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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 5, 2014 -> 03:57 PM) I've never doubted the guy, but merely giving reasons why he's going to be pushed "down" a prospect big board (because it's not as if being a top 5-10 prospect as a 19 year old in Low-A is down). BTW, Uehara did begin his MLB career as a starter, but durability became a major concern. Danish's profile is more that of a reliever and that's not going to end up in the top 5 of many minor league rankings. Same things were said about Sale. TWT.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 5, 2014 -> 03:13 PM) Yeah, he's young for level. He has a dancing, sinking fastball, but it also isn't one he can throw consistently above upper 80's. His slider flashes loud, but is a WIP. So no, he really doesn't have any one "loud" tool. I hope you're right, I just am not convinced enough yet to make him a top 5 talent in the current system. That could easily change. Think if Uehara were a starter, amp it down slightly, add some rapid-fire deception, and you've got Danish. Time will tell. And his deception and delivery plays up all his pitches. And he's a RHP that can't be run on. 62 pitches - he's obviously just trying to be efficient, that's crazy efficient, but still strikes guys out. When they cut him loose, he'll strike out plenty more.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 5, 2014 -> 02:54 PM) As excited as we are about Danish, he's still doing this in Low-A and that's absolutely something that needs to be taken into consideration. Yes, he's age appropriate, but about the only way I would consider a guy that highly is if he has very, very loud tools, which is something Danish doesn't have. Plus, it's been 1 month. Guys have done that before and fallen completely off the map. Let's give him more time. As to first bolded, try super-young for league, and when promoted soon to Carolina League will be about the youngest. As to second bolded, no, he has plenty loud tools, just not the ones you're used to looking for. Anyway, time will tell. You, and the other non-believers will learn, even if it requires being dragged kicking and screaming into the light, eventually kneeling before his awesomeness.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 5, 2014 -> 02:45 PM) Holy hell De Aza, Viciedo and Dunn in the OF that should be fun. Cue the Benny Hill music.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 5, 2014 -> 09:17 AM) Right now, without doing a ton of research (with Abreu, Semien, EJ, Webb all graduating), I'd probably go with these guys above Danish... Anderson Davidson M Johnson Hawkins Thompson Sanchez Ravelo Possibly Beck also, but I think I'd have to give the nod to Danish. I guess more so than 8-10, I'd go 7-9 range, now that I look at it. This comes from the fact that I think he's either 4-ish starter, or a setup reliever, depending on how his body holds up. And I see a significant chance it doesn't hold up. Weird how much the system has changed in a short period - that is 7 position players before I'd feel comfortable putting in a pitcher. Caveat - this can change a lot between now and the next list (July/August), and in fact their first draft pick will almost assuredly be #1, and their 2nd round guy may even break into the top 10. I predict he'll be our highest ranked prospect heading into next season and the only caveats will be due to his unorthodox mechanics. Time will tell. And please find a way to get Medeiros with our second pick in this draft, if only to complete the travelling freakshow of doom we'll have in a few years with Sale and Danish.

He's super young, so we'll see how the body develops. He could gain a tick or two without any further effort when he fills out. But I'm not worried about his velocity, only his health. And ceiling projections are silly, frankly. kinda remind you of the mirror image of someone else we know?

We could trade into the competitive balance portion of the draft up to pick #35, correct? Not sure if I understand the rules completely.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 4, 2014 -> 08:36 PM) Danish did not throw "ball two" to a hitter until he walked the leadoff hitter in the 5th inning. He was relentlessly attacking the zone. http://www.chicagonow.com/future-sox/2014/...ses-once-again/ 5/4 Recap including a blurb on Danish. Nice recap. Danish is 19, though, not 18. Also zero XBH allowed since 1st inning on April 15. 4 starts. Lets see what Carolina League hitters can do. QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 4, 2014 -> 08:12 PM) I believe that Montas will start tomorrow. Good news. Hope to see Bassitt as well, soon, and Lopez not far behind.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 4, 2014 -> 03:33 PM) We don't have one because the one we have is now starting. You move Leury to the OF and bring in Semien. EDIT: forgot about Sierra Gillaspie off DL in next day or two?

Tank hit the 3 run homer, so we're buyers again, right?

Awesome, now get him the hell out of right field.

Time to release Mitchell Boggs. Gave it the old college try, but has to be demoralizing for his Charlotte teammates. He's screwed up a bunch of their games. At least the only damage is on the farm, but enough already.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 4, 2014 -> 12:25 PM) The problem right now is this chart: Let's hope it's just a dead arm. Didn't see his velocity from Charlotte the other day, did you?

