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QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 09:39 PM) Chris Beck looking sharp Rather see more Beck than Volstad Beck is off of the 40 man roster.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 11:56 PM) I guess I had hoped that the big 3 prospects on the big league club(Moncada/Giolito/Lopez) would come out and light the world on fire early this season, and I'm fairly disappointed they haven't. It doesn't mean they can't figure it out later, but Moncada and Giolito look really bad lately. I'm encouraged by Giolito's competitive spirit and being able to go out there and pitch fairly decently without anywhere near his best stuff, but that stuff looks awful. It makes me even more disappointed because I spent most of the spring talking these two up and telling everyone how I thought they'd both have a big season. Then, the regular season hits and they both look awful. I didn't expect that from either of them. I thought they both made strides last year and in spring. Nope, I was wrong. I feel like an idiot for talking them up. So, I guess I'm taking out my frustration by spewing negativity on the board. Night. This is not realistic. The history of baseball is littered with Hall of Famers who struggled early in their careers. Almost no one starts out on top and stays there.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 11:56 PM) Watch where you step Alice... there's rabbit holes everywhere! I'm still standing by my original thoughts on Moncada. He's young with limited baseball experience in this country compared to many other prospects. He's taking his lumps like pro and still feel he will be fine. He's young, and he is even younger in terms of quality experience. We have seen that playing in the Cuban leagues isn't the same as playing high school and college ball in the US. Guys don't come here with a set of basic skills. Look at a 27 year old Jose Abreu who comes here and has no idea how to use footwork around 1st base. Alexei Ramirez had the same adjustment period. Now scale back and realize that Moncada is only 22 anyway. These struggles shouldn't surprise anyone.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 11:10 PM) You don't think we know that? We're not complaining about the W/L record, we're complaining about our "prized" prospects getting to the majors and not being able to even make contact or find the strike zone. It is ridiculous. It seems like they're doing fine until they get to the majors and then they take 3 steps backward. There's no development going on, only regression. That is the complaint. Giolito, Lopez and Fulmer walked at least 5 batters in each of their last starts. Moncada has struck out in 9/12 PA his last 3 games. Avi sucks again. Nobody else on the team seems to have a clue at the plate either, except for Abreu. Eventually he won't get anything to hit either once the AL realizes that he has nothing around him. I know Lopez has pitched well in terms of runs allowed so far but he's going to get killed eventually if he walks 3-5 batters a game. You don't act like you know it. You are so caught up in the minutia of a process that has barely begun, in a season that is 12 games old. If you go pitch to pitch on this, you are never going to make it.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 10:37 PM) I think I'm just going to stop following the site during the rebuild. Some of you guys are miserable. For all of the people that begged for a rebuild, there are too many who can't handle a rebuild. This is a process, and it will take YEARS, not 12 games. Stressing over the micro's of pitch to pitch in a process like this is such a waste of time. Zoom out and look at this as a timeline and not the next pitch.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 08:14 AM) Yea I’m sure Debartolo would have totally built a stadium with his own money I mean he got that great new modern facility built in San Francisco.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 05:03 PM) Not sure why we are never linked to Harper. I can think of half a billion reasons.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:42 PM) not sure. I've been to about half the parks in MLB but only safeco out of those . of the one's I've been to camden, safeco and AT&T are my favs. least favs are probably comerica and rogers centre. Glad to see I wasn't the only one who hated Comerica.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:36 PM) Sorry, kid, but wiseass remarks aren’t a great rebuttal to the fact that our cornerstone prospect in this rebuild strikes out 35% of the time. Do better. Take your own advice.

He doesn't link them. He calls them "potential fits"

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 04:30 PM) I’m guessing they don’t want to stick with an eight man bullpen for very long and there’s little risk of losing Volstad when they decide to outright him back to Charlotte. Bingo. The other thing is they may well be working on stuff with the other guys, and they want them right where they are until they figure it out.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 03:11 PM) I can't remember, but wasn't it always likely that it would be end of May/early June? It was, like I said, more of a footnote.

FutureSox? @FutureSox 3h3 hours ago Knights media release just out says it's Chris Beck starting tonight.

In the last week, here is what the Sox have signed. Dionicio Jimenez bd 1/7/2001, RHP (17 yo) Andres Rosario bd 3/11/1999, IF (19 yo) Daneuris Lagrange bd 6/17/1998 RHP ( 19, about to be 20, yo)

QUOTE (GenericUserName @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 01:44 PM) From the guys I could find any info on, they seem to be older prospects. Considering several were pitchers, they are probably guys who developed late and are just being discovered now. Also, for signings under $10,000 (which many of these older ones probably are) the money doesn't count against the bonus pool, so we could be out of money and still sign those guys. Pitchers usually come on later, so that isn't abnormal.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 01:38 PM) Interesting quote from Dunning... @WSDashBaseball “[@whitesox starter James Shields] showed me a different grip to use for the curve...That's been a big plus for me.” -@Ddunning33 on one of the keys to his hot start Seems like Shields has been really willing to work with the kids, which is nice.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 01:36 PM) https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates AAA - Volstad AA - Stephens A+ - TBD A - TBD

QUOTE (MnSoxFan @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 01:33 PM) Couple of International signees the past couple days https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2P...amp;single=true Interesting. Glad to see them grabbing some guys as we near the deadline for this period. Might as well leave as little money as possible behind.

Side note to this, that means the earliest that Rodon could come off of the DL is now May 25.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 11:56 AM) Was Lucas Giolioto one of them? IIRC there was a segment on an MLB insider show that caught the Sox brass talking about passing on a pitcher because of his mechanics. This would have been before Giolito was drafted. For some reason it seems like they never said the name, but there were rumors as to who it was. I can't recall the name now.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 07:46 AM) Paul Ryan reportedly will announce he's not seeking reelection https://twitter.com/scottwongDC/status/984042692836495360 This is a chance for him to walk away with this dignity and quit being the waterboy for Trump's policies without causing an eruption of the Republican Party between the factions of Trump and the rest of the GOP. In the situation he is in, this is his best possible move if he wants a political future. And all over a job he didn't really want anyway.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 12:09 PM) The other thing everyone forgets is who owned the Cubs and who owned WGN. They weren't going to cede that to the White Sox. As long as the Tribune owned both, the Sox were only going to get limited play at best on their station. And the Chicago Tribune.

Looks like they wanted another long reliever.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 03:42 PM) I'm only taking McClanahan if he has better grades, all things equal I'm not taking a pitcher with TJ. The Sox have passed on pitchers before because of their arm action and surgery risks.

QUOTE (GenericUserName @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 10:05 AM) I doubt the Sox would do that. They obviously like him enough to resign him after trading him, I doubt they would just dump him after 6 weeks. I honestly think they'll wait until June or July until they can trade him for literally anything (probably nothing) and then bring Kopech up. They also gave him $5 million to come back. I think Shields is out the door before Miguel is, unless Gonzalez absolutely craters.