White Sox Minor League Update is Tired
by larry on Aug 22, 2010 9:28 AM CDT
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Rangel Ravelo is a hard-hitting high school third baseman from Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida, a
town just outside of Miami and a school that produced such notable baseball names as Bucky Dent and
Charlie Hough. Ravelo is a late-comer to the party, as he only started getting mentioned as even a small
prospect this spring. That’s a little surprising considering the fact that he played with probable first
round pick Manny Machado on the same team last summer, even on the same side of the diamond.
However, he did quite well this spring, and even though scouts are evenly split on his overall potential,
there is an agreement that he’s improved immensely since his stint with Machado. Scouts that believe in
Ravelo’s potential label him as a potential starting third baseman at the next level, though they’re less
sure about his glove than his bat. At the plate, he’s an above-average hitter with a tendency to crush
anything thrown at him. He displays excellent hand-eye coordination and hitting skills, and his main
weakness is breaking balls away and anything soft and low early in the count, where he’ll just roll over it.
He has plus raw power to go with his hit tool, and that combination makes his ceiling quite high. He’s a
below-average runner, though, and that limits his range to average at third, and if he gets any bigger, he
could be facing a move to first base. He has an average to slightly above-average arm, but it doesn’t do
him much good at first base. He could be drafted in the tenth to fifteenth round range this year, and his
saving grace might be a lack of a college commitment, causing him to go a little earlier.
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de aza 2-3, 2 BB
viciedo 1-5, HR
danks 1-4, BB, K
flowers 0-4, BB, K
morel 1-3, 3B, BB
santeliz 1 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 K
Fucking Flowers
is disappointing. Phegley, here we come!
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
by winningugly on Aug 22, 2010 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
escobar 0-4
marrero 0-2, S, HBP
phegley 0-3, S
cj 0-3
greene 1-3, 2B
leesman 6 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP
infante 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Well, at least he can bunt.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
by winningugly on Aug 22, 2010 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
kanny game one
saladino 1-3, BB
thompson 2-3, HR, HBP
gonzalez 2-3, 2B
silverio 0-3
rienzo 7 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 9 K, 1 WP
(Begins to type accolades. Thinks better of it.)
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
hahahaha 4ks?
fuck you jordan
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sheer panic indeed
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Welcome back, Lt. Dayan.
And Mr. Danks, your son sucks.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
1 BB > 2 HR
"I never say one bad thing about those stupid fucking Cubs fans. Not a single word about those mother-shitting pieces of fuck"
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 23, 2010 7:40 AM CDT up reply actions
haha, no, he's not going to excel as a hitter in MLB until he learns how to take a walk
"I never say one bad thing about those stupid fucking Cubs fans. Not a single word about those mother-shitting pieces of fuck"
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 24, 2010 5:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Ozzie doesnt like walks, you must be confused.
We only respectable members of the blog to any kind of standard. - Grinder In Training
by omnipotent grab on Aug 24, 2010 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
wu dont comment here!
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what is this russia?
someone hid my picture of omarossa? wtf. whats your address.
Kenwo4life=ratings
CHINA!
This is not NSFW material, is it. The site, and therefore this thread, belongs to us all. Why the cloak?
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
So why cloak, though Queen is not cloaked?
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
"Why would you want to see half the pics on this site."
Consistency.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
"Some ex-editors". Poor Wiz.
However, that being said, if this is “larry’s corner” I demand “Rhubarb’s Den” and “TP’s Mom’s eHarmony Page” be added, just to add flavor.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
I'd certainly check out "TP's Mom's eHarmony Page"
/can’t write the rest – I’m at work.
It’s taken years of practice to be such an asshole.
by Chiburb on Jun 1, 2010 10:35 AM PDT
If I was given "Rhubarb's Den"
I promise it would be worth it.
When the going gets tough, the tough get optimistic
no ones stopping you from taking it
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by blackoutsox on Aug 27, 2010 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Larry.
Was the only regular who didn’t comment on Der Twain. If and only if he comments I may give you guys more fanposts….but only if WU doesn’t get too disappointed in my slumguzzling.
When the going gets tough, the tough get optimistic
larry is a pissant.
Don’t worry about him. We need more Rhubarb.
