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Nicky Delmonico might be something from Travis Sawchik @ Fangraphs

I really like the idea of signing Chris Iannetta as a mentor and someone who can frame for these young pitchers. DH - Gillaspie# C - Iannetta - FA 1B - Abreu 2B - Moncada# SS - Anderson 3B - Davidson LF - Delmonico* CF - Garcia# RF - Engel SP - Rodon* SP - Lopez SP - Giolito SP - Chatwood / Santiago* / Tillman - FA SP - Shields C - Narvaez* UT - Sanchez# UT - Peter* OF - Garcia / Cordell / Tilson CL - Jones SU - FA SU - Bummer* MR - Clark* MR - Rule V LO - Fry* LR - Danish Trade Avisail.

QUOTE (Insp @ Aug 22, 2017 -> 09:48 PM) From reading this one would never guess that Moncada went 2 for 4 tonight with both hits being doubles.

Its something to build on, at times showed good command of his fastball, solid change but third time through the order they're going to start hitting you hard. I look forward to seeing what he is capable at the major league level.

that was s*** pitch selection, should've been a high fastball out of the zone on 0-2 after getting the second strike down broadway.

Hell of a fastball by Gio, wow.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Aug 22, 2017 -> 07:19 PM) Personally...I'd hate throwing to Narvaez. I'd tell him find a place and sit your ass still....he's all over place. Seriously, it will do wonders for this young staff for the FO to spend a little money on a defensive first backstop to develop these kids going into next year. Narvaez as a back up on a contending team, sure on this team, not at all.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 22, 2017 -> 11:32 AM) For some of the people who wanted full rebuilds, the patience is amazingly short. FTFY but I agree, some fans are going to live and die with each PA and start and its going to drive them up a wall. Most prospects don't enter the league and set it on fire like Devers or Delmonico. Development isn't linear and these kids are going to need a lot of ABs and innings to make the adjustments, some will be bust, some will flame out but some will come from nowhere hopefully Delmonico and Leury and a few might actually hit their ceiling.

QUOTE (cjgalloway @ Aug 22, 2017 -> 11:27 AM) I agree. I believe that when lists are out at the beginning of next year he will be in the 25-50 range and our #3 prospect behind Eloy and Kopech agreed, post graduations I think our top 5 will be Jimenez, Kopech, Hansen, Robert, Cease

QUOTE (Tony @ Aug 21, 2017 -> 07:10 PM) 22 years old Shin splints, collision with Garcia, thumb injury Less than 150 MLB AB's Been in a new city for less than a month Still holding a .320 OBP But lets completely write him off and already talk about how the Sale trade was a mistake. next year is going to be fun for some sox fans as they aren't handling the ups and downs of a team that had actual major leaguers, next year outside of Abreu, Rodon, Anderson and the few FA this is going to be a green team.

Pretty DP by the twins.

Delmonico is on fire now up to a 14.9 BB% & 17.6 K% and he just stole his second base, loving it.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 21, 2017 -> 04:50 PM) Not his fault, it's all on the framing Agreed, Omar has caught him 70% of the time this year and he is dog s*** at framing.

is there a reason why Narvaez always catches Carlos? his receiving is garbage.

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DH - Gillaspie# C - Smith 1B - Abreu 2B - Moncada# SS - Anderson 3B - Davidson LF - Delmonico* CF - Engel RF - Garcia# C - Narvaez* UT - Sanchez# UT - Peter* OF - Garcia or Cordell or Tilson SP - Rodon* SP - Lopez SP - Giolito SP - FA (Chatwood or Santiago* or Tillman) SP - Shields CL - Jones SU - FA signing SU - Goldberg MR - Bummer* MR - Rule V Pick up LO - Clark* LR - Danish

Great news, hopefully by August of next year we can see what should probably be the future rotation. Rodon* Lopez Giolito Kopech Guerrero* or Hansen

Narvaez isn't smooth with the low strike at all, thats two so far.

Moncada OP

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 10:28 AM) Two months in AAA for Giolito isn't inconceivable if the Sox signed two guys like Santiago/Bucholz/Estrada/Chatwood as flip candidates to fill out the rotation, but I totally understand your logic. I think we see Gio up in sept, then up after they get an additional year of control out of him next year. I see our pitching staff looking like this next year. SP Rodon* SP Lopez SP Chatwood - FA SP Santiago* - FA SP Shields CL - Petricka - Jones if he comes back healthy SU - FA scrap heap SU - Bummer* MR - Goldberg MR - Rule V LO - Clark* LR - Danish

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 09:49 AM) By the end of this season, he will have over 3 years of service time. His "cheap" window is gone. He was never a bonus baby though I think Hahn and the FO will lock him up to a 25M contract, buy out his three remaining ARB years so they have cost certainty then have two additional team options with a 750k buy out for year 1 and a 1.5M for year two.

In the other Delmonico thread I said I could see these three as comps Ben Broussard / Travis Shaw / Brandon Belt having said that I think his transition across the diamond looks like this LF/3B/1B/DH for the remainder of this season LF/1B/DH for '18 1B/DH for '19 when the sox lock up Abreu again and move him to DH exclusively. If the sox stumbled onto gold with Leury and Delmonico as being 2+ fWAR player it'll speed up the rebuild and take some pressure off the farm for needing to hit on everyone.

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Aug 16, 2017 -> 09:36 AM) I was at Cease's start last night, all his hits given up were soft flares, bad luck thanks for the update