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Jacob May stole another base, now 36-for-42 in that department. Impressive for a guy who hasn't gotten on base all that often this year. His bat has cooled off some though. Coats 2-3, BB. He has not cooled off, .925 OPS in July, over .950 in last 10 games. Rondon doing better in A+ than I thought he would, went 2-4, hitting .266. Omar Narvaez splitting time but hitting well over .300. And he's an excellent defensive catcher.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 01:46 PM) Marin getting rocked through 2 innings. 5 ER on 7 hits. The league is starting to catch up with him. He really only had two pitches before he added the cutter. Probably he goes to the bullpen when Rodon gets there.

Rodon officially assigned to AZL White Sox today.

Carlos Rodon officially assigned to AZL White Sox, per AZL transactions page. Also... Jarrett Casey and Carlos Sanchez to Charlotte, Daniel McCutchen to DL, Justin Jirschele back to WS Dash.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 12:46 PM) Is it unsurprising to see Peter hit like this right away due to his seasoning in college? When drafted it seemed like consensus was he was a pick to save some cost. Is that accurate? What are things to look for that he may be beating expectations? He is a college guy, but a relatively young one at 21 years old. I don't think it is expected that anyone, even if he was a 4 year guy, to hit THAT well out of the gate. I mean, he's well over .400 at 116 plate appearances. That's unexpected for anyone.

Kanny postponed.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 11:51 AM) Sounds like Ross Gload. Some similarities. But, Ravelo is a RHH (Gload LHH), and Ravelo draws a ton of walks (Gload never really did).

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 11:15 AM) I thought Micker has English language skills? Correct, he is English-fluent. He's a possibility. QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 11:19 AM) Rangel Ravelo would be interesting to me. In his case, at least at one time, I was told his English wasn't very strong despite growing up in the States. That may have changed though, and I'd love to talk with him. Definitely a possibility.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 10:24 AM) Some of the 2014 picks could be interesting. Rodon might be tough, but he would be the most interesting. The dude hasn't really said much of anything. The Dash have been sending out information specifically saying Rodon is currently NOT available to the media. They're keeping him under tight wraps. I really doubt I can pull that off, though I'm willing to try.

Last season we did a LOT of prospect interviews, 25 players in all (more than half in person, the rest via phone). We've only done a couple this year. So, who would you like to hear from? Below is a list of all the players we have already interviewed in the past year or two (not in any real order). We'd rather get someone new, so, NOT someone on this list... Tim Anderson Micah Johnson (twice) Courtney Hawkins Trey Michalczewski Tyler Danish Erik Johnson Jacob May Marcus Semien Josh Phegley Keon Barnum Kevan Smith Joey DeMichele (twice) Myles Jaye Jason Coats Mike Recchia Brad Goldberg Thad Lowry Chris Bassitt Dan Black James Dykstra Adam Lopez Jake Cose Chris Curley Sammy Ayala (gone) Mark Haddow (gone) Stew Brase (gone) Scott Carroll* (was actually a piece he wrote himself, now in MLB) --- Dan Fabian (Sox Baseball Ops) Brian Boesch (W-S Dash Announcer) Mike Gellinger (manager, AZL White Sox) Tommy Thompson (manager, Winston-Salem Dash) Ryan Newman (was manager of Dash, now a coach with Charlotte) Buddy Bell (Director of Player Development) So who NOT on that list appeals? Keep in mind that the guys in AZL might be tough gets, so it is more likely we can get guys in Great Falls or a full season league. But we are certainly willing to TRY for AZL guys.

A morning game and an afternoon game, should make the game thread be hoppin'.

