Callis: White Sox Promote Sale To Majors
The White Sox will promote 2010 first-round pick Chris Sale to the majors on Wednesday. When he makes his debut roughly two months after he was drafted 13th overall, he'll have sped to the big leagues quicker than any draftee since 2003 Reds first-rounder Ryan Wagner. Wagner made his first appearance for Cincinnati on July 19, 2003.
Sale was the first or second college pitcher on most clubs' draft boards, but he slid until the 13th pick because of questions about his signability. Chicago owner Jerry Reinsdorf takes pride in rarely having his club exceed MLB's bonus recommendations, and Sale opted to sign quickly for slot money ($1.656 million) in return for getting a chance to join the big league bullpen this season. The White Sox are expected to develop the lefthander as a starter next year.
The top prospect in the Cape Cod League last summer, Sale went 11-0, 2.01 with 146 strikeouts in 103 innings as a junior at Florida Gulf Coast this spring. He made 11 relief appearances in the minors, four at high Class A Winston-Salem and seven at Triple-A Charlotte, with a 2.61 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 10 innings.
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"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 3, 2010 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Why is it that this guy is so MLB ready so quick,
I mean we always seem to talk about “rushing” players to the bigs and how that isnt good for them. Why is that not the case with Sale? Is he THAT good?
Oz on Swish HR celeb: "That's the way he is. Good for him, enjoy it. I wish he could do it for me, he was a very horseshit player for me.''
He's coming up as a reliever
if they were going to develop him as a starter now he’d be in the minors throwing breaking balls and change ups to learn to command then. You can operate as a reliever with a great fastball and show-me pitches.
That is Sale right now.
10 IP, 19 K in AAA
I’d cautiously call that “good”.
It’s not Tyler Lumsden or Lance Broadway good, but it’s okay.
yeah looks where that got those guys...
Oz on Swish HR celeb: "That's the way he is. Good for him, enjoy it. I wish he could do it for me, he was a very horseshit player for me.''
its not like this is the first college pitcher in recent history to be fast tracked to the majors.
its a little quicker than most, but there are a ton of guys that get drafted out of college and are in the show in a year or so.
Street, Bailey, Storen, Strasburg, to name a few off the top of my head.
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Leake didn't even play in the minors
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Aug 4, 2010 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
coop cant fix him in triple A
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 3, 2010 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Ozzie doesn't believe in LOOGY
please see Logan, Williams, Treets
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Aug 4, 2010 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Great!!
Go for it….love to see some balls in the organization. And let’s not hear about “ruining the kid by bringing him up so quick”. This is not like some kid who has toiled in the minors for a couple of years building his confidence. If he doesn’t work out this early no damage done- just back down to the minors to work on it.
by Dick Allen's batting helmet on Aug 3, 2010 9:30 PM CDT reply actions
When I'm wrong, I'm wrong.
Why wasn’t someone like Poreda brought up this quickly for this purpose?
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
"Someone like Poreda."
I’ll go scour all the examples from all the other years so you can shoot them down.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
So it's just the timing.
Poor Aaron. A few years later and you might’ve had a shot at a ring.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
thats exactly what Im wondering,
why this change in philosophy by the organization? I dont feel that strongly about it either way, but it just confuses me.
Oz on Swish HR celeb: "That's the way he is. Good for him, enjoy it. I wish he could do it for me, he was a very horseshit player for me.''
read the part about reinsdorf
it sounds like they got him to sign cheaper in exchange for a early bullpen role
something tells me even the mafia wouldn't call on greg walker if a hit was needed.
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ohh now that is interesting,
makes for a good reality show
Oz on Swish HR celeb: "That's the way he is. Good for him, enjoy it. I wish he could do it for me, he was a very horseshit player for me.''
I do try
something tells me even the mafia wouldn't call on greg walker if a hit was needed.
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by South Side Expat on Aug 4, 2010 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sale to wear what #?
This may have been discussed some where else already so I do aplogize if this question has been posted some where else, however my question is what number will our 2010 1st round draft pick wear? My prediction is #53, would love to hear everyones response
ill say 41
Thats the number he has used before entering the sox farm system, he has been wearing 14 in winston salem and charlotte. But as we all know, that number is taken.
I like the idea
That was my second choice and to be honest I think you may be right, if I recall I believe that is the number Hudson wore with us this season while he was here.
we were all excited earlier this year when we drafted him because he could possibly contribute this year.
now we are all pissed off that he has been called up. i love this place.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 3, 2010 11:51 PM CDT reply actions
pandora's box?
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 4, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
people are questioning why he is being called up so soon.
why would they question unless they were pissed?
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 4, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
i deal in absolutes.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 4, 2010 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
or maybe some of us work and have lives away from here you pompous fucking twat.
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from what I have read on Sale, his middle case is as a poor man's thornton, which seems fine
if his fastball really can top 94 out of the pen, from the left hand side he’ll be valuable as a LOOGY. Seems to be some concern about his delivery, which I’m sure has been covered in depth here. Not my area of expertise but obviously out of the pen injury risk is mitigated. ]
Also the Sox have Herm, which is awesome.
Hopefully he can contribute. There are certainly times when a legit LOOGY in the 6th or 7th inning would be helpful.
will be interesting to see if ozzie actually uses him that way.
despite talking all the time about how he wants lefties in the bullpen for matchups, seems like he doesn’t usually use his lefties that way, particularly his non-thornton option. maybe that was lack of trust in his admittedly shaky options.
"maybe that was lack of trust in his admittedly shaky options."
this
This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 5, 2010 9:59 AM CDT reply actions
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This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 5, 2010 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
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