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I think that the key difference b/t the sox and the tigers/royals rotations is that all of our guys are proven commodities at this point more or less. The tigers need to have porcello show that he wasn't a one year wonder who got the benefit of some lucky bounces being that he's a contact pitcher and they need scherzer to show that he can handle the AL ( which i personally don't think he can) the royals need hochevar to do something that he's never done and that is pitch an entire season at a high level. on the other hand, we have buerhle who i don't need to say anything about his ability, and then danks and floyd who have both put together very good back to back seasons and are only getting better. there you have 3 proven starters not including peavy (whose ability i really don't have any concerns about). that's a pretty damn good front 4, and all they need to do to put up good numbers is perform at about their career averages, we don't need any big jumps in performance to have success out of them. I'll take that any day of the week over whatever potential the tigers/royals rotations have.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Feb 7, 2010 -> 07:54 AM) I am sure this has made the rounds to the White Sox front office, and I gotta imagine they are livid. Not the fact that he is drunk but the fact that he is drunk at Soxfest where he is supposed to be representing the Sox in a positive image. I can't think of anything more positive that a Sox player hanging out with the fans, having a good time, taking pictures and saying F*** the cubs.

He's the reason I became a Sox fan in the early 90's and why I still follow them today. When I think about him I'll always have fond memories of my childhood, growing up watching the BIG HURT kill the ball and intimidate opponents. He's my all time and will always be my all time favorite player.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 2, 2010 -> 10:18 AM) More on Hudson by Mr. Law: http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index...;name=law_keith If you scroll down and read the comments Law gets fairly well ripped by a couple of folks for his anti-Sox bias, one guy even says that he's not a Sox fan just can't stand KLaw's bias. The really funny think is that Law starts responding to some of the critical posts and cries like a little girl with a skinned knee. He's not very professional, that's for sure. I find it amazing that after catching tons of s*** for not including Hudson on his top 100 prospects list he puts Hudson on his impact rookies list, then proceeds to say NOTHING positive about him. One last b**** about him, he obviously hasn't seen Hudson pitch or seen any video on him if he thinks that Dan doesn't have any plus pitches. His fastball sits in the low to mid 90's and I've even heard reports of it touching the upper 90's when he's really throwing hard, on top of that, his FB has crazy movement, if that's not a plus pitch then would someone please tell me what is.

It's insider stuff so I won't go into detail but we've only got two guys in the top 100, Flowers at #58 and Mitchell at #95. In his list of top 10's for each organization he actually has Hudson ranked 3rd below Flowers and Mitchell. It's pretty shocking considering he was the voted the best minor league pitcher last year and didn't make it into the top 100. Not really sure what to say about this. I've never really bought all the conspiracy theory stuff about Law and the Sox but I'm starting to believe it. He really just doesn't like us.

QUOTE (IamPabloOzuna @ Dec 27, 2009 -> 09:09 AM) http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-2...,2912624.column Phil Rogers ranks the top 13 rotations in baseball...and lets just say he's not on the same page as TSN. But to be fair he used his very own, super-duper, extra special, top secret formula. The Tigers, Mariners, Rockies, and Cards ahead of the Sox??? That's crazy talk, the Mariners and Cards both have a very good 1-2 but they're pretty weak after that, Tigers have a great #1 and then a bunch of question marks. The Rockies?? they simply don't belong anywhere on this list.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 27, 2009 -> 06:50 AM) This isnt really a big measuring stick for the MLB. Lots of players play there in the offseason and dominate, then come back to the MLB and resume being their normal selves It's just another piece of the puzzle to to consider when scouting a player.

QUOTE (sircaffey @ Dec 24, 2009 -> 05:56 PM) Just to put it on record...I'll say Javy goes 16-9, 3.90 ERA, 195 K. I just don't see that happening. He's moving into the AL, into best division in baseball, in the worst pitchers park in baseball (at least it is on par with coors field) and he's doing all of this coming from one of the biggest parks in all of baseball where his flyballs go to die. In the new Yankee Stadium there's going to be a lot of those flyballs that will fly right out into the stands. Granted he'll have great run support that should inflate his win totals but I'd be shocked to see his ERA anywhere south of 4.00, I really think that 4.5 or higher is what we can expect to see. If for some reason he doesn't get well above average run support a sub .500 win percentage is what we can expect to see from Javy.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 01:41 PM) Javy was also arguably one of the top 5 pitchers in baseball last year. So, yeah. They pass us. He put up good numbers in the NL, in a weak division, in one of the best pitcher's parks in all of baseball. He's going to a loaded AL division and will be pitching half his games in an absolute bandbox. He's in trouble, I promise you that. An ERA of 4.5 or more is just about what we can expect from him although he will still pitch 200 innings and get his 200 K's.

QUOTE (mmmmmbeeer @ Dec 16, 2009 -> 01:45 PM) I think that even having one moment of greatness, like "the catch", is enough to save you from a an easy list of 10 who never even sniffed mediocre. That wasn't a moment of greatness, it was a moment of everlasting, awe inspiring, ethereal beauty. for one second he was a god, and for that I'll always have a spot in my lineup for him. he can do no wrong.