Those are some obscene numbers, even for a week.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 08:56 AM) Yeah I saw that, I think they still need another infielder up there, and in my opinion, DeMichele has earned a promotion. Could be, though I'm not entirely convinced he's ready. It would also alleviate some pressure in Kanny on their infield, as someone like Stringer could come up to W-S in a corresponding move. Then one of the rookie infielders, maybe Jake Peter, could head to Kanny.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 08:49 AM) Who's playing SS? Wagner? I really think they need to call up Demichele. Sox also released Jake Floethe (spelling?) from Winston Salem. Floethe hadn't pitched in a long time, and was released a week or two ago. As for SS at B-Ham, they only have four infielders on their roster now - Ravelo (who plays only 1B), Wagner, Farrell and Curley. Curley can play a competent SS, and Wagner is a 3B, so that means Farrell at 2B. Marrero can play 1B too but is listed as an OF. They're a little thin on skill INF's right now (probably why Ravelo played 3B for a game the other night).

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 08:39 AM) Who gets released? Or DL'd, as the Sox are wont to do. Also should note, didn't see this earlier, the Sox released SS Jaime Pedroza.

Jarrett Casey will be promoted to AAA today, tweets talked about it last night.

Recap of both Saturday and Sunday's games.

Recap posted Wilkins has been a monster in July.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 05:30 PM) But wite told me there'd be 99.9999% that he'd.... #wite99.9999 Get it trending.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 04:42 PM) It's amazing how quickly threads can turn into something irrelevant to the original topic I tried to bring it back. I think my post was too long.

If Astros said publicly they contacted Casey Close, that's like an extra kick in the ass they put on Aiken. Could further jeopardize his ability to play in NCAA this next year. On the other hand, Aiken's camp not even responding to a $5M offer is pretty insane too. Hard to see a way this isn't some real stupid gambling from BOTH sides.

You have to start with these questions: 1. Is Davidson ready? 2. Can Davidson provide, all things considered, above average offensive production at 3B/ When you can say yes to both (or at least, yes and probably), then you have two paths for Gillaspie: 1. Trade him 2. Keep him as the backup 3B/1B/DH So really, it comes down to a value proposition. If you keep him, his salaries will likely be along the lines of: 600k, 900k, 1M, 1M+ for the next four years. Could be higher on the back end, depends. If he can hit against righties almost exclusively, maybe gets 200-300 PA across 1B/3B/DH and occasional PH, given his track record, that does provide positive value. As far as "fit", think about this, for 2015 and the future. Davidson at 3B and Abreu at 1B are likely to be fixtures. The DH could be Viciedo, or someone new, or maybe even Rangel Ravelo. Notice something in that list? Other than the wildcard, those guys all hit right-handed. Makes Conor a nice "fit" for a LH bat on the bench. Think of a hitter similar to Ross Gload, maybe a little better, but plays both corners instead of 1B and sort of OF. What this all means is, you trade Conor if your return provides more value to the Sox than his positive value in that limited role. That value isn't super-high, but it is notable. If you get prospects/players of greater value and/or conditioned potential value (i.e. a prospect in AA with a 50% chance of being an average every day player, do the math), you do the trade. Now that you have a value proposition, the next question is, who could use Conor? If all a team needs is someone for a similar role that the Sox likely use him in for 2015, then you aren't likely to get a good trade unless a team desperate for offense on a playoff run overpays a bit. If on the other hand another team has a real lack of starting grade 3B currently or upper level in the minors, then you can likely get more value to make it worth it, because Gillaspie becomes more valuable to them than the Sox. So... 1. What teams making a playoff push could use a LHH corner guy, who also have some decent prospects they may be willing to go over-value with? 2. What teams have a below average starting 3B and no likely above average 3B in the upper levels of their farm? The combined answers to those 2 questions give you your candidate teams. Then you can start coming up with a list of demands.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 02:43 PM) It'll be fun to see both in AA next year along with May. Given his age, I'd like to see Coats go up there now. Maybe when they inevitably give Mitchell his 4th shot at AAA and a slot opens up. May and Hawkins I'd like to see finish in A+.

Yeah, Astros clearly must have real concerns. There is no other reason for them to be doing this, it would make no sense.

Mark will need to pitch past 40 with typical MB success levels to have a shot at the Hall. And I seriously doubt he even wants to pitch for that long.