White Sox Minor League Update
by larry on Jul 24, 2011 9:27 AM CDT
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Sergio Santos, SS, Arizona Diamondbacks
Bats: R Throws: R HT: 6-3 WT: 200 DOB: July 4, 1983The Diamondbacks drafted Sergio Santos in the first round in ’02, which turned out to be
rather controversial. He’d been quite erratic his senior year of high school, and other teams
had downgraded him to the second or third round. But Arizona felt other clubs overblew
his struggles, and so far it looks like the D-backs were correct. Santos held his own in the
California League against older competition last year, and wasn’t completely out of place
after moving up to Double-A El Paso for August. Frankly, I think the promotion to the
Texas League was too quick; I would have left him at Lancaster. But I’m not a farm
director. Anyhow, Santos has tremendous offensive potential, with some power and good
strike zone judgment. He is still working to craft his swing, and his punch is mainly to the
gaps now. He made 34 errors at shortstop last year, and may eventually move to third base.
I’m impressed with how well he has done given his age and experience level, but Arizona
needs to be careful not to rush him too quickly. But I’m not a farm director. Grade B+.
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Charlotte 7, Louisville 4
De Aza 2-5
Viciedo 1-3, BB
Milledge 1-4
Phegley 1-4
Danks 2-3, BB, CS
Escobar 0-4
guess the thumb is ok
thats good
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
nm thats yesterdays
derp
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
Birmingham 4, Mobile 6
Kuhn 2-5, 3B
Martinez 0-5
Short 2-3, HR, BB, PO
Gilmore 0-4
Leesman 6 IP, 9 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Reed 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K
W-S 9, Potomac 8
Saladino 2-3, HR, HBP
Mitchell 1-4, 3 K
Wilkins 0-2, 2 BB
Blanke 0-3, BB
Silverio 1-4, 3B
maybe the kid needs contacts
"You go up there, against a dog-ass line up AND pitcher, and you don’t do a fucking thing with it. They whip your silly, sorry, saggy ass AGAIN, and you look like fucking bottom-ass, bitch-ass chumps doing it." - 2HA
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 24, 2011 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Kanny 11, Rome 7
Sanchez 2-5, BB, 2 SB
Semien 0-2, 2 BB, S
Thompson 2-4, 2B, BB, SB
Ravelo 2-5, 2B
Gonzalez 1-5
Heidenreich 5.1 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 K
GF 10, Ogden 3
Walker 1-5, BB, 2 SB
Salvador Sanchez, organizational outfielder converted to pitcher, made his pro pitching debut: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP.
Birmingham 2, Mobile 1 (10 innings)
Kuhn 2-4, BB
Martinez 1-4, BB
Short 1-5, CS
Gilmore 1-4, 2B
Jones 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K
W-S 3, Potomac 6
Saladino 1-4
Mitchell 0-4, 3 K
Wilkins 2-4, 2 2B
Silverio 0-4
Rodriguez 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K
larry
jordan danks is a big reason why john would like to stay on the sox right?
"The words "becorned can" just beminded my fuck." - SkanchoDanza
probably the only reason.
"You go up there, against a dog-ass line up AND pitcher, and you don’t do a fucking thing with it. They whip your silly, sorry, saggy ass AGAIN, and you look like fucking bottom-ass, bitch-ass chumps doing it." - 2HA
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 25, 2011 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions
that's something you'd have to ask john.
i’d assume he’d think it was something he’d like. but he’ll play with his brother this september, probably next year, as well. i understand the family is close. are they so close that they want to work together long-term?
do you believe jordan will make it at the big league level?
ive got a feeling he could help a big league club, just not ours. i wonder if it would be wise of the sox to sign john to and extension (oh god please) and then use jordan as a trading chip?
"The words "becorned can" just beminded my fuck." - SkanchoDanza
Dylan Axelrod
Just nearly tossed a perfecto for charlotte.
Dude’s got a pretty good line through 8 games. And even though it’s Charlotte, he’s done his best pitching on the road. At all levels he’s demonstrated excellent control while also keeping decent strikeout totals and a low BAA.
Thoughts, Larry?
Any reasonable comps?
I can’t figure out how he’s managing such a low BAA and good K/BB ratios throughout every stop as a soft-tosser unless he’s got good movement on his stuff with pinpoint location.
This Walker kid doesn't look nearly as raw as some ppl made him out to be...
so far at least.
"You go up there, against a dog-ass line up AND pitcher, and you don’t do a fucking thing with it. They whip your silly, sorry, saggy ass AGAIN, and you look like fucking bottom-ass, bitch-ass chumps doing it." - 2HA
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 25, 2011 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
That kind of rawness doesn't really show until the player gets a level or two higher, right?
