danman31

Norfolk @ Knights Harrell Kuhn playing third, batting second Mobile @ Barons Leesman Martinez batting second Salem @ Dash Petricka Intimidators @ Greensboro Heidenreich Billings @ Voyagers Gehle BriSox @ Pulaski Icard

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 5, 2011 -> 05:46 PM) Danman, why didn't you follow conventional wisdom and stick Sale in the starting rotation? Because at this point I'll believe that the Sox will make him a starter when I see it.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 5, 2011 -> 05:10 PM) It really is hard to gauge the outfield. Trayce Thompson is the type of guy that if the switch flips, he'll sky-rocket up the system and could be penciled into the outfield in 2013. Same could even potentially be said about Mitchell (if now that he's gotten half a season back under his belt, he can start to make strides and show he is 100% back from the injury). The hard part is, I could also say that neither of the guys have shown me near enough. An optimistic view point on Trayce would say that he has added a significant piece of his game each year so far. Power last year, walks this year. With already solid speed and good defense, all that's left is contact. That might be the hardest thing to learn, but I won't say he can't improve that. If he doesn't he could be a less exaggerated (less power, less Ks) Mark Reynolds with better defense. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 5, 2011 -> 05:17 PM) Omogrosso's not back to the same pitcher then, is he? The scariest part is Humber at the top of the rotation. When you look at how many other organizations had a shot at him in the last couple of seasons, it's even more of an amazing story than Loaiza in some ways because we'll have him for a much longer time period of effectiveness, hopefully. Esteban just kind of lost it at the end of 2003 and never was the same. Of course, no reason to think that won't happen with Humber, but the fact that you can pencil in Phil as anything #1 in 2013 would have been the most laughable possible offseason projection. It also shows why KW is most likely to hold onto Floyd, despite his obvious deficiencies. I don't know about Omogrosso. He has decent numbers, but I haven't heard anything about him so I'm going to assume no. Humber as the No. 1 is definitely scary. The lack of SP lined up beyond 2012 is truly frightening. I saw Floyd's option and kind of assumed he wouldn't be worth it, but you have to pick it up out of desperation.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 5, 2011 -> 02:02 PM) Nice effort danman. I think Sale will be in starting rotation, and I can't picture a situation where Rios is around come 2013. Probably true on Rios, but those weren't the rules. Looking at that list makes the Quentin for Beachy speculation seem reasonable. That would be a massive boost in the long-term for the Sox.

I was working on a 25-man roster of only minor leaguers, but the starting pitching was way too thin. How about a projected 2013 lineup like Baseball America does. I included only Major League players signed through 2013. C: Tyler Flowers 1B: Paul Konerko 2B: Gordon Beckham SS: Alexei Ramirez 3B: Brent Morel LF: Dayan Viciedo CF: Jordan Danks RF: Alex Rios DH: Adam Dunn Bench: Eduardo Escobar, Josh Phegley, Brandon Short, Tyler Kuhn No. 1 SP: Phil Humber No. 2: Gavin Floyd (pick up his 9.5 mill option, don't pick up a 32 year old Peavy at 22 mill) No. 3: Jacob Petricka No. 4: Dylan Axelrod No. 5: Charlie Leesman Closer: Sergio Santos Set up R: Jesse Crain Set up L: Chris Sale MR: Addison Reed MR: Andre Rienzo MR: Dan Remenowsky MR: Gregori Infante With some depth in the bullpen (another option like Nunez not even picked here) and a lack of depth in the rotation, it shows that the Sox really should consider giving Sale a chance to start. If you like Erik Johnson, he could be a quick riser to be a 5th starter by maybe 2014, but there's no way he's up by 2013. Really makes you regret the Hudson/Jackson trade from a long-term standpoint. If you like Morel and Beckham the lineup is fairly set for a while. Only need to worry about catcher and one outfield spot (assuming Flowers and Danks are bench players at best).

