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QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 21, 2014 -> 09:38 PM) I'm discovering that info out of the Arizona League is somewhat slow. The team doesn't have a twitter account or personalized website like the other affiliates. It's the old school milb.com layout. The box scores seem to be slow in updating as well. Hmpf Looking forward to that next week for the recaps!

Francellis Montas, RHP Born 3/21/1993 6'2'', 185 Throws: R Bats: R OVERVIEW/SCOUTING REPORT Francellis "Frank" Montas has good height and a sturdy frame. His raw arm strength is exceptional, which allows him to pump his fastball into the mid to upper 90's consistently. Montas has excellent arm speed from an overhand delivery, creating a potential plus plus fastball. Of his secondary offerings, his slider has jumped to the forefront, it sits between 84-88 MPH and has significant bite, grading it close to plus. Montas also throws a change-up between 85-86 MPH. He doesn't have a great feel for it, but he has refined it enough to at least be a show-me pitch, which considering his plus fastball-slider combo, may be enough to be effective. SIGN/DRAFT Montas was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent on December 14th, 2009. He was then acquired by the White Sox in exchange for Jake Peavy on July 3rd, 2013. MINORS After putting up some terrible numbers in his first two years in the Dominican Summer League, he finally broke through in 2012 in Rookie Ball state side, posting a 3.65 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 44.1 innings pitched. In 2013 he was promoted to Low-A and the strikeouts increased but so did he ERA. Between Low-A Greenville and Low-A Kannapolis, Montas had a 5.43 ERA with 127 strikeouts over 111 innings pitched. However, after missing the first month of 2014 due to torn meniscus, began the season in High-A ball with Winston-Salem and dominated, posting a 1.76 ERA with 49 strikeouts over 51 innings pitched. Something obviously clicked from 2013 to 2014 and the White Sox are hoping it is here to stay. STATS/REFERENCES http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...&pid=593423 https://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/...ers/cards/89571 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/prospect-watch-power-arms/

Omar Narvaez, C Born 2/10/1992 5'10'', 175 Bats: S Throws: R OVERVIEW/SCOUTING INFO Narvaez is a good defensive catcher with a strong arm that can shut down an opposing team's running game. He has thrown out 49% of attempted base stealers across his minor league career. Offensively, Naraez is a switch hitter, though he is much stronger from the left side. He is excellent at making contact, owning a extremely low 9% strikeout rate over his career. Naraez has not displayed much power, only homering four times in 261 professional games. SIGN/DRAFT Narvaez was signed as an international free agent out of Venezuela by the Tampa Bay Rays on July 4th, 2008. He was acquired by the Sox in AAA portion of the 2013 Rule V draft. MINORS Narvaez was 16 years old when he was signed, so the Rays were very slow with his development, having him repeat different versions of their Rookie ball until 2013. In 2013 he was assigned to low-A Hudson Valley, where he split catching duties and appeared in 39 games, slashing .267/.311/.333. After the White Sox drafted him the Rule V draft, he was assigned to Low-A Kannapolis, where he hit similarly, posting a .291/.331/.315. line. He was then promoted to High-A Winston-Salem where he homered twice in his debut. STATS/REFERENCES http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/p...id=narvae001--- http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...&pid=553882 http://rayscoloredglasses.com/2013/12/12/r...e-omar-narvaez/

Spencer Adams, RHP Born 04/13/1996 6’5", 190 Throws: R Bats: R OVERVIEW/SCOUTING INFO Spencer Adams is an elite athlete with a tall and projectable frame. He could easily stand to add muscle, but at 18 he still has time to grow. He throws from a three-quarter arm slot with some deception, repeats his motion well, and has good raw arm strength. Adams throws a fastball, slider, change-up and has flashed a curve. This spring he touched 94-95 in early innings on his fastball, holding low 90's late into games. His slider is a legitimate out pitch, with tight spin and break, usually comes in between 83-86. His change-up is his weakest off-speed pitch, but he has shown some feel for it, and scouts believe with proper coaching it could evolve to an average offering. SCHOOL NOTES Adams was a three sport star (baseball, basketball, and football) at White Country High School in Cleveland, Georgia. His Junior year he worked primarily in the upper 80's and had good but not spectacular numbers. However, his Senior year the velocity spiked in the 90's and he dominated, posting a 0.72 ERA with 90 strikeouts in 58.1 innings. SIGN/DRAFT The White Sox selected Spencer Adams with the 44th overall pick in the 2014 MLB Draft. He was ranked as the 24th best prospect by Baseball America and 27th best by MLB.com. Considered to be a tough sign, Adams signed at slot value which was officially announced on June 11th, 2014. MINORS Adams has been assigned to the Arizona League Rookie team but has at the time of this post has not pitched yet. STATS/REFERENCES MiLB Page

