Chicago White Sox

Avilan & Cedeno have both been good to pretty good this season. Both should be desirable, but the problem is they don’t provide enough utility as LOOGY’s to warrant much of a return. I still think it’s worth moving at least one of them regardless just to open up a spot for Bummer.

There is no way they can keep Jimenez down in AAA until next year. Look at this kids’ slash line: .372/.419/.663/1.082 (206 wRC+) Unless it’s defense related, there is no other box to check off. This 21 year old kid is clearly ready for the show. And I’m all for doing what it takes (within reason) to maximize team control of a given player, but Eloy seems like the type of kid that would sign an extension early into his career. We know he took less to sign with the Cubs when he was an amateur free agent who had nothing. I think fathom is right and they will call this kid up prior to Tuesday’s game.

Just seems odd they couldn’t find a legit 2B. Seemed like there were quite a few out there.

I think Phillips’ swing & miss issues will prevent him from ever reaching his ceiling, but for a team this early into their rebuild it does make a lot of sense to swing for the fences with a guy like this.

Eloy just hit one to the warning track to end the game. Probably 10 feet away from being a HR.

What in his peripherals suggested he’d give up five HR’s tonight though?

Can someone explain to me what this epically bad call was? Just finally able to turn the game on.

Lopez has actually thrown a ton of changeups tonight. Has that contributed to the poor results? If so, I’m all for it. I’m guessing it’s much more than that, just looking for a reason for optimism.

Thanks.

He was throwing pitches in Charlotte and then just let him stop throwing a changeup & curve. It’s poor player if I’ve ever seen it.

Why were Cooper & Renteria ejected?

Lol...it’s really been the opposite of a perfect game. I won’t be starting another gamethread for some time after this debacle.

I blame Cooper for him never throwing the changeup. What is the point of this season if a guy like Lopez isn’t trying to develop a third pitch at the major league level?

Worst.gamethread.ever.

Holy shit, Anderson not batting in the bottom third of the lineup against a righty!?!

We’ll see if this works! Go Sox!!

Great post. The best front offices are always going to balance scouting with analytics to make the best decision making possible. When data sets are limited, like when evaluating young players during their first major league season, scouting becomes even more important.

Oh I agree it’s a huge long shot. But all it takes is one GM to do something crazy. We all remember the Shelby Miller trade. It’s the exact reason everyone should always be available because you just don’t know when someone will do something a little bit crazy unless you are listening.

Regarding the major league players, this is what development looks like. You seem to think if a guy comes up & doesn’t dominate from the start he’s destined to flop. These guys are still learning and it’s these adjustments at the major league level that are the hardest. But oftentimes things will just finally click and these young guys will make massive leaps. You really need to give this rebuild more time before jumping to conclusions on the timeline.

Come on, can’t expect Hahn to give up the secret sauce to prospect development!

About half dozen young pitchers throughout the organization have made comments about Shields helping them with pitches, preparation, etc.

I mean, this is a site that gave KenWo a platform to write opinion pieces.

NBCSC is definitely overly optimistic, but given how this season has gone that can be a good thing at times.

Ugh, either call them up by August 1st or keep them down until April 15th of next year. Choose a path and stick with it.

NBCsportsChicago does a nice job with their coverage.