QUOTE (kevo880 @ Jul 4, 2011 -> 11:41 PM) Freakin De Aza just on fire lately. On a separate note, anyone thing Reed is going to make it to the Majors this year? 2 IP 5k tonight. I think both have reasonable shots to be September call ups. With the amount of innings the bullpen has been forced into lately we could see a reliever or two hit a wall late in the year.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 4, 2011 -> 01:10 AM) You root against him because you're a Federer fan or for some other reason? And there's a wide gap between being unbiased and in denial. Any top player would realize that he wasn't on top of his game after going up 2 sets to none. I don't think you should take what athletes say in interviews too literally. I'm shocked you haven't learned that already having where you work. Unless you catch them off guard most will defer to the same lines. In his book Agassi talks about how he often didn't know what he was saying during interviews. He said what he thought people wanted to hear instead of 'I hate Boris Becker so much and beating him was a great feeling.' You just don't hear stuff like that.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 4, 2011 -> 01:01 AM) Off the court, I know he's a great philanthropist and what not, but everything that has to do with tennis....not so much. And my dislike for him goes back before Djokovic was ever really in the picture at the top. I've always liked Nadal more. The thing that irks me about Federer is that he doesn't often tell it like it is. Watch his match vs Tsonga in the quarters and then compare it to what he said. Few people have an unbiased view of themselves. I used to think Nadal was a punk, he still get overexcited at times, but he's grown out of that. That said, I will root against the Djoker whenever possible. I was torn between rooting against the Serb or rooting against Nadal so Fed can keep the slam record.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 3, 2011 -> 08:14 PM) I greatly dislike Federer, always have. I just don't like how he is on the court and in his press conferences. I'm going to assume that's because you root for one of his rivals. Federer has always come off like a nice guy to me.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 3, 2011 -> 01:28 PM) Just because they came to America from the DSL doesn't mean they have superb talent. There is a reason we haven't produced a homegrown Latin American player (minus Cubans) since Magglio (or maybe it's CLee). I'd say DLS counts. He didn't reach AA with the Sox, but he was starting. He's now a reliever. He already had big league relief stuff with the Sox. He even survived a surgery.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 2, 2011 -> 06:10 PM) Another year comes and goes and we spend nothing in international free agents. So we don't go over slot and we spend nothing in international. Then get confused when our minor leagues are a bit thin. I don't think anyone is confused by it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 2, 2011 -> 04:47 PM) DJ was actually defending him on that one...Garza was supposedly very effective at nailing the inside corner with 3 pitches to the point where Dunn had to protect that side of the plate, then he nailed the outside. Agree. Dunn didn't exactly battle, but Garza made some great pitches. I'm amazed Soto lined up inside to Paulie there. 1-2 fastball inside? Suicide. They got away with it, but that's dreadful pitch selection.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 2, 2011 -> 01:33 AM) There ya go. I freaking loved scrubs(insert joke by Krush or snb) but that musical episode plus the princess bride episode might have been the 2 worst of the series. No love for Guy Love? I recently finished rewatching the show via Netflix. This show makes me happy. I'll probably do it again sometime.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 1, 2011 -> 10:45 PM) I think Terry is in the wrong system though. Seems like the prototypical Twins-system pitcher. Won't blow you away with stuff, but won't walk people and just gets the job done. He's having a great year and hasn't posted an ERA above 3.00 in any year in the minors. That's insane. He probably deserves more hype. You want a guy that will surprise you if you look at the numbers? Dylan Axelrod. He has flat out dominated since joining the system and starting.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 1, 2011 -> 09:44 PM) I must be half-asleep. Saw Jim Parque in the minor league thread at first. You're not alone.

If the Sox go into rebuild mode next year (I don't know why I'd assume that, KW hates that idea), I'd love to see Danks and Flowers get extended looks. You hope you can get a couple ball players out of Morel, Beckham, Danks and Flowers.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 30, 2011 -> 08:02 PM) Petricka with a "not so good" outing in his High-A debut. In fairness, he was on a pitch count on recovery from injury. He was expected to go 3-4 innings.

I just thought 'Oh, I need to see if there's a July wallpaper yet.' Fantastic! Hilarious with the map of Middle Earth in the background.

Charlotte doubleheader Game 1 Harrell Game 2 being staffed Barons @ Jacksonville Leesman Dash @ Potomac Petricka Hickory @ Intimidators Heidenreich Voyagers @ Missoula Gehle Burlington @ BriSox Icard

QUOTE (LayelBurton @ Jun 30, 2011 -> 05:00 PM) Dan Remenosky to Charlotte Kyle Cofield activated from DL Barons' roster is set with that, but Charlotte is one heavy.

QUOTE (NHDadUmp-RI @ Jun 30, 2011 -> 04:31 PM) http://www.chicagonow.com/future-sox/ Yes, thanks for the post. They're telling us that there should be forwarding from the old links very soon. The server is running a bit slow right now, but I'll start showing off the cool new tricks tonight.

I wouldn't put him high in any prospect rankings yet just because it's rookie ball. I view rookie ball as a place where someone can hurt their stock, but can't do much to help their stock.

Knights lost 2-1 Zaleski Barons @ Jacksonville Griffith Dash lost 4-3 Collop Hickory @ Intimidators doubleheader Game 1: lost 12-2 (Burnside) Game 2: lost 3-1 Upchurch Voyagers @ Missoula Walters BriSox lost 9-7 Matos

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jun 29, 2011 -> 01:38 PM) I'd be real surprised if he goes as far as Kannapolis this summer. I doubt he's ready for even low A. Of course, I hope I'm wrong. I agree, but maybe they have some Kanny trip in the contract. I doubt a month of low A would hurt him.

I'd be very surprised if he didn't start in rookie ball, even if only for a couple weeks.