QUOTE (flavum @ May 4, 2014 -> 12:19 PM) On the bright side, if Sale and Johnson return, I honestly believe Sale, Quintana, Johnson, Danks, Carroll could be a pretty solid rotation. I'm not giving up on Erik Johnson being a decent 4th starter. It seems to be between the ears with EJ, at least somewhat. MiLB performance says he should be at least decent. And two weeks at least more of Jordan Danks AB's everyday. Beautiful.

Kottaras HRs in first two AB's. WTF?

QUOTE (fathom @ May 4, 2014 -> 12:01 PM) Good thing our manager is playing for one run in the 3rd inning. Well, we've got Sale on the mound and they have Masterson, so it kinda makes sense. Robin so unimpressive as a mgr. Oh well, he's ours.

QUOTE (ROC Sox Fan @ May 4, 2014 -> 06:34 AM) Whatever happened to our De Los Santos we traded for Swisher? PED suspension, among other things. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/delosfa01.shtml

Frankie Fata$$ looking good in Charlotte - the MLB pen looks to get fatter soon.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 3, 2014 -> 03:35 AM) Hoffman is supposed to start again May 9th, FWIW. I'm going to side with those arguing that, even in a perfect world, there would be no way to control Rodon's rights after Year 6. You certainly don't pin your entire draft on Rodon. If Cooper thinks Hoffman has the more repeatable delivery (he's changed his head movement a lot beginning in the 2013 Cape Cold League) and the slider/elbow ligament tear concerns are legit (about Rodon), then the White Sox should take Hoffman if he proves to be 100% healthy in his May 9th start as well as the subsequent one. In a perfect world, they can take Finnegan or Freeland with their 2nd pick, but doubt both would slide that far...maybe Finnegan with the injury concerns at the moment. Write-up at the Phillies' fan site....good stuff http://www.thegoodphight.com/2014/1/16/531...eff-hoffman-rhp Rodon: Yeah, I hit some home runs in high school. Sophomore year (at Holly Springs), a down year in pitching, I hit four. I was an all right hitter, I guess. I wasn’t a bad hitter. I just wasn’t developed like these guys on our team that really can hit. They’re just on a different level. I just wasn’t there. Q: So what’s a cooler feeling: Hitting a home run or striking out 10? Rodon: I would say hitting a home run. (He laughs). Chicks dig the long ball. Q: Better arm, you or Russell? Rodon: Russell Wilson? Q: Yeah. Rodon: Really? Q: Yeah, better arm, who’s got it? Rodon: I think I do. Q: What about throwing a football? Rodon: I think it might be close actually. Q: How far can you throw it? Rodon: I haven’t really tried it in a while, but I’ve always been able to throw a football pretty well. I might have the arm strength, but he’s an amazing quarterback. Q: Hitters get walk-up songs. Closers get them. Starters rarely do. What would be yours? Rodon: We actually do get a walk-up song here, first inning. Not sure yet. We’re still trying to figure that out. Q: You going country? Rodon: No, we’re not going country. We’re more of a soul-ly, R&B, kind of slow song. Q: To lull the hitters into the 96? Rodon: (Laughing) Yeah, catch them off guard. Q: Saw on Twitter where you bought a nice fish tank. Any symbolism there, considering you’re pretty much living in one? Rodon: (More laughter). I never really thought about it that way. Leave it up to the writers to think about it that way, but no, I’ve always liked fishing. My dad used to have them all the time. It’s just something that’s just a hobby that I’ve always done and I just love doing it. Q: You watch the show Tanked? Rodon: Yeah, I do watch that show. That’s a cool show. Q: Is a high-end specialty tank going to be the first purchase with the signing bonus? Rodon: Maybe in a couple of years from now, who knows, if everything goes right. Q: Do you name your fish? Rodon: Yeah, actually I do have some names for some of them. I actually have a clam. I have names for everything. My girlfriend names them, usually. I have one black clown fish and his name is Marlin. I used to have a lot of other fish names, but they all passed away. I’ve had Marlin for two years. (Rodon takes out his phone and proudly shows off a photo of “Clammy,” his pet clam.) Q:You get an off day, no obligations, completely free day, what are you doing? Rodon: Probably fishing. Q: Got a spot? Rodon: I got a lot of spots, and I don’t give them up. Q: What was your role in Brett Austin’s twerking video? Did you have a role? Rodon: (Long pause.) Oh, I did not have a role in that Vine. I did not have any sort of role in that Vine, and I am glad I did not. Q: Did you coach him up afterward? Rodon: No. I thought it was, um, interesting. Q: Baseball question: Pitchers have to evolve. What’s different this year? Rodon: Last year it was all two-seam (fastballs). Now I’ve been throwing four-seams in, two-seams away, getting that run. Changeup ... Q: You went 10-3 with a school-record 