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 20, 2014 -> 10:10 AM) FYI, the Adopt-A-Prospect forum has been cleaned up and updated. All 2014 Draft Picks other than Jake Peter remain available, along with some other intriguing prospects. Go in there and take one or two! If you have one or a few, update 'em! What's the responsibility of adopting a prospect out of curiosity?

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 20, 2014 -> 09:14 AM) He is trying to get every penny he can. The thing most people aren't looking at is what if he sucks as an MLB pitcher? Starting his clock early makes no difference if he is no good. You get all the money you can because you don't know how you will be later. This needs to be the mind set right now. It's a small gamble now (difference of maybe a couple hundred thousand) that could impact millions of dollars for him later. He could be a ineffective sure, but it's basically betting on yourself and he seems like a confident kid. The big money for him is going to earned in the majors.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 20, 2014 -> 09:03 AM) Appel and Rodon are not the same. One factor people aren't mentioning here is, Rodon was taken #3 overall. That means, to have it make sense to not sign and go next year, you have to take everything into account risk-wise, with the only possible reward to occur if he goes #2 or #1 next year. Think about how much risk there is, for a reward that is very unlikely to occur (being the #1 or #2 pick)... and as a senior that year he'd have nearly zero leverage and probably have to sign below slot anyway, thus reducing or eliminating that reward if it were to even occur. Rodon turning down slot would be an epic failure on his part. I agree, which disappoints me that he didn't sign for slot quickly and include a spot on the 40 man roster or something. At least that way Boras could spin it that he did something for the guy. With the longer he hold outs, in my mind the less likely he signs for slot because what the hell was he waiting for then?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 20, 2014 -> 08:41 AM) Because there's no point in simply releasing a guy. Even through all of his struggles, I've never heard anything bad about him and he's seemingly been nothing but a class act. Until the need the roster space, they are going to hang on to him. And you just compared Justin Jirschele to Wade Boggs. Yeah. I've seen quite a few pictures of him spending time with younger players. He may never make the show, but if he can be a positive influence (and a cautionary tale) for the real prospects, I'm all for it.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/internation...as-leaves-cuba/ Acquire all the Cubans!

http://www.chicagonow.com/future-sox/2014/...-sox-prospects/ Recap posted. What a great night for our top hitting prospects! Davidson, Anderson, Hawkins, Ravelo, and Smith all had big games.

Tyler Saladino started in LF but was pulled early...anyone know what happened?

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jun 19, 2014 -> 07:12 PM) CBS Sports Network for those of you wondering, 221 on DirecTV. Tyler Williams in lineup at DH, LOL! Winston-Salem's lineup is pretty loaded. Kannapolis, not so much.

So we have homers from Carlos Sanchez, Tim Anderson, Kevan Smith, Omar Narvaez, Jared Mitchell, and Courtney Hawkins. Love it

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jun 19, 2014 -> 06:46 PM) Rondon leadoff single. My adopt a spec Nice inside out swing on that! Michalczewski swing at first pitch, flies out. Wish I could of seen his trademark plate discipline.

Anderson now 2-2 Davidson 1-1

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jun 19, 2014 -> 06:37 PM) Got here late. Scoreboard is broke who is pitching? Tyler Barnette

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 19, 2014 -> 06:28 PM) Fun to watch. Wish the minors were on tv every night. Announcers could not be paying less attention but that's okay. No kidding. It's funny we have these opinions and judgement about these kids and nearly all of us don't