White Sox Minor League Update
by larry on Aug 15, 2011 6:59 PM CDT
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PrintRoster moves today. Tyler Kuhn and Josh Phegley were demoted to Birmingham, while Justin Greene and Jared Price replaced them. Ryan Buch activated from DL and back with the Dash.
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Jordan Danks is why we can't write nice things.
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by Jim Margalus on Aug 15, 2011 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
W-S 10, Lynchburg 0 (continuation of 6/28 game)
Saladino 1-4, BB
Mitchell 2-5, 2B, K, SB
Wilkins 3-4, 2B
Blanke 0-3, BB
Rienzo 5 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 9 K
Charlotte 2, Norfolk 6 (Game 2)
Escobar 2-3, 2B, BB
Viciedo 1-3, 2B, BB
Milledge 0-1, 3 BB
Danks 0-4, 2 K
Infante 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 K
Remenowsky 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Danks has a .429 BABIP over his last 10 games.
Mainly because he’s struck out 24 times over those 38 at-bats.
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by Jim Margalus on Aug 15, 2011 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
wow
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Highly underrated, Mark Kotsay became the best defensive designated hitter in American League history in 2010.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 16, 2011 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
I think there is only so much Danks performance that can be had by the brothers in tandem.
Johnny has raised his game, Jordan sucks. Johnny gets lit up, Jordan lights it up.
W-S 8, Lynchburg 2 (Game 2)
Saladino 1-3, BB
Mitchell 2-4, K, 2 SB
Wilkins 3-4, SB
Silverio 2-4, 2B
Buch 5 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Kanny 5, West Virginia 4
Walker 1-4, BB, K
Sanchez 1-4, HBP
Semien 0-4
Thompson 2-4, HR, K
Ravelo 1-4
Gonzalez 3-3, 2 2B, BB, SB
Has Castro played yet?
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
thank goodness
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
his first since coming back?
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 17, 2011 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Axelrod?
I know he’s old for a prospect, but it seems that his numbers over the past couple of years are fairly good. Any chance he will contribute for the Sox in the future?
Birmingham 4, Montgomery 2
Kuhn 0-4, BB
Short 2-5
Gilmore 2-3, BB
Phegley 2-4, 2B
Doyle 6 IP, 7 H, 3 BB, 8 K
yes. as has been mentioned before, he is an awful defender.
he hasn’t been intriguing for a few years now.
Kuhn's demotion
Hey Larry, any idea why he was moved down to AA? Was it because there was no real CF option beyond Danks?
Was it so he could get consistent reps in the infield? I saw he was predominately playing in LF (with a few games at 3B).
Did they feel bad stealing all of that valuable Gookie Dawkins playing time (or anyone else residing in the menagerie of warm bodies they rotate around the middle infield)?
Sorry for all the question… you pretty much have this stuff on lockdown. Thanks
Petricka, Viciedo updates:
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
Yeah clearly that was more important than perhaps the PARENT club making the freaking playoffs.
"When I think about him being in Triple-A the whole year I think that these are 400-500 more at-bats that he’s got to learn about himself," McEwing said. "He might not have been able to do that at the big-league level. He’s understanding the strike zone and not chasing the ball as much. He’s still aggressive but he’s aggressive in the zone and under control. These 400-500 at-bats have been good for him as far as the developmental process goes."
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
I understand, but I see his point too.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
thumb related?
all i see is a mid-game substition
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Highly underrated, Mark Kotsay became the best defensive designated hitter in American League history in 2010.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 18, 2011 1:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Imagine how injured he be playing against the big boys.
At least he is getting injured in a minor-league way.
huh.
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 18, 2011 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions
HUZZAH! Minor League Splits substitute!
http://minorleaguecentral.com/
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by Jim Margalus on Aug 17, 2011 12:13 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Charlotte 3, Norfolk 1
Escobar 2-5
Viciedo 1-2
Milledge 0-4
Danks 0-4, 3 K
Reed 2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Jermaine Dye is long gone man. Time to move on.
