[Hawkins in August: New Hope?]

And those videos to illustrate what he has seen and scouted puts everything in perspective about Courtney. Good stuff!

[White Sox v Tigers]

Just checked out some stats from Yahoo.Com on Dunn.

You know when he plays 1b, his stats this year are:

 

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS

64 221 30 53 8 0 15 37 40 67 0 1 .240 .362 .480 .842

 

Pretty cool.

[White Sox v Tigers]

Rienzo had 6 strong innings. Maybe Ventura left him out too long and should have gotten a reliever for the 7th??

[2013 Minor League Transactions]

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/?podcast_url=h...mp;dcid=CBS.CHI

 

In case you missed the interview on Saturday, this is Asst. GM Buddy Bell talking with Chris Rongey on the White Sox weekly radio show.

Some pretty good answers regarding the state of the minor leagues, what they preach to the young hitters, and how Jim Thome is coming across to the prospects.

Currently, Bell and Thome are in AA Birmingham taking a look at Brandon Jacobs.

[AAP: Courtney Hawkins]

Nathaniel Stoltz ‏@stoltz_baseball 22h

Everybody's throwing Courtney Hawkins breaking pitches, and he swings at every single one. He has a chance when they're in the zone, though.

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posted: Friday, August 2, 2013 12:03 am | Updated: 12:26 am, Fri Aug 2, 2013.

Brant Wilkerson-New/Winston-Salem Journal

 

See the ball, hit the ball.

 

That was Courtney Hawkins’ explanation of his game-winning double in the eleventh inning of Winston-Salem’s wild 8-7 win over Wilmington on Thursday night.

 

In fact, that was his only explanation, as the Dash center fielder declined further comment, saying, “See the ball, hit the ball – no comment.”

 

After falling behind 7-6 in the top of the inning, Adam Heisler led off with a single, and advanced on Micah Johnson’s sacrifice bunt. Heisler got to third on shortstop Joey DeMichele’s grounder, setting up Chris Curley batting with two outs. He sent a bouncing grounder up the gap in the middle, but Blue Rocks shortstop Jack Lopez fielded it on the move. His throw was errant, and drew first baseman Dennis Raben off the bag.

 

As Curley approached the bag, Raben swiped with a tag, but Curley was able to get under the tag, as Heisler scored to tie it at 7. Catcher Kevan Smith singled, setting up Hawkins, who had missed a game-winning opportunity in the bottom of the ninth. He jumped on the first pitch, driving it off the wall in left-center, and Curley trotted in, with the team mobbing Hawkins on the field.

 

“ In a situation like that you’re just sitting there getting ready for your pitch -- a certain pitch, a certain spot -- and having some fun,” said Manager Ryan Newman of the Dash.

 

Newman says he thinks that the game-winner might be what Hawkins, who is hitting .146 in his past 10 games, needs to get on track as the Dash makes a run at the playoffs.

First baseman Jeremy Farrell agrees.

 

“ Courtney is a great hitter ‑ there’s a reason that he was picked where he was,” he said. “He’s a young kid, he’s at an advanced level -- he’s out there working hard every day.”

“ We’re all pulling for him.”

 

The win also starts an important six-game homestand, after the Dash won two of three at Southern Division-leading Myrtle Beach. The win moved the Dash to 19-20 in the second half and put it just four games out of first place.

 

“ The playoffs are within reach,” Farrell said. “We want to start playing good baseball and give ourselves an opportunity.”

 

The opportunity for the win nearly slipped away in the top of the 11th, after centerfielder Ethan Chapman of the Blue Rocks scored on third baseman Jared Schlehuber’s single to give Wilmington a 7-6 lead. Hawkins’ throw to the plate beat the runner, but Smith was unable to handle it, and Chapman slid in as the ball squirted away.

 

The Dash were one out away from victory in the ninth when Raben’s liner landed just inside fair territory in deep left field, bringing in second baseman Justin Trapp from second to tie it at 6. Winston-Salem’s best opportunity to win it in the bottom of the ninth came Hawkins with at the plate with the bases loaded, but Hawkins’ well-hit grounder went directly to Schlehuber, who doubled up the Dash to escape the inning.