I would assume the competition just isn’t good enough to really test him in Great Falls.
a VERY AVERAGE Sox Machine refugee
the big test for any prospect is usually AA, as mentioned here often.
so that’s why I said “so far at least”.
"You go up there, against a dog-ass line up AND pitcher, and you don’t do a fucking thing with it. They whip your silly, sorry, saggy ass AGAIN, and you look like fucking bottom-ass, bitch-ass chumps doing it." - 2HA
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 26, 2011 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
look at what bryce harper is doing since he moved up to AA.
getting challenged now. (sss qualification)
kevan smith promoted to great falls. so i'm fucked on bristol. again.
andre rienzo off the DL, santos rodriguez makes his annual trip to the DL, joined by stephen sauer.
ryan bollinger?
"You go up there, against a dog-ass line up AND pitcher, and you don’t do a fucking thing with it. They whip your silly, sorry, saggy ass AGAIN, and you look like fucking bottom-ass, bitch-ass chumps doing it." - 2HA
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 25, 2011 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
you will take your two marginal prospects and you will like it!
"You go up there, against a dog-ass line up AND pitcher, and you don’t do a fucking thing with it. They whip your silly, sorry, saggy ass AGAIN, and you look like fucking bottom-ass, bitch-ass chumps doing it." - 2HA
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 26, 2011 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Charlotte 3, Louisville 5
De Aza 1-4, S
Escobar 1-3, BB, S, SB
Milledge 3-4
Danks 2-4, PO
Phegley 0-3, BB
Nunez 1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K
And there's our 3rd AAA player batting > .300 and OPSing > .800.
Just for good measure. A smaller tertiary part of the gigantic facepalm reaction to the White Sox active roster construction.
W-S 5, Kinston 3
Mitchell 3-5, SB, 2 K
Wilkins 1-3, 2 BB,
Blanke 1-4
Silverio 0-4
Rienzo 0.1 IP, 0 H, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 WP
Lastings Milledge, OF, White Sox (Triple-A Charlotte): 3-for-4, R. There has been lots of Viciedo talke, but Milledge is stating his case as well by hitting .341 in his last 50 games and .301/.361/.472 overall.
Jared Mitchell, OF, White Sox (High-A Winston-Salem): 3-for-5, 3B, R, 2 RBI, 2 K, SB. Finally showing signs of life with a .295/.394/.534 mark in 23 July games; still just .235/.309/.416 overall with 136 strikeouts in 361 at-bats.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=14627
nice. hope he finishes strong. it would be big if he wasn't a complete write-off.
any word on his defense?
close your eyes and swing hard in case ya hit something.
seems to be his mantra.
"You go up there, against a dog-ass line up AND pitcher, and you don’t do a fucking thing with it. They whip your silly, sorry, saggy ass AGAIN, and you look like fucking bottom-ass, bitch-ass chumps doing it." - 2HA
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 26, 2011 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
thats mine as well
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
by blackoutsox on Jul 27, 2011 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Charlotte 5, Indianapolis 4
Escobar 3-4
Milledge 0-2, BB, S, SB
Phegley 3-4, 2B
Danks 1-3, BB
Reed 2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K (note promotion)
Infante 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K
Phegley seems to be putting together a decent streak
Since Flowers was called up. Still no thoughts of him into turning anything or is he just minor league fodder?
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Sox, Colts, and Hawks.
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I thought it was .257 which 14 points isn’t a huge deal over 10 games, but it show he can do decently once he adjusts to AAA pitching.
3 things in life I care about
Sox, Colts, and Hawks.
Lifetime banners: '05, '07, '10
it does?
and to what end. he’s not a catcher. i don’t know why i have to keep saying this. at what position that he could conceivably play does that line work, even if he “adjusts.”
If he doesn't project as a catcher
Then is he a LF? 1B? And at what point do they give up on his catching?
3 things in life I care about
Sox, Colts, and Hawks.
Lifetime banners: '05, '07, '10
W-S 9, Kinston 2
Saladino 0-5
Mitchell 1-4, 2B, BB
Wilkins 3-5, 2 HR
Blanke 0-3, BB
Silverio 3-3, 2B, HR, HBP
Kanny 8, Rome 9
Sanchez 1-5, BB
Semien 1-4, 2B, BB
Thompson 0-4, BB, K
Ravelo 4-5, 2 2B
Gonzalez 2-4, 2B, BB, SB
aw shit
"You go up there, against a dog-ass line up AND pitcher, and you don’t do a fucking thing with it. They whip your silly, sorry, saggy ass AGAIN, and you look like fucking bottom-ass, bitch-ass chumps doing it." - 2HA
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 27, 2011 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm happy Shoemaker got the nod.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Charlotte 4, Indianapolis 1
Kuhn 2-4, 2 2B
Escobar 0-2, S, SF
Milledge 0-4
Danks 1-3, HR
Remenowsky 1 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K
and for those of you scoring at home.
jordan danks’ strikeout rate: 25.3%. he’s getting into passable territory for a 4th outfielder type.
whewt!