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 18, 2011 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Birmingham 1, Montgomery 7
Kuhn 0-5
Short 1-3, BB
Gilmore 1-4
Phegley 0-4
Martinez 1-3, BB
Santiago 7 IP, 8 H, 1 BB, 8 K
W-S 3 L,ynchburg 4
Saladino 4-5, 2 2B
Mitchell 0-4, BB, 3 K
Wilkins 0-4
Silverio 0-3, CI
Blanke 1-4, HR
FTTITAWJMAJD
Jesus, can anybody here play this game?
by winningugly on Aug 18, 2011 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Seems you really don't like Jermaine Dye
3 things in life I care about
Sox, Colts, and Hawks.
Lifetime banners: '05, '07, '10
Charlotte 6, Norfolk 1
Escobar 0-5
Milledge 3-4, SB
Danks 3-4, 2B
Infante 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K
Remenowsky 1 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K
Birmingham 2, Montgomery 1
Kuhn 0-4
Short 1-3, 2B, BB
Gilmore 2-4
Phegley 0-3, HBP
Martinez 0-2, BB, CS
Leesman 7 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 8 K, 2 HBP
Jones 2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K
short with 750 ops
and his lefty/righty splits ain’t bad
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 Aug 19, 2011 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
like icing on a turd.
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 20, 2011 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions
saladino, upside as a bench player or might he have a shot at SS or 2B?
iirc, the question was going to be whether he could field short (?)
by evenyoudorn on Aug 18, 2011 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
well, upside is generally a starter for anyone who is even kind of a prospect.
if he keeps hitting, a realistic projection is certainly that he could be a starting SS.
ok, cool. i guess i wasn't sure if he was considered 'kind of a prospect' or not.
i feel like some of the early analysis was that he might quickly prove not to have the glove for short, but it’s nice he’s hanging so far.
by evenyoudorn on Aug 18, 2011 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Kanny 12, Hagerstown 4
Walker 1-4, HBP, K, CS
Sanchez 2-5
Semien 2-5, 2B
Thompson 2-4, 2B, BB, K
Ravel0 2-3, 2B, BB, HBP
Gonzalez 1-5, 2B
Chris Sale has been great, Addison Reed is outstanding, and the pair looks like a fine way to anchor the bullpen in future years.
Do you (larry) agree, or still see Sale as a starter?
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
obviously hindsight, and this happens to teams every year and all that
but it just really hurts my soul that we picked mitchell and left trout
by evenyoudorn on Aug 19, 2011 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions
how? like a little bitch.
i’m not even criticizing laumann, and i can only call out the hindsight caveat so many times in one sentence. right now, i’d rather have trout than mitchell. not poignant but i think i made it pretty clear it wasn’t meant to be. commiseration only.
don’t take out your JM anguish on me, old man!
I feel like this can be said about the MLB team as well
Beyond that there is a lot of blah in the system. There are several guys with good tools but problematic hitting approaches.
This is more than disheartening, especially in the season we’re having.
3 things in life I care about
Sox, Colts, and Hawks.
Lifetime banners: '05, '07, '10
Kanny 1, Hagerstown 6
Walker 0-3, BB, 2 K
Sanchez 1-4, 2B, CS
Semien 0-3, BB
Thompson 0-4, 2 K
Ravelo 0-4
Gonzalez 0-3, S
Heidenreich 7 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 8 K
Charlotte 8, Gwinnett 5
Escobar 0-3, BB
Viciedo 2-4
Milledge 0-4
Danks 2-3, 2B, HR, BB, K, SB
Reed 2 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Birmingham 4, Montgomery 3
Kuhn 1-5
Short 1-2, 2B, HBP, S, CS
Gilmore 1-3, HR, HBP
Phegley 2-4
Martinez 0-0, BB
W-S 3, Potomac 7 (Game 1)
Saladino 2-4. SB
Mitchell 1-4, K
Wilkins 2-4, CS
Blanke 0-3
Silverio 1-1, 3B
Petricka 4 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP
W-S 1, Potomac 4 (Game 2)
Silverio 1-3, HR
Wilins 1-2, BB
Mitchell 0-2, BB, 2 K
Blanke 0-1
Rienzo 5 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 WP
Kanny 6, Hagerstown 2
Walker 1-4, 2B, 2 K
Sanchez 2-4, 2B
Thompson 2-4, 2 HR
Ravelo 1-3
Semien 1-3, 2B
Gonzalez 0-3
Damn, TT
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 21, 2011 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Charlotte 13, Gwinnett 2
Escobar 4-5
Viciedo 3-5, 2 HR
Milledge 1-5
Danks 1-3, 2 BB, 2 K
Remenowsky 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K
So glad Dayan got his 400-500 minor league abs this year
Invaluable for the 2011 Chicago White Sox..