 

Trailing 5-3 entering the fourth, the Dash took advantage of three Wilmington errors to get back on top 6-5.

 

Rangel Ravelo reached on an error by Schlehuber. He moved over on Farrell’s single to left, and Josh Richmond got on because of Trapp’s fielding error.

 

Heisler drove in Ravelo to cut the deficit to 5-4.

 

With runners on second and third, Johnson hit a grounder to Trapp, who made an errant throw home, allowing Farrell and Richmond to score to give the Dash a 6-5 lead.

 

The Blue Rocks took a 5-3 lead in the third as Dash starting pitcher Braulio Ortiz struggled with command.

 

On top of a balk and an error in the inning for the Dash, Ortiz walked three batters, including one with the bases loaded.

 

After that, Ortiz settled in and only allowed one hit over the next three innings. He went six innings, five runs on six hits, with four of the runs being earned. His four strikeouts all came against Trapp.

“ Huge, huge – not only for him, but for us as a team, to give us six innings,” Newman said. “He was up in the zone a little bit early, and settled down and got through six.”

 

The Dash led 3-2 after the second inning after Farrell crushed a homer just to the right of the scoreboard in right-center field.

 

Raben helped Wilmington score first with a double to deep center.

 

The Dash answered in the bottom half of the inning when DeMichele scored on Curley’s RBI triple. Smith brought him in with a single to give Winston-Salem a 2-1 lead.

 

The second game of the three-game series is scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. Right-hander Chris Beck (10-8, 2.84 ERA) will start for the Dash. Right-hander J.C. Sulbaran (0-1, 11.12) will start for the Blue Rocks.

 

bwilkerson-new@wsjournal.com

[8/1 Games]

Somebody on Twitter is saying Barnum got a concussion at the play at the plate.

 

 

According to the Intimidators' Twitter feed, and @BigTexJosh (voice of the I's), the catcher's glove hit Barnum in the head while making the tag. OUCH.

[7/25 Games]

And Rienzo keeps hurling. 6Ks through 5.

[7/24 Games]

Nestor Molina still doing what he does best...giving up hits

 

What in the heck has happened to Nestor Molina?!?

[Joseph (Joe) Martin Dvorsky]

EAT EM UP CATS! TEXAS STATE'S OWN!!!!

 

So the University and baseball field are literally my backyard........

 

Anyhow, he's doing pretty good still, stat wise, earning a promotion from Low A Kanny to High A Winston Salem. Combined, he has the following:

 

25 games

39.2 IP

1-2 W-L record

2.27 ERA

6-43 Walks/Ks (love the K rate there)

39 hits allowed.

 

One big number sticks out. 6. The number of HRs he has given up.

I'm not sure what is normal for a reliever, but that seems a bit concerning to me.

[AAP: Kevan Smith]

Kevan is still playing at High A Winston Salem...

This year, he's played 72 games, 274 ABs, and has the following line:

 

.255/.346/.431/.777

70 hits, 18 2bs, 3 triples, 8 HRs.

53 RBIs and 47 runs scored.

42 strikeouts and 30 walks.

 

Not bad. Little bit on the old regarding Age-to-Level at 25, but seeing that he was raw when he was drafted after a QB career at Pitt, he's learning slowly and developing.

[AAP - Erik Johnson]

From my first post....

 

Laumann views Johnson as a workhorse, "a Curt Schilling-type guy who we think is a starter." Johnson could open as high as Class A Kannapolis once they bring him into the organization after Cal's season concludes, but wouldn't be used in relief as 2010 No. 1 pick Chris Sale was employed after being drafted last year.

 

Today, he's arguably the Sox's #1 prospect.

 

9-2 W-L, 2.24 ERA in 17 starts, AA and AAA combined.

100.2 IPs, 92Ks, 27 walks

Has three CGs this year with one SHO.

Currently on the DL with a strained groin.

[AAP: Courtney Hawkins]

Last 10 games: .209/.267/.465/.692

16Ks in 43 ABs, small sample size of how his year has been going.

 

.194/.265/.470/.735 at High A Winston Salem for the year.

 

116Ks in 243 ABs. That's past Jared Mitchell-like. That's just...........wow.

