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Berroa has had a damn good year for KC. He's gonna be a really good player in a couple years, but could he join the ranks of Nomar, Jeter, and Tejada? I think so, if he keeps progressing every year.

Bottom of 2nd: Harvey- groundout to 3B Ibanez- pop up to RF Berroa- groundout to 3B 0-0 going to top of 3rd

top of 2nd: Lee- pop up to CF Everett- stikeout(called) Konerko- single to LF Crede- single to RF Konerko to 3B Alomar,S.- groundout to SS 0-0 going into bottom of 2nd inning

Way to go Crede! come on Sandy!

Paulie would be one of the last people I would pick to hit for the cycle, and I dont just mean out of the players on the Sox.

nice hit Paulie! come on Joe!

Come on Carlos. take a pitch...

bottom of first: Guiel- out Randa- strikout(called) Beltran- pop up to CF 0-0 going into top of 2nd inning.

Is he gonna be our 5th starter or stay in the bullpen? Hopefully, the minor leaguers we gave up weren't too decent.

Top of 1st: Graff- single to CF Alomar- sac bunt to 1st Graff to 2B, Alomar out at 1st Thomas- pop up Maggs- strikout(swinging) 0-0 going into bottom of 1st

Way to start the game Graf!

I'd say put Crede on bench so he could come in to PH or send him to minors.

Can someone tell me what Roberto Alomar's average is against Lefties?

I don't think Everett could be better than Rowand off Mays because according to upnorthsox Rowand is 3 for 7 with 3 HR's, 5 RBI and a 2.214 OPS vs May.

Why is Graf leading off? Alomar has been doing a great job in the leadoff spot. Why mess with the line-up like this? I hate Manuel and his tinkering ass. He should have kept Alomar and Lee at #1 and 2, and put Graf at # 7 or 8.

Boone and Williamson for Crede and a prospect would seem like highway robber to me. It would be a great deal for us. I'd give up Crede, Diaz, and maybe C. Malone if we could get Boone and Williamson.

I would love to get Williamson and Boone. If we had to trade Crede as apart of the deal, I wouldn't mind all that much since Boone is only 30 and could keep up his level of play for another 6-7 years. He is making $3.7 million this year, but I'm not sure about the rest of his contract. As for Williamson, he'd be great to have in our bullpen and would probably become our closer.

Munoz got WAY overworked this year. I don't think any pitcher could have pitched as much as he did last year, and then come in this year and continue to keep pitching well without getting extremely fatigued.

I'm really glad we drafted Fraser Dizard and John Russ. I don't know what it is, but something about both of them makes me feel like they're both gonna be good pitchers. And, thanks to everyone who worked on making these draft reports possible. Y'all did a great job!!

I didn't know either of those two went to USC. It's a shame to see Marcus Robinson have such an awesome year, get hurt the next year, and not be the same. I hope he does well this year for Baltimore.

Here's the article: Anderson to undergo wrist surgery Chicago's top pick in 2003 draft done for the season By Scott Merkin / MLB.com CHICAGO -- Brian Anderson, the White Sox first-round pick and 15th selection overall in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft, will undergo surgery on his right wrist that will end his first season of professional baseball. The procedure is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, according to the team, and will take place in Chicago. Anderson, who plays for Great Falls in the Pioneer League, suffered soreness in his right wrist more than two weeks ago and was shut down to see if rest would solve the problem. Anderson missed six games while resting the wrist, but pain continued when he tried to swing the bat after the time off, and he had an MRI taken in Chicago Friday. The condition bothering Anderson is a disease of circulatory nature, where a bone in the middle of his wrist is not getting enough blood circulation. According to Brian Porter, the team's assistant director for player development, the surgery will shave down that bone to create a wider canal for blood flow. "We expect a full recovery," Porter said. With the Pioneer League being a short Advanced Rookie season, Anderson will miss one month because of the surgery. The outfielder, selected out of the University of Arizona, had surgery on his right wrist prior to the White Sox pick this year, but it was not for the same condition. "You are concerned any time you have something like this come up," said White Sox director of player development Bob Fontaine of Anderson. "But there's no reason to be overly concerned at this point. "He will be ready to go next year, and that's what is most important," Fontaine added. In 13 games, Anderson hit a robust .388, with two doubles, one triple, two home runs and 13 RBIs. He struck out 10 times in 49 at-bats and walked nine, while stealing three bases. Even with the injury setback, Fontaine was pleased by Anderson's quick development and offensive adjustments. The biggest step for the first-round pick was switching from aluminum bats to wood bats. "That's really the biggest adjustment for any first-year player," Fontaine said. "The pitchers are going to pitch you inside and when you are using an aluminum bat, it can end up being a bloop double. With wood, an inside pitch can break the bat. "You learn how to approach that sort of pitch, and Brian got through that. He's a good athlete, and that month he had helped him get acclimated to pro ball." Fontaine mentioned that Anderson probably would start the 2004 season with one of the Single-A minor league squads at Kannapolis or Winston-Salem. He wasn't sure about an invite to Major League camp for Spring Training, pointing out that it usually comes after the second season with the team. But Fontaine is confident that Anderson will be ready to go. "Missing the last month is not a big deal for Brian, especially if the procedure needs to be done," Fontaine said. "He definitely will be ready by spring." Damnit! This sucks! I was really looking forward to seeing how he'd do this year.

Thanks for posting the article, Rex. It's definitly a good read. I love hearing good things like this about Sox prospects!

I never wanted to get Benson, and I'm glad that KW can't trade for him now even if he wanted to. I'd much rather get someone cheaper that could do just as good of a job, and stay healthy.

Wow, Bee Bee Richard, that's going back a long way. Didn't he play for us like 30 years ago?

I would love to see Cotts come up, that is if he is ready. I don't want to see him up too early. I'm not as worried about the fact that he could get rocked, which I don't think he would, but I'd be more worried if we called him up and he got shelled, then we'd have to start using our options on him because he'd be on the 40-man roster.