I photoshopped a boner on the security guard but it's too dark to see --- billyok
If you think my financial offer was low,
wait until you see larry’s. Not a Jew, but acts the Jew.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
by winningugly on Aug 28, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Brent Morel, 3B/SS, White Sox (Triple-A Charlotte): 2-for-4, HR (7), R, RBI
Splitting time between third base at shortstop due to Dayan Viciedo’s promotion, Morel’s positional switches have had no effect on his hitting, as he’s gone 13-for-26 during his current seven-game hitting streak to raise his Triple-A averages to .321/.350/.498. He’s been a surprisingly solid shortstop, although the hot corner is his more natural position, and one where he’ll get a very long look next spring.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=11836
yeeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh
"I never say one bad thing about those stupid fucking Cubs fans. Not a single word about those mother-shitting pieces of fuck"
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 25, 2010 3:20 AM CDT up reply actions
control yourself wu!
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by blackoutsox on Aug 24, 2010 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Flowers, look out behind you!
The Phlegmeister is heating up.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
gfd
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searching memory but did I read
Morel’s upside is Joe Randa?
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
I don't see how Memory has anything to do with Joe Randa...
unless they’ve come out with a baseball version of the game.
/gets directions to the nearest Toys ’R Us
It’s taken years of practice to be such an asshole.
by Chiburb on Jun 1, 2010 10:35 AM PDT
I really do hate our farm.
We only respectable members of the blog to any kind of standard. - Grinder In Training
by omnipotent grab on Aug 25, 2010 9:59 PM CDT reply actions
spare no hate for brent morel
hope he continues to impress next spring
"I never say one bad thing about those stupid fucking Cubs fans. Not a single word about those mother-shitting pieces of fuck"
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 26, 2010 3:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm going to the Charlotte/Durham game Sat night
Got 4 tickets next to the Knights’ dugout for my birthday. I’ll try to take some pics and get some autographs, but I’m pretty sure i’m going to be sloshed.
"Brent Lillibridge - DH" - July 7th, 2010
"Good luck finding a one two punch like us in the league" - BSLillibridge, July 20, 2010
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 25, 2010 11:38 PM CDT reply actions
Why would being sloshed prevent taking pics?
Who knows, it may improve the quality.
It’s taken years of practice to be such an asshole.
by Chiburb on Jun 1, 2010 10:35 AM PDT
It'll do something to the quality
"Brent Lillibridge - DH" - July 7th, 2010
"Good luck finding a one two punch like us in the league" - BSLillibridge, July 20, 2010
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 26, 2010 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
If anything, I think it would double the quantity and perhaps improve the subject matter of the photos would be a bit different
unless you’re prone to take drunken pictures of your taint.
It’s taken years of practice to be such an asshole.
by Chiburb on Jun 1, 2010 10:35 AM PDT
damn, that didn't read well
forgot to delete “would be a bit different”
My memory’s slipping. I need some advice, OPOSes.
It’s taken years of practice to be such an asshole.
by Chiburb on Jun 1, 2010 10:35 AM PDT
Done and done. Any other suggestions?
It’s taken years of practice to be such an asshole.
by Chiburb on Jun 1, 2010 10:35 AM PDT
If martinez is to make the team
is his progression good enough on what he has shown since coming back from the lengthy injury?
My Beerdrunk soul is sadder than all the dead christmas trees of the world
i'm not looking much at what he does this season.
too long of a layoff and he’s at a higher level than where he was prior to it. just playing ball regularly is enough progress for me. next season will let us know if he’s got what it takes.
Really hoping he isn't "blocked" next year by Teahen
And I don’t know what to think of Viciedo, but I don’t think he is starting 3rd for the Sox next year. I would assume he needs to improve his patience and his fielding before he is an everyday player.
i think Viciedo and Morel are probably going to start the year down there
with a patchwork quilt of blah in front of them. which is pretty much what has happened in the recent past, iirc, with WS AAA prospects. i think maybe they’re trying to learn from the Brian Anderson Experience.
and, honestly, it’s not the worst move. if all of the guys ahead of them are fungible, you get 1 WARish types that can be freed if the young guys demonstrate sufficient mastery and/or a Teahen/Betemit/Fields situation arises. maybe that to some degree explains Juan Pierre; perhaps the Sox took the over on Jordan Danks’ prospect status.
Fireworks: Bang?
did we get juan before or after mitchell went down?
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by blackoutsox on Aug 27, 2010 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
ah mkay, really doesnt make much of a difference since mitchell was two years away most likely
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by blackoutsox on Aug 27, 2010 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
AAA sucks.
Thank God for Morel.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
by winningugly on Aug 27, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
The Phegster!
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
by winningugly on Aug 27, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Ill allow this one, because it seems to be the exception
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by blackoutsox on Aug 27, 2010 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Ahhh.
More like it. BOILER UP!
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
by winningugly on Aug 28, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
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