184 strikeouts, dominated late in the season, got to Omaha. How can you possibly be better this year? Rodon: Just me? I mean, you can get better at everything. Nobody’s perfect. I’ve been working on the changeup. Just to have another pitch in your arsenal. Just really getting comfortable with it. ... My goal is to win every time I get out there. So if I don’t win every time, then I’m not the best I can be. Clearly. Q: How many times have you asked coach Elliott Avent to let you pitch that mid-week game against North Carolina? Rodon: Actually, I have not asked him. I’m interested to see who they pitch and who we pitch. I can assure you it’s not going to be me. Q: It’s one thing to be the face of N.C. State baseball. But you’re the face of Team USA. What’s that like? Rodon: Always great representing your country. My freshman year I had the pleasure of going to Cuba, and I’m of Cuban descent, so it was a cool experience. Americans don’t get to go back to Cuba, and my dad definitely won’t go back to Cuba. Or my grandfather. They don’t want to go. But it was a great opportunity. It was a beautiful place. The Cuban people are amazing people. ... I’ve had some really neat experiences with USA, and there’s nothing like it, when we played in Durham and had that great showing when we played Cuba. There’s some emotions there ... same thing with (facing) Japan. Q: The 2011 draft didn’t exactly go as planned. You were taken a little later than many thought (16th round, Milwaukee), the money wasn’t quite right, etc. How much does that draft day still motivate you? Rodon: I thought I was a good player, but you never know in that situation as a high school ballplayer. You could get drafted in the first round or the 45th round, you never know. It was definite motivation. I used it to make me better. I thought I was better than that. Luckily it ended up in a good way. I’m glad I’m at N.C. State and had all of these opportunities to make myself better. Q: Could you step into a major league rotation and help somebody in August? Rodon: That’s a tough question, but, yeah, I believe so. I believe I could do it right now. Q: Looking forward to getting another shot at Jameis Winston? Rodon: Yeah, he’s a good ballplayer, I guess. He’s a better football player. Just real raw talent. Should be fun to face the Heisman Trophy-slash-national champion. ... I just remember the guys that will get me. I really don’t remember his at-bats against me. But I’ve seen him pitch before and that’s something else to watch. That’s something to see. Q: Pat Burrell was the No. 1 pick in the 1998 draft. He always wanted to pitch, and his coach promised him he could start the 1999 season opener, knowing he’d be gone. What could Elliott do to bring you back for your senior year? Rodon: (Immediate laughter.) Play center field. Probably something like that. Hit second or third. Q: In the ACC, we’ve had some great pitchers come through here, No. 1 picks like Paul Wilson, Kris Benson, guys like Matt Harvey. How important is it for you to join that rotation? Rodon: That’s a pretty prestigious list. To be on a list with Matt Harvey would be pretty cool, but really, I couldn’t care less. I want to be on the list that we won the College World Series. That’s the list I want to be on. Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/28/366...l#storylink=cpy Hmmm, and he's Cuban. I hope he's ours at 1-3.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2014 -> 03:33 PM) Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 6m Ventura unsure of Tuesday's starter at Wrigley Field, but right now it looks like Hector Noesi atsa no gouda That was tee-ball after the 3rd inning Weds.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2014 -> 03:15 PM) Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 11m Chris Sale tentatively slated to throw a bullpen Monday. Declining to talk w reporters until then. So, no rehab?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 2, 2014 -> 10:08 AM) Here are the options in my opinion. 1. Rodon goes 1:1 and gets paid. 2. Rodon goes later and takes slightly over slot money. 3. Rodon doesn't go #1, demands #1 money, and goes back to NC State. And if we winds up at door #3, he's truly a doofus.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 1, 2014 -> 01:35 PM) I believe we have to suffer the Cubs announcers on May 6th and 8th on WGN as we talk them on May 7th is being shown on ESPN All games are night games. I can stomach the Cubbies mouthpieces to see the Sox play and beat them And, if you get CBS Sports Network, the Knights of Charlotte playing the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (Phillies) on May 8 at 6:05 CDT as well. There's a new agreement between CBS and MiLB. http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2...lb&sid=milb Apologies if this should be on Future Sox side.

QUOTE (oldsox @ May 1, 2014 -> 09:40 AM) yes I'm hopelessly gullible