southsider2k5

The amount of SS's on this team who interest me is kind of amazing, but I think my top follows personally are the following guys, with Quintero at the top of my list. Guerrero (OF) Delgado (SS) Coronado (OF) Sanchez (c) Abbott (1B) Quintero(SS)

This team could field a roster of SS's. There are a ton of interesting names on this roster, both from Latin America, and the high school kids from the last couple of years in the draft. There are a lot of talented teams in the system, but I think this one holds the most intrigue for me because of the amounts of unknowns combined with breakout potential. Also gotta love a 6'10" 194 pound player. Crazy.

Another interesting thing for the White Sox becomes positional availability. For example if they get OF's where do they send them? The Sox all but admitted they didn't want to draft Steele Walker as there was no where to play him. There is literally no where left to play a quality prospect. In the franchise is going to have to cut multiple OFs in the organization just to make room to move the top end guys around. It does you no good to get a guy and not be able to play him 5 out of 6 days a week. The Starting Pitching back up is almost as severe.

It is also worth mentioning that due to their internal value system, Houston is one of the least likely franchises to pay up for a player, let alone one that is devalued by all advanced stat system because of his position and because of his defense.

He isn't really owed anything, so probably not.

What similar hitters have been traded for in recent years.

You should trade greg on the NYSE because you pretty much own him.

Still waiting on to bet you on this.

Top 100, let alone top 50.

I am going to go on record again to say that we aren't getting a top end player for Abreu.

No.

Bad baseball from Lindor.

The good news is that Rodon recovered really nicely. Only 3 hits and no walks over the last 4 IP.

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Now let's hear all of the posts about his ruined swing.

Anyone have any verification on this?

N-omar with the whiff.

The Chinese economy is dependent on the US markets like a welfare check. We could well collapse their economy like we did to the USSR in the late 80s and early 90s, if this were to become a protracted battle. While we would see inflation and some shortages, the Chinese economy is so levered up and dependent on dollars it would be brutal for them.

Speaking of Alexei type plays, that a baseball stupid play.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ben-badler-top-prospects-chat-61918/ Don (Orland Park, IL.): In your next updated top 100 minor league prospects would you move Blake Rutherford or Dylan Cease into your top 100 based on their performance this year ? Ben Badler: Cease is in that discussion. Rutherford isn’t for me.

We saw it with Alexei, we saw it with Dayan, and we saw it with Abreu. They just don't teach the same basics in Cuba. Agree 100%.

Alexei was the poster child for million dollar arm and 10 cent head at SS. He did get a lot better the longer he was in the US, but he had zero baseball IQ when he first got here. Of all people, that year he spent with Omar Vizquel was huge for him.