
Tim McCarver just said D-weezy Wise is now with the Lehigh Pig-Irons. Just showed his catch durng the Perfecto last year while Kapler was batting in today’s Rays game. Good times…
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
That is what I heard.
But then I am deaf to the world around me.
when i was in 9th grade i was the only one in my entire boys choir to understood my teacher
by BoeJouma on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT
Pigfuckers. Fixed.
The only race that matters is the race to the bag …
Ernie Harwell
by Chiburb on May 15, 2010 4:51 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Those Pigfuckers have assembled quite a team.
The immortal Ehren Wassermann, John “Punchy” Mayberry, and perhaps my favorite player ever, Antonio Bastardo.
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