NorthSideSox72 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Baseball America released their league Top 20's for the AZL, and the PIO. Just one White Sox there - Johan Cruz, 3B/SS, Great Falls. I asked Bill Mitchell about some AZL guys in the chat, this is his response... Matt (Future Sox) (Chicago): Hello Bill - thanks for putting together the list. As you might guess, going to ask about three White Sox players. Corey Zangari showed unusually mature adjustment to his game as the season went on for a high schooler, and certainly looked hitterish up there while improving contact. Was he in the discussion? Yosmer Solorzano - ground ball machine, command and control, but did you see anything more? Finally, Seby Zavala - how are the defensive skills there at catcher? Thanks! Bill Mitchell: All three of the players you mention were considered for the AZL list, but more in the 25-30 range. 6th round pick Zangari hit well in his pro debut. His defense was rough at first base, understandable in that he spent most of his high school career as a pitcher and catcher. His bat is his only real tool so it'll really have to play, and I don't know that it's going to be enough to carry him. Solorzano put up a good season in his age 18 season but he's not as projectable as other pitchers ahead of him in the AZL. Zabala, the Sox 12th round pick from San Diego State, was liked by scouts who give him the ceiling of a backup catcher if the catching skills develop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Baseball America often does not embrace White Sox prospects. Be interesting to see where they rank Adams, Michalczewski, Anderson, Montas and May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Sep 22, 2015 -> 08:44 PM) Baseball America often does not embrace White Sox prospects. Be interesting to see where they rank Adams, Michalczewski, Anderson, Montas and May. I really don't think there is any anti-Sox bias there. Bill Mitchell is the one who drove that list, and he's actually good friends with our AZL correspodant (Kim Contreras) as they watch the games together and share notes. The only guy I've really seen hold an apparent bias is Keith Law, but looking back at it, I now think it was more anti-KW than anti-Sox anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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