BamaDoc

I am not positive when this came out but now includes the 2019 draftees and signees. There are a lot of recent additions from 2018-19. By there rankings, the system has gotten thinner which was inevitable with graduations and injuries. http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2019?list=cws

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/27/2019

Kodi Medieros looks to have been moved to pen. Had been terrible starting/swing role. Putting together a nice string since. Still just 23 years old.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/26/2019 https://www.milb.com/scores/whitesox/2019-07-26 Cease for the big club.

The mlb link that I frequently post uses full names if that would help.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/25/2019

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/24/2019

ChiSox 59, I am in the minority but I absolutely bring him along slowly with a piggyback partner in AAA. I want the year of control back and I want him available late in the year if we are in a race. Lopez to the pen is crazy at this point because the one thing he can provide that we will need is innings. I am hoping he can be a 4 to 4.5 ERA . There is a lot of value in a guy these days who can take the bump every five days and give you 5 to 6 innings with 3 runs or less. That said I think we need two starting pitchers. I don't think we get Cole but one second tier and one swing type. Gio, signee , Cease, Lopez, signee. When Kopech up after year regained, least effective to pen and the same after the break when Rodon is back or go to six man or even Rodon in the pen. At the break if we suck then one signee could become trade bait.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/22/2019 Pilkington for A+ Henzmann AA

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/19/2019

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/18/2019

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/16/2019

I think Jay goes for a low level lottery ticket.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/14/2019

I hope Jay may appeal to someone looking for a vet down the stretch but he might get you a lottery ticket in AZL or DSL. Same for most of what is tradeable. Maybe we could package some borderline people of ours to get a better prospect back. Maybe one of a Jay, Castillo, Yolmer, Leury with a Fulmer or Hansen can get a better return while helping roster issues down the road.

I am getting some stuff together on a 40 man roster post but in a nutshell, the time for trading for multiple fringy prospects is over. We won't have the room to protect them or someone else valuable. You need to add high end prospects which if they are close to the majors, often will need 40 man protection. We need to emphasize high end return not AAAA players and those are usually younger and thus further away. Our time to try a bunch of players and see if someone sticks is pretty much over at the end of this season. The Dodger rumor makes sense roster wise in that we trade two spots for one thus improving the later 40 man crunch. Please don't knee jerk and say there are plenty to cut from the 40 man, there are, but there are more who need to be protected than in some other years.

Is it possible they could co exist as a platoon at DH? Collins doesn't do well vs LHP. Collins OPS about .250 worse vs LHP. Collins also getting some time at first and occasional catching. Yermin as DH and essentially emergency third catcher. Also his OPS much better vs LHP though small sizes each year. I think you could as once Robert is a regular in CF , Leury becomes your super sub.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/13/2019

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/12/2019

How many innings do you give any of our pitchers coming back from Tommy John?

I am not sure bringing them up for a month is going to make that much difference. The other teams will expand rosters and they will face plenty of pitchers who may not be any better than AAA. With the rules as they are I may take option 3. It won't be popular but I gain two years of control and two players protected from rule 5 by not having Rober and Madrigal on the 40 man. It will be more important that the young pitchers recovering from surgery do well and having enough depth to ease them back in if possible. How many innings do you let Kopech, Rodon, Dunning and even Cease throw next year. Remember Washington shutting down Strasburg? This board would flip if we shut down a bunch.

I agree. Keep thinking Walker to AA and Dawkins to A+.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/09/2019

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/06/2019

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/04/2019