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QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 8, 2009 -> 06:54 PM) He's also yet to strikeout. Of players with at least 14 AB this spring only he and Quentin have yet to K. I'm also impressed that Josh Fields has only struck out twice... and had zero before today.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 8, 2009 -> 05:30 PM) He phrased it as a question, I didn't see anything wrong with it. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Just to add a little more fuel to the fire... Remember in the Arizona Fall League... an advanced league loaded with most teams' top talent... Beckham's stats were: .394 batting average (6th in the league) .468 OBP (5th in the league) .652 SLG (8th in the league) 1.119 OPS (8th in the league)

QUOTE (Cubano @ Mar 8, 2009 -> 04:46 PM) Is James Gordon Beckham the new Sox 2B despite playing in the low minors only? Is Guillen considering starting him? Has he play 2B before? The way I am seeing things with my crystal ball I see Gordon making the team with zero games played at 2B before ST. Now, it looks like the Sox wants to give the 2B position to Gordon. This is incredible. I learn something new with MLB every year. Lillibridge has the flu and won't return to the club until Wednesday. Nix has a strained quad and won't play until at least Tuesday. And Beckham is likely the Sox 2B of the future. So... makes perfect sense that the Sox would be playing Beckham right now and seeing what they've got. Also, keep in mind he absolutely tore up the AFL in the fall, which had alot of MLB ready pitching talent... and he played 2B while he was there. So this is not the first time he's played it.

QUOTE (ChesterCopperpot @ Mar 8, 2009 -> 04:29 PM) Beckham is awesome. Two opposite field doubles today. I love it. Makes the 2nd base battle even more interesting.

Hu's on first.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 8, 2009 -> 11:09 AM) Wow. Sweeney, Cunningham, Wing, Sisco, Gonzalez.... how many ex-Sox prospects are over there now? Yeah. Seems like they're becoming "WhiteSox West". But I think Wing left the A's and signed with a Japanese team in the offseason.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Mar 8, 2009 -> 02:03 AM) I may have missed something, but what does that have to do with anything? Beckham is 22.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 7, 2009 -> 05:49 PM) I'd love it if they brought him in, but I just don't see it in the cards... ^^^^^^^^^^^ I don't see Pudge accepting an offer to be AJ's backup unless the Sox are the only team that offers him a job.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Mar 7, 2009 -> 02:41 PM) color me unimpressed with owens base stealing ability....0-3 this spring i think ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If he keeps this up, he might set a Cactus League record for caught stealing.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 7, 2009 -> 02:33 PM) Richard seemingly learning from Buehrle how to work with a fast pace...good to see, that really keeps the fielders on alert and helps the defense. Yep. Saw a stat last year saying he is 2nd quickest on the Sox, right behind MB, in time between pitches.

Vizquel absolutely robbed Getz of a hit. No other SS makes that play.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Mar 7, 2009 -> 02:21 PM) NICE PLAY DAYAN For those who couldn't see it Went deep to his right for a hard hit grounder and showed off that gun on the throw to first... very nice.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Mar 7, 2009 -> 01:32 PM) off-topic but when does gavin floyd pitch again?? i haven't seen a single game where he started Floyd is scheduled to start tomorrow (Sunday) vs. the Dodgers.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 7, 2009 -> 01:37 PM) I don't really understand your definition of "run through" seeing as how Jeremy Reed never played for the White Sox, Chris Young never made it past Birmingham and Anthony Webster never made it above A ball with the White Sox. Perhaps you're just including anyone who was at one time or another a top 10 prospect over the past 7 years though that hardly seems apt. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Also, Ryan Sweeney played a career total of 10 games (26 at-bats) as a CF for the WhiteSox, most in garbage time or as an injury fill-in. Not sure that should even make the cut for players we 'tried out' at the position. The Sox targeted him for RF, not CF.

I don't think there is/was any trickery or dishonesty in telling Viciedo or his agent that it was an open competition for 3B. I don't think there is any doubt that if Fields came to camp and struggled, and Viciedo outplayed him, that Viciedo would come north with the team. But likewise, I don't think Viciedo, his agent, or anyone else should consider a stint in the minors as a bad thing either. He's 19. He looks like he has a great future ahead of him. I think it could be a HUGE mistake to push him ahead too fast and have his confidence destroyed by a level of competition and pitching he may not be ready for. And isn't it true that Alexei was one of the first (if not THE first) position players from Cuba to ever jump to MLB without any time in the minors? If so, it may be unfair to try and hold a 19-year old kid to that standard. I mean... We're not expecting a relatively advanced 22 year old Gordon Beckham to make that jump even after he destroyed "major league ready" pitching in the Arizona Fall League. No one is suggesting a little time in the minors for him would be a bad thing. So why the double standard? Let's make sure we're doing the right thing for both Dayan and the team. If that means spending a little time in the minors, so be it.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Mar 7, 2009 -> 10:32 AM) I still think he'd be serviceable as a 5th or 6th inning reliever if he was still on the Sox. I definitely think Cotts is still better than Wassermann, Russell, and MacDougal. I agree that he could compete with those guys for a roster spot... in Charlotte. Because none of those guys are going to make the Sox 25-man roster.

Another point about Cotts... Pitchers who average walking more than 4 batters per 9 innings generally struggle to succeed in MLB. Cotts' career BB/9 = 4.5

Another shot at Juan Pierre... this one from Tom Tango who says: "Juan Pierre would have to defer his contract for 50 years to be worth acquiring."

QUOTE (daa84 @ Mar 6, 2009 -> 03:31 PM) with the exception of david price That's right. Didn't Allen take Price deep in his 1st two at-bats against him?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 6, 2009 -> 03:27 PM) Awesome, Omogrosso working quickly and just dominated. Three k's. Still needs to develop his off-speed stuff a bit but you can't coach arms like that. His delivery was very smooth. I'd like to see how he does if he stays healthy for a year. He could move up quickly.

LOL... Melton. Needs a few lessons on anatomy. "Brian Omogrosso... from the waist down his legs are huge." Edit: Just saw others heard it too.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 6, 2009 -> 02:35 PM) Kroeger the RBI machine strikes again. Kroeger on a nice roll. I think that gives him 6 hits in his last 7 at-bats with 6 RBI's over 3 games.

QUOTE (tommy @ Mar 6, 2009 -> 02:24 PM) Anyone know the lineup? Lineup

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Mar 6, 2009 -> 02:10 PM) do you have a link for the Twins game? The best way to find out the availability of free games is to go to the specific team sites on mlb.com The "scoreboard" page and the "audio & video" pages don't have it. You have to look on the home pages for info.