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Thanks for clarifying..... I was having trouble separating them.

Shouldn't Wally realize that if baseball is political (and it is) that he should shut the hell up? Lashing out at your old boss in an old boys network like baseball isn't the best way to get other bosses to go to bat for you. Wally was great for the Barons and he is one hell of a manager, but sometimes he should choose his words a little more carefully.

Ask and ye shall receive...... BA 2003 Top Ten Prospects - Chicago White Sox 1. Borchard 2. Olivo 3. Webster 4. Honel 5. Rauch 6. Malone 7. Gonzalez 8. Diaz 9. Munoz 10. Ring

I don't disagree with you on Diaz in that I also think he still has a chance to help the big club and I like his potential. But from a prospect list standpoint, I don't think he is doing anything to separate himself from the Rauch's or Cotts' or Pacheco's, etc. FWIW, he is less than 2 years younger than Pacheco. 7/27/80 vs. 8/31/78 I think both can contribute but I think Pacheco's ceiling is higher because of the size/injury issues with Diaz. Diaz may be more likely to help in the pen. Both need to step it up this year and make their mark. An adequate year for either of them will allow others to pass them and cost them opportunities. I don't think either will see BA's Top Ten this year, but both arguably deserve to be in it.

I couldn't find this in the Trib online...... got a link??

Was it??

If he comes in and hits, sure he has a chance, but my guess it is small. I'd be surprised if they don't find someone to be their 4th OF before ST and only if that person fails would a spot open for a Valenzuela. Hell, I thought he was gone from the organization. lol

Time to get your ass in shape, brotha!

Bull, care to expand on that a bit? LOL I don't know much about him at all.

I'm sure I glad I read this whole thread! There's 30 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

6 each.....

Half the guys in baseball were pitchers in HS. They were generally the best athletes in HS, therefore they pitched as well. Hell, Don Mattingly was 11-0 as a pitcher in senior year in HS.

I left Diaz and Rauch off because I think they have somewhat spun their respective wheels the last two years. Neither has stepped up and separated themselves the past two years and I think that will be reflected in BA's list. Does that mean they will never make a contribution? No But Diaz just hasn't done anything to stand out. He gave up more hits than IP and his BB:K ratio is not all that impressive. His 3.97 ERA is the only thing that you can latch onto as hopeful. He will need to step it up. Rauch's numbers were slightly better, but I am still not convinced with him and never have been. He may contribute in the Majors, but I don't think he has top or even of middle of the rotation potential as was once predicted. I rated Young in the top ten after my first draft because I have heard some good things from a couple of scouts during the past year. I have not seen him play, but he had an impressive year and apparently has all the necessary tools. Being a HS draftee, he is still young. Full season baseball will certainly give us a better indication of his long term abilities. If you saw Pacheco, you would have been impressed. Yes, he has developed late and his age will not give him time to "spin his wheels". He will need to have another big year and make progress toward the Majors or he will lose his opportunity. This will be a key year for him, but he certainly has the stuff required to pitch in the big leagues. The rest of the guys that you mentioned that I failed to will likely appear in the top 30 in the Prospect Handbook. Some may crack the top 20.

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Count me as one who thinks all of that crap is the imagination of someone with too much time on their hands. And Jason, will you PLEASE get off the Mondesi bandwagon. The LAST thing the Sox clubhouse needs is to bring in another malcontent who is not known for working hard and is known for not playing hard.

Problem with Clemente is he is AAA fodder. The Sox already have two AAA CF's unless Reed or Borchard can make the big club, which is doubtful.

I'd say being 35 had a lot to do with it.

Probably never make it? How do you define "make it"? Gload will be on the Sox Opening Day 25-man roster in 2004.

Fair enough........ Here is mine: 1. Jeremy Reed - Obvious pick 2. Kris Honel - Again, obvious choice 3. Neal Cotts - 4 MLB starts not enough to scare me or BA 4. Ryan Sweeney - bumped him up partly because of Anderson's injury and because he was a HS draftee 5. Joe Borchard - BA doesn't let go easily... He'll get one more year to prove himself 6. Ryan Wing - Performing at every level so far and a lefty! 7. Brian Anderson - Can't ignore a #1 draft pick 8. Chris Young - broke out nicely last season... Seems to have the tools 9. Arnie Munoz - Ignore his first 2 weels last year and focus on him being only 21 10. Brandon McCarthy - BB:K ratio of 15:125 too good to ignore in a hitting dominant league Just missing... Valido, Nanita, Pacheco Others considered... Orionny Lopez, Rick Hummel, Andy Gonzalez, Todd Deininger, and Ruddy Yan Rounding out the 2nd 10... Fabio Castro, Ryan Meaux

Just out of curiosity Bull, how would you use the money more constructively..... What would your wish list consist of if say you were given $50,000?? (I have no idea how much Neal gave.. that number is just a nice number off the top of my head) Let us be the judge of who would deserve it more.

Not bad Bull, got 9 out of 10 right.

Where are yours MSF?? Can't post mine until you do. Don't want you cheating off of mine. ;-)

Some of us have seen a number of guys on the list. If we haven't seen them then you just have to go by scouting reports, newspaper articles and stats basically, while mixing in draft status. We all know BA loves the 1st Round picks.

The Sox Top Ten Prospects will be released shortly by Baseball America within a week or so. I know we have discussed this some before, but I am re-evaluating my list and will post it in a day or so. Anyone else want to chime in with their own? Complete Top Ten lists only, please. However, feel free to add a few "honorable mentions". Time to see how good everyone is............

I see what I missed. Perhaps he will be given the role, however my guess is he will still have to earn it on some level.