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
by blackoutsox on Jul 28, 2011 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
W-S 7, Kinston 3
Saladino 2-5, 3B, HR
Mitchell 1-2, BB, SF, SB
Wilkins 2-4, HR
Silverio 1-4, 2B
Petricka 6 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 K
More BB's than K's this week.
About fucking time. And a few SB’s thrown in. I think he reads SSS.
by winningugly on Jul 28, 2011 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Birmingham 3, Huntsville 1
Martinez 1-4, SB
Short 1-4
Gilmore 2-4
Santiago 3.2 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 WP
Jones 2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K
Zach Stewart, RHP: Stewart was drafted by the Reds in the third round in 2008, then traded to the Blue Jays in 2009. He has a 4.86 ERA with a 10/5 K/BB in 17 innings for the Jays this year, allowing 26 hits, but has spent most of the year in Double-A where he had a 4.20 ERA with a 74/27 K/BB in 94 innings for New Hampshire, 106 hits. He uses a 90 MPH sinker, a slider, an improved change, and an occasional curve. You can find a full report on him here. I make him as a Grade B/B- type right now, with his stock having slipped some over the last year. He could make a good inning-eater with a decent defense behind him, or he could dominate more readily if used in the pen.
hey, that looks better than Tony Pena.
I’m sold.
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 27, 2011 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
before his elbow exploded, of course.
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 27, 2011 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
hey larry, would you be so good as to clue us into any news regarding viciedo's thumb?
thanks muchly.
by craigws on Jul 27, 2011 10:47 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
sure.
KW said his thumb was improving. since they didn’t put him on the DL, i’d expect that he’ll be back as soon as tomorrow.
thank you larry!
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
by blackoutsox on Jul 27, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm so glad there is a thread here to explain this to us.
3 things in life I care about
Sox, Colts, and Hawks.
Lifetime banners: '05, '07, '10
thoughts on joe de pinto?
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 28, 2011 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Kanny lineup: Today's lineup: Walker 9, Sanchez 4, Semien 6, Thompson 8, Black 3, Ravelo 5, Pangilinan DH, Gonzalez 2, Kuhn 7 & SP Negus (2-0, 2.65)
interesting to see who is playing CF from the choice of walker or thompson.
Chicago White Sox
Draft pick signed: C Bryce Mosier (33)
Traded: OF Michael Restovich to Diamondbacks for cash considerations
Option transferred: RHP Anthony Carter (Triple-A to Double-A)
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Stephen Sauer, LHP Santos Rodriguez, C Jared Price
Reinstated from DL: RHP Andre Rienzo, OF Michael Restovich
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2011/07/minor-league-transactions-july-21-26/
Charlotte 1, Indianapolis 2
Kuhn 0-4
Escobar 0-3, BB, SB
Milledge 2-3, BB, 2 SB
Phegley 0-4
Danks 1-2, HR, IBB, HBP, SB
Omogross 2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K
Birmingham 3, Huntsville 2
Martinez 0-4
Short 0-4
Gilmore 1-3, BB
Leesman 7 IP, 9 H, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 WP
Phil Rogers’ boy Anthony Carter was demoted to AA.
W-S 6, Kinston 3
Saladino 0-4
Mitchell 1-2, 2B, BB, HBP, CS
Wilkins 1-4
Silverio 1-3, BB
Blanke 2-4, 2B
Kanny 2, Asheville 1 (10 innings)
Walker 1-4, BB
Sanchez 2-4, S
Semien 1-4, S
Thompson 0-1, 2 BB, HBP, S
Ravelo 2-4
Gonzalez 0-3, BB
Jordan Keegan, Michael Johnson...
was looking for any live body for you to follow in Bristol and came across those two. Thoughts?
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 28, 2011 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
keegan is repeating and still can't hit.
johnson is a 22 year old midget.
if you are older than 20 and in rookie ball, you better play a premium position and be hitting the shit out of the ball. i’ll stick with salgado.
gotcha.
it’s just their bb/k ratio and minor league experience gave me a little pause. so, nothing here. moving on.
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 28, 2011 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
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