BamaDoc

I have looked in the game summary but there were no comments from him. It would be a lot more helpful if he simply said, dead arm, couldn't find release point, etc. The fact he was left in so long makes me think injury less likely. Sometimes things off the field can interfere. Last year second half his walk rate really improved so he has done it before.

Of course the answer is you never have enough as injuries/performance will whittle the group. If there is a surplus, of course it becomes currency to improve another part of the team. But lets take another look........ We are very thin on left handed prospects. Guerrero, Clarkin, and a few lower level lefties are all lower ceiling players and longer shots in general. The one left handed high ceiling player, Rodon , has an injury history and is a Boras client. Even if he is excellent, when his free agency comes you may not be able to keep and dare I say afford him. I like we took Madrigal but would not of been against an approach of a high ceiling lefty underslot and adding more "tough sign" talent later. Ideally, I would like two really good lefties in my rotation for balance if nothing else and as currently constructed we have one maybe zero.

Is this rust post injury, injury still effecting swing, and/or the inevitable eb and flow of pitchers/coaches seeing some vulnerability in his setup and approach? We have seen him comment on adjusting to being to passive early in the count and consequently being constantly behind in the count. Maybe he needs to adjust setup back a couple of inches to punish the inside fastball at which point they will go offspead away as the ballet of baseball that we love dances.

With Davidson, Palka, Thompson, and Engel you have four guys who have no business being near a good team.

What is up with Roach? AAAA player or is he doing something different? 7 innings no runs one walk 9 k. Think 14 straight scoreless and year long ERA 2.96

Wish I could go. Would like to try something similar in Birmingham. Met several guys in California 2005 during playoffs when my wife surprised and sent my son and I.

On mlb.com today is Rick Hahn in his own words. On the draft he mentioned taking more HS players and if I read it correctly, he says "we are going to sign four". I counted the HS players on the tracker and four are listed as signed. So again, if I am reading it correctly, all the HS players pick 33 and below will not be signing.

Stephens strong thru five. No runs , 2 hits 6 k. September?

I agree, but would rather have 18 than zero LOL.

Way late. http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?cid=&lid=&org=145&sc=&sid=milb&t=affiliate&ymd=20180611

Frank Thomas reportedly catcher asked an umpire why it was a ball....."because Frank didn't swing at it" Same story goes around about all batters with great eyes. On umpires, I would tell my young players " There is a reason this ump isn't in the majors". Not sure what you tell a major leaguer. LOL. I agree Ricky needs to go out and get tossed. Players will appreciate it.

This makes total sense. Highly intelligent guy who is thinking to much. He can do it in the pen at max focus/thought. When he gets on the mound, you add one more thing to think about(batter) and it becomes information overload. I knew a guy who hit the golf ball great on the range but had a hundred swing thoughts. When he got on the course adding in one more thing, the pin, overwhelmed him and he broke down. Maybe having someone stand in during part of his side sessions would help. He is just having to think to much to do it right.

At least he is stating he feels good and is healthy. I have wondered about some kind of shoulder issue or something. From your post, I also thought of Covey and it is there in the article as well.

97pitches probably done. Ok return. Two of the runs unearned. Take them away and we probably say looked great and he might have pitched the sixth. I hope as our guys gain experience, they also improve on d. The little things win championships.

WS already started. Adolfo three run homer in the first. Cease pitching 2k thru two.

Sorry I don't have a link, but I did see a scout with a great track record of about eight major leaguers really went to bat for him. He came in a couple rounds earlier than ranking. Maybe a little savings?????

There is also a component of this on the pitchers command. If the catcher never has to move his mitt on a slightly off the edge pitch, he may get the call. If the catcher sets up outside and has to dive/move significantly inside to catch a pitch, even though it may be over the plate it will often be called a ball.

Will anyone (future sox) be doing a write up on the DSL names to watch?

But last ten games he has hit .188 I wish someone gets hot......soon

I wonder if the recent cool bats in W-S have any effect on Eloy going to Charlotte. Who would you replace him with? Hard to move up guys who are in the midst of a struggle.

Wonder if this is a year you may be on the clock and on the phone with more than one player rep and say " What is your lowest $ to sign at this pick?"

Doing something for the fans is the worst reason to make a baseball move. While he might succeed in the majors now that is not guaranteed. With that said, he has earned a promotion to AAA. His performance there should dictate his arrival time to MLB. If you are within days of super two, it probably makes sense to let that pass.

If these guys are somewhere and meet someone, they probably introduce themselves as a "professional baseball player". I see no problem expecting them to act/fulfill the first part. You can't always control outcomes, but you can control attitude, effort, and preparation. It is actually hard to maximize those three things in a losing culture. We have a lot of guys who haven't been there before and many who shouldn't be there now but this is the sad part of the rebuild. You really need Jose and the few vets to hold guys accountable to playing the game the right way. Ricky has talked about playing the White Sox way and that is being tested. Some of these players are getting what may be their only chance in MLB. They should be busting ass. The minimum salary is still a lot more than what flipping burgers makes.

Did he say he wanted to be a catcher?................just kidding and sorry!

#50 Kris Bubic LHP Stanford is listed as a senior. Is that someone who gets taken and due to being a senior is signed way under slot freeing up money for others? If so, I wonder if someone with a lot of comp picks might take him a bit early.