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
what a crock of horseshit
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 21, 2011 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
why come it is only crocks of shit?
why not a crock of sweet potato fries? or a crock of totally bitchin’.. actually, i can’t think of anything that is ‘totally bitchin’’ and would come in crock form, but you get my point. /seinfeld.
W-S 15, Potomac 3
Saladino 4-6, 2 3B, HR
Silverio 2-6, 2B
Wilkins 3-5, 2B, BB
Buch 3 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 1 K
saladinosaur
science made the mistake of unleashing him upon the world, and now A-ball ptchers are paying the awful price
Birmingham 6, Huntsville 3
Kuhn 3-4, 2 2B, BB
Martinez 3-4, 2B, SF
Gilmore 2-3, 2B, BB
Phegley 2-5, CS
Doyle 8 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 WP
Jones 1 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K
Kanny 2, Hagerstown 1
Walker 1-4, 3 K, SB
Sanchez 0-4
Thompson 1-4, 2 K
Ravelo 2-4, 2B
Semien 1-3, 2B
Gonzalez 0-2, SF
wtg minor leaguers! you didn't suck for a whole night!
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 21, 2011 10:38 PM CDT reply actions
relatively speaking
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 21, 2011 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
larry: does Mitchell repeat W-S next year?
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
I would hope so!
unless he starts off in kanny
-Jeeves The I in Team
Charlotte 2, Gwinnett 3
Escobar 1-4, SB
Viciedo 1-3, BB
Milledge 1-4, SB
Danks 1-4, K
Infante 2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Birmingham 3, Huntsville 2
Kuhn 1-4
Short 0-4
Gilmore 3-4, 2B
Phegley 1-4, 2B
Martinez 1-3, CS
Santiago 6 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K
NO!
He is not allowed on this bandwagon. He is death, destroyer of worlds.
"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.'"
by U-God on Aug 23, 2011 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
YOU CALLED HIM SLASH!
"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.'"
by U-God on Aug 23, 2011 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Excuse me?
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
you don't count.
you start everyone’s bandwagon. i’m sure there was a time you called Boone Logan your boy.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
by KenWo4LiFe on Aug 23, 2011 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Unicron!
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 23, 2011 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
someone should photoshop wu and mitchell's faces on there. maybe throw in a trayce thompson too.
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 23, 2011 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Kanny 3, Augusta 2 (12 innings)
Walker 1-5, SB
Sanchez 2-5, CS
Thompson 1-5, HR, 2 K
Ravelo 0-4, BB
Semien 2-5, CS
dont care about the cs
im officially in like with semien.
"The words "becorned can" just beminded my fuck." - SkanchoDanza
Charlotte 6, Gwinnett 7 (13 innings)
Escobar 0-7
Viciedo 1-6, 2B
Milledge 1-1
Danks 2-6, 2 K, SB
Reed 2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Remenowsky 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K
Q for Larry and the Larry-types
What’s the Sox take on Leighton Pangilinan? They promoted him to Kanny, but he is now riding the pine. In his first two seasons he showed the ability to hit for a high average and showed some flashes of power, but strikes out way too much.
Was he promoted to make room in the lower levels for incoming draft picks or as a good faith gesture to his family since the Sox were trying to sign his brother at the time?
I cannot answer any more questions for you today. I has wickeds gas from drink too manys redbull.
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) -
After weeks of scrutiny and a couple of long meetings examining all the plans, it was clear early on Tuesday how most of the council would vote on the plans for building a $60 million baseball stadium for the Barons downtown.
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/15318232/plans-for-60-million-baseball-stadium-move-forward
Birmingham 2, Huntsville 5
Kuhn 0-4
Martinez 2-4
Short 0-4
Gilmore 0-4
Phegley 0-4
Leesman 5 IP, 10 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP
W-S 2, Salem 3
Saladino 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, CS
Mitchell 0-4, 3 K
Silverio 1-4, CS
Wilkins 1-4
Blanke 1-4, 2B
Bang.
Dead to me. Poor kid. I thought he had a good future. But now I have to turn my back on you, Jared.
