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Barraza with 6 Ks yesterday, what is that called? The titanium sombrero? The adamantium sombrero?

While Blanke has struggled with the transition to pitching Brad Salgado has really taken to the switch to the mound. His peripherals have been great so far and with the way they've been pitching him it looks like they plan on stretching him out to be a starter. He should be a very interesting name to follow next season.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 7, 2014 -> 05:46 PM) Who do we want to give those Dunn at-bats to? Wilkins? Mitchell (haha)? Semien? Michael Taylor? Honestly I'd like to call up Saladino to allow Robin more flexibility defensively and use the DH for Abreu or to plug in the best offensive matchup on any given day.

Ravelo also stole third, the kid can do it all! Mitchell still keeping it going at AA, it's hard not to be skeptical but his recent performance makes you wonder if a light went off for him.

Mitchell with another homer, that demotion must've really rustled his jimmies.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 05:19 PM) Tim Anderson--fractured wrist 4-6 weeks. So do they promote Rondon from Kanny or pull Wagner down from Birmingham? Rondon's bat can barely stay afloat in the Sally League I'd hate to see how the Carolina League pitchers tear him up.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 27, 2014 -> 08:37 AM) Birmingham Barons ‏@BhamBarons 21m TRANSACTIONS: RHP Chris Beck and INF Dan Black have been transferred from @KnightsBaseball to Birmingham. Luis Sierra placed on the DL. That was quick, I guess they don't think Beck is ready for AAA after all.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 26, 2014 -> 10:59 AM) It's going to be interesting to see what Anderson and Hawkins can do in AA next year. That Birmingham team is going to be stacked next year, especially if they start Rodon there next season.

Barnum and Hawkins with a homer each in the resumed game.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 05:30 PM) Surkamp will before him. Surkamp has a 40 man spot. Heath does not. Good point, I didn't think about that. Surkamp's definitely earned it with his recent performances, the strikeout numbers are very encouraging.

Anyone else think that Heath might be next in line to be called up for a spot start? His last 5 games as a starter have been pretty impressive.

Hawkins 12th homer on the year.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jun 22, 2014 -> 10:34 AM) I believe he means this year. If pitchers pitched a lot already in college/HS, sometimes they'll start them out in the pen after being drafted. I'm sure he'll be a starter long term. I expect him to have workload similar to Thad Lowry's workload last season, a mix of starts and relief appearances averaging 3 innings per appearance.

The AZL team has a lot of interesting names on the roster that should be fun to follow this season, most notably for me Spencer Adams (duh!), Micker Adolfo (double duh!), Victor Done, Luis Martinez, Barraza, Jake Jarvis, Jeffry Santos & Antonio Rodriguez. Lots of raw talent down there, should be some really ugly games with some really great games to check on.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 20, 2014 -> 08:57 PM) Also, Bradley Salgado has taken to the mound nicely so far. Tonight he went 3 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 R, 7 Ks. Salgado now has 9 K in 4 IP this year. He hasn't given up a walk yet either which is really impressive for someone transitioning from a position player to a pitcher to have such an early command of the strike zone.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 16, 2014 -> 02:17 PM) Great Falls roster is up now, with a lot of 2014 picks on it. No AZL Sox roster yet. We'll have a GF preview soonish. Ethan Wilson, Dane Opel and Matt Lane start on DL. Nick Parent and Nick Blount are both on the restricted list due to their PED suspensions. Thanks for the link, I'm excited to see what Matt Ball and Toby Thomas do this year.

Danish pitched over a pretty inexcusable error by DeMichele that put runners on 1st and 3rd with no out to strand the runners right there with a pretty K and a couple of shallow pop-ups. Showed some good mental toughness to get out of that with no damage.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 06:32 AM) For Saladino I just want a bigger sample size before I can believe it. His last two years were very disappointing, especially in the power department. 200 PA's is not enough to forget his previous 1000. Potential is definitely there for him to move up the rankings. It should be mentioned that Saladino was put into the leadoff spot for the past two seasons which probably had a dramatic effect on his approach at the plate. If you notice in his stats from the past two years that his average and power numbers are down but his OBP and SB numbers exploded to the upside. Now that he has been placed lower in the lineup it appears that he is more aggressive at the plate which has translated into higher power numbers. I think Saladino is the type of really good baseball player that are prevalent in the franchises that have been able to build their organization organically like the Rays and Cards, he's not a flashy athlete but a guy that understands how to play the game from the ground up. I love L. Garcia's tools but right now I'd rather see Saladino in that spot.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 09:47 PM) 1) Rodon 2) Anderson 3) Johnson 4) Hawkins 5) Montas 6) Danish 7) Davidson 8) Adams 9) Sanchez 10) Ravelo I think this is probably the most accurate top 10, way too early to rate Adams over Danish when Danish just dominated the Sally League.

Saladino has been on fire recently, .429/.667/1.095 over his last 10 games and adds another triple today. I hope Hahn is working on some way to move some of the middle infield players, between Semien, Micah Johnson, Sanchez & Saladino there's at least 3 major leaguers in that group for only 1 potential open spot next year depending on what they do with Beckham.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 4, 2014 -> 05:42 AM) Not referring to the HISTORICAL, fielding-only version of Escobar, but the .781 OPS, 15 doubles in 130+ ab's version. THIS year. Career-wise, he's at only .646, or basically what Gordon Beckham has produced the past 3 seasons, more or less. A slightly better version of Andy Gonzalez, maybe. But, if you honestly believe Saladino can come up this season and put up those numbers, then he should be starting somewhere in the White Sox line-up on a nearly everyday basis. I've always seen Saladino's realistic comparison as Tony Graffanino to Sean Rodriguez if everything clicks.

Lowry is looking at a rained-shortened no-no right now.

Lowry's dealing for Kanny tonight, 5 Ks over 4 innings already.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 01:16 PM) Ravelo gets shafted. QFT.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 12:29 PM) Aiken or Rodon What if they're both there? Great problem to have but I'd have to go with Aiken...