BamaDoc

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

Homer Cruz 19yo with seven shut out innings one hit, 8 k's for DSL. Bailey two more hits and Laureano also

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/03/2019 figured some might like this version with the MLB box score as well

Is there an exemption in the rules for Rule 5 exposure for guys with severe/long injuries? I think I remember that somewhere. Would help with Dunning and Burger and Adolpho perhaps.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=07/01/2019 RE: Bailey and even a couple others might be ready. I guess it is a balance as he is only seventeen and obviously a very different culture awaits in Arizona. Maybe better to bring a couple or if there are players in AZ he has played with it could help him assimilate. No idea his maturity, language skills, personality etc

Sheets ops for June is over .850

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=06/30/2019 Some interesting pitching

Last year Kopech came up when he went thru struggles then was dealing. Not sure I have seen Cease straighten back out. If he is bad, I hope it doesn't hurt his confidence. I do not disagree he is probably the best option right now. I wouldn't mind Kubat at some point. Relatively soft tossing lefties have had success before.

Wow, looked back at the original post. Of 13 pitchers identified, 6 are currently pitching in our organization. Gio and Cease doing well, Lopez, Fulmer, Hansen, Guerrero all struggling. Three, Kopech, Dunning, and Rodon out for the season. Two, Stephens and Clarkin are out of the organization in non trades so we gained nothing for them. So as everyone pretty much agreed, You can't have to much pitching!

Prior to TJ surgery a torn UCL was a 100% career ender. I think the current stats are about 85% return though I am not sure if that is to their previous success rate or just back to MLB for some time. So 15% don't make it back. We have over six TJ guys so odds are one or more is toast statistically. The comment some come back stronger makes sense due to some fixing/rebuilding mechanics or no longer having a elbow that may at times give you twinges/pain you didn't really report or were managing.

See, all is not lost! Think how much harder it must be for Yankee fans to do this!

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates?date=06/29/2019 https://www.milb.com/scores/whitesox/2019-06-29 Kubat AAA....holding out hope lol Stiever A+

I believe he was with Cubs at the time but I remember a drunk Harry in a doubleheader second game started trying to pronounce the players names backwards beginning with grudz.