This 40 for my homie pour to my office carpet is dedicated to
Jared Mitchell. Jared Christopher Mitchell. Bats: Left, Throws: Left Height: 6’ 0", Weight: 205 lb. Born: October 13, 1988 in New Iberia, Louisiana, US
RIP
WU loved you like no other man could.
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
by Tdogg on Aug 24, 2011 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
i'm willing to give him another year. after all... he was green coming in and did miss an entire season.
but this year has been a rough one.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
now he can finally blossom into the player we all thought he might become
"keep a weather eye on the horizon, dearest captain of the douche canoe" - BJ
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 24, 2011 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Kanny 5, Augusta 4, (11 innings)
Walker 1-5, 2 K, 2 SB
Sanchez 1-5, SB
Thompson 1-4, 2B, BB, K
Ravelo 1-5
Semien 1-4, BB
Gonzalez 1-5
what do you see in semien, power wise? his iso is only .128
but is hitting doubles at a fair clip. am i mistaken in remembering you saying doubles at a younger age is more indicative of power?
"The words "becorned can" just beminded my fuck." - SkanchoDanza
larry i know you don't think much of him due to never mentioning him...
but who’s this Ian Gac character? I notice he is a DH in A ball and he was born in 1985… but he does have 32 dingers. any chance of him ever helping out anyone? i know the answer to this but i was surprised when harrelson mentioned him last night.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
do you think if he was given dunn's at bats for this season he would have done more with them? lol
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Kanny 2, Augusta 3
Walker 1-4, K
Semien 0-3, BB, SB
Thompson 1-4, 2 K
Ravelo 1-3, BB
Heidenreich 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 3 K
Charlotte 12, Durham 7
*Dayan Viciedo hit his 20th homer. He went 1-for-4 with a walk, and threw out a runner at home.
*Eduardo Escobar went 4-for-5 with two RBI, and stole his 13th base.
*Jordan Danks went 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
*Lastings Milledge, 1-for-5 with an RBI.
*Brian Omogrosso struck out three over 2 1/3 perfect innings.
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by Jim Margalus on Aug 25, 2011 10:21 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Birmingham 4, Huntsville 2
*Jose Martinez hit his first Double-A homer, part of a 3-for-4 night. He also doubled.
*Brandon Short went 1-for-5; Tyler Kuhn 1-for-4.
*Nathan Jones filled the box score during his two-inning save: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
Winston-Salem 14, Salem 0
*Jacob Petricka threw six shutout innings, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out four. Seven groundouts, four flyouts, and he hit a batter.
*Andy Wilkins homered twice during a 3-for-6 night.
*Michael Blanke also had three hits, striking out in his other two at-bats.
*Tyler Saladino went 0-for-2 with three walks and a strikeout.
*Juan Silverio went 0-for-4 with a walk, strikeout and his 10th error.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
*Jared Mitchel, so upset with the loss of his super fan, has now taken the last 2 days off.
3 things in life I care about
Sox, Colts, and Hawks.
Lifetime banners: '05, '07, '10
Augusta 2, Kannapolis 1
*Kannapolis had two measly hits.
*Rangel Ravelo went 0-for-3 with a walk; Marcus Semien went 0-for-3 with an HBP and a strikeout.
*Trayce Thompson went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
*Spencer Arroyo: 7 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, nine groundouts.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
Princeton 8, Bristol 4
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
by Jim Margalus on Aug 25, 2011 10:28 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Great Falls 5, Idaho Falls 4
*Kevan Smith went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored. He allowed a passed ball.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
A White Sox fourth-round pick in 2009, RHP Matt Heidenreich needed two years in rookie ball before he was deemed ready for a full-season assignment this year. The 20-year-old took his lumps in the first half, going 4-5, 4.63 in 13 starts for low Class A Kannapolis, but he’s been a different pitcher in the second half. Heidenreich allowed no earned runs in two starts this week, notching 11 strikeouts while dealing with 12 baserunners in 12 1/3 innings to push his second-half record to 6-3, 3.67 through 12 turns. His strikeout-to-walk ratio registers at nearly 4-to-1 in the second half, and he ranks fourth among South Atlantic League starters with a ground-to-flyout ratio of 1.73 on the season
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-hot-sheet/2011/2612257.html
viciedo also made the hot sheet but there wasn’t anything notable in the blurb.
wow. heidenreich is in our minor league system? i was wondering what happened to him.
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