Phegley finished his first season of pro ball as a bit of a disappointment for such a high pick. He had an avg. of just .224 with 40 K's and 11 BB's in 196 AB's. That means his K rate was over 25% and a BB rate of just 5.6%. He did show some good power however slugging 9 HR's in his limited action which actually led the team this year despite the fact that he only played 1/3 of the season. His OPS was just .685 and he also had 7 errors. All in all he did not perform up to the draft hype, however, he did have a very slow start batting only .139 in July with an OPS of just .520 while he upped his average and OPS to .275 and .842 respectively in Aug so clearly there was an adjustment period for him. His performance in the second half of his season gives us hope for the future with him. When he was selected he was expected to progress fairly quickly through the system but I still expect him to start the season in Hi-A W-S next season.

O'Neil had a pretty good second season playing the whole year for Kannapolis. The finished the season 4-1 with a 2.54 ERA. He had 35k's and 36 bb's in 60.1 IP with a 3.41 GO/AO ratio and a .236 BAA. That translates to a whip of about 1.3 which isn't so hot for someone who pitches to contact like he does. HOWEVER, his GO/AO ratio is promising as is the fact that he didn't allow a single HR all season. We'll see if he can develop his control in the coming years, it seems like he needs to keep the BB's down if he's going to be successful in the higher levels.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Dec 13, 2009 -> 03:19 PM) JPN, where did you hear this? I'm assuming you are referring to the MLBTR reference, if so, I also saw this on the MLBTR page earlier today.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 12, 2009 -> 07:55 PM) Freddy Garcia (and then in turn, Gavin Floyd), Ramon Castro, and Mark Kotsay for 3 guys who have completely bombed. This is true, not to mention getting Flowers through Vasquez via Chris Young who has also bombed out.

That's a fine draft record for the previous administration.

Well Hudson had one of the most impressive seasons in all of MILB this past season. He started out at Low-A Kannapolis where he went 1-2 with a 1.23 era in 22ip posting a 30-2 k:bb ratio. He was then promoted to Hi-A Winston Salem where he went 4-3 with a 3.40 era in 45IP with a 49:13 K:BB ratio. He was again promoted to AA Birmingham where he went 7-0 with a 1.60 ERA in 56.1IP with a 63:10 K:BB ratio. AGAIN, he got promoted this time to AAA Charlotte where he posted a 2-0 record in 24IP with a 2.32 ERA and a 24:9 K:BB ratio. His total season numbers were 14-5 record 2.32 ERA and a 166:34 K:BB ratio in 147.1 minor league innings. This however wasn't the end of his season as he was once again promoted as he got a September callup, appearing in 6 games, starting 2. He posted a 1-1 record and a 3.38 ERA win 18.2 IP, striking out 14 and walking 9. I must say that this is probably the most remarkable climb through a minor league system that I have ever seen in the course of just one season. He thoroughly dominated at every level (except for the big team of course) and went from being a fairly unknown commodity to any outsiders to being one of the top prospects in all of baseball coming into 2010. He should challenge for the #5 spot in the rotation coming into spring training and should he lose out on that spot he'll probably end up in the bullpen as there really isn't much more that he has to prove in the minor leagues. The only thing that he really needs to work on as a starting pitcher is his pitch count, this however is a pretty common thing for most young starters, for this reason he may end up in AAA Charlotte to start the season but I doubt it. He can just as easily work on keeping his pitch count down as a long relief and spot starter for the big club. This should be an exciting season for prospect junkies to watch what happens with Hudson.

I definitely enjoyed reading some different opinions about our prospects. I disagree with his assessment of Flowers defense, it's no secret that he was voted the best defensive catcher in the SOU league by the league managers. That tells me all I need to know about his ability behind the plate. Also, he's only been a catcher for 2 or 2 1/2 years, if he can improve that much in that short a time then he's definitely got the goods to stick behind the plate. Some of this other picks were surprising too, for one, I don't think that Santeliz is really that highly regarded by our front office, If you want a guy with a dynamite FB and nothing else then look at Sergio Santos who can pump it in at about 99mph. Also, having Remenowsky and Jones rated so low is crazy. Remenowsky absolutely dominated this season.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Nov 6, 2009 -> 05:36 PM) Yeah, his lankiness is deceptive, but I still think he may actually be 6'5". I heard he's only like 5'11 or 6' maybe

Teahen is just keeping the spot warm for either Viciedo or Morel in '10. Probably Morel, don't think that Dayan is a real 3B.

nba is notorious for stretching player's heights. If you want to see how tall a guy actually is then check out the pre draft camp measurements where they check their height with and without shoes etc... those are the numbers that the teams use when valuing players and they need to have accurate numbers.

Great Falls down 2-1 early

QUOTE (Rooftop Shots @ Sep 4, 2009 -> 08:14 PM) Just curious! Have you or anyone else ever heard Seattle announce Rick Rizzs. In the late 60's early 70's, I grew up a few houses away from him in a little town called Calumet Park Ill. A few years back, during a Sox game the camera pointed to Seattle's booth and Hawk mentioned Rick as being a south side Chicago home boy. When we were kids, Rick dreamed of being an announcer. Does anybody know how he does as an announcer? I've never had the chance to hear him. Thanks! I listen to the Seattle guys quite a bit living in the northwest and they're pretty painful imo. blowers especially though.

QUOTE (joejoedairy @ Sep 4, 2009 -> 12:17 AM) 44 doubles for cj. that guy can flat out hit. great find by the sox. im excited to see where he goes from here Both CJ and Remonosky (sp) were undrafted free agents. not too bad

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 10:19 PM) I wouldn't get too excited about this. We'll win all 6 against the Tigers in the final 9 to lose the division by 1 game and make our draft status worse. +1

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 04:50 PM) this inning limit placed on hudson angers me what's wrong with protecting his arm??? maybe this will give him a chance to pitch in a big league game this season.