 

18 HRs in 243 ABs for the year. Not bad for power, but everything else has been a disaster.

[7/24 Games]

2-3, 2 doubles for Semien

 

Semien is hitting himself to a promotion. .309/.460/.603/1.063 splits for July. Also, 19 walks and 8 strikeouts for July?!?

 

Are we sure he's a White Sox prospect??

[Tigers vs. White Sox 7/24/2013]

Here is the Hudson injury

 

http://deadspin.com/tim-hudson-suffers-gru...dium=socialflow

 

Oh. My God. I'm sorry I asked. And those NY'ers seeing the slo-mo...

[Tigers vs. White Sox 7/24/2013]

Anyone just see the Hudson injury? Awful

 

No, what happened?

[Sox/Tigers 7/23 game thread]

 

 

You know, if you add the "wicked witch" tune from the Wizard of Oz as a backdrop to the GIF, we have something there.

[Another White Sox winner]

Nice team win all around.

[Fangraphs Future Closer: Daniel Webb]

You were. After we published your article and tweeted it, he replied that he was there. His name is Nathaniel Stoltz, I've used his videos in a couple articles and he provides some good info on Kanny and WS guys from games. He recently joined Fangraphs, also writes for Beyond the Box Score.

 

He's also on Twitter: @stoltz_baseball

[Red Sox interested in Thornton]

And, as much as some want to bash Thornton, he's a lefty who throws 95mph. Teams value that plus his experience.

[Rosenthal: Sox should market Sale]

Haha totally. Prospects? Are you ducking kidding me here lol. I'd need at least 8 jurickson profar level prospects before I even listen.

 

Plus what a nice message that sends to our young guys: Sign a team friendly contract and we'll send you packing to a destination of your not-choosing for the next 7 years.

 

GMAFB even discussing this like it's smart or even plausible.

 

THIS. Sale is going nowhere.

You think we have low attendance now? We trade our #1 for prospects? No thank you.

[7/3 Games]

Wow, already an ejection from the WS game:

Ejections: Winston-Salem Dash third baseman Jeremy Farrell ejected by HP umpire Jimmie Hollingsworth (1st)

 

Also, HBP: CHawkins.

[White Sox sign Micker Zapata for $1.6 million]

If the White Sox still have $600K, I would expect them to take a long look and use that allocation on a player/players.

Remember, having Marco Paddy aboard, this brings credibility to the Latin America/international movement that the White Sox are now trying to do.

And...they can do what the Cubs did earlier...trade a player for prospects and some teams' allocation money, in order to increase the White Sox's international pool. They're not done yet IMHO.

[How and why did you become a Sox fan?]

Our family used to live at 26th and Wallace St, just blocks away from Comiskey. Even when my Grandpa was a Cubs fan and I used to watch Cubs baseball with him, I remained a Sox fan. My first live Sox game was when I was 4, during the summer of 77, Sox v Tigers, and the Sox won.

[Official Squared Circle Thread]

I cant post the link because im at work but if you go to deadspin, there is a video of an Indy Wrestler blowing a moonsault and landing directly on his head. Absolutely terrifying

 

 

YouTube: http://youtu.be/gKQ_s9nyYKE

 

Yeah, that silence is something else. Eerie.

Tried to embed the video on Auto Linebreak Mode but for some reason it's not working with Chrome. Might be my settings somewhere.

 

Here's what the Indy Wresting Group is going to do for Charade, the wrestler who almost died from that spin.

http://lookmanofans.com/store/live-event-t...arity-chowdown/

 

 

[Bassitt pitches Dash to best record in MiLB]

It seems like the Sox are good at developing pitchers and OF. What are the catcher and 3b prospects like? These seem like a major area of need.

 

The Sox lack a Santiago Perez/Jesus Montero type at C, however guys like Kevan Smith, Michael Blanke, Josh Phegley and Miguel Gonzalez do offer some upside with either their bat or glove. Plus, drafting Jose Barraza and Sammy Ayala, who was a tough sign, at this years' draft offer good depth for the Sox, quite possibly for the first time ever.

 

At 3b, you could say the quality of depth is lacking. Rangelo Ravelo at Kannapolis is arguably the lone WS prospect at that position. He's been on the restricted list for most of the year due to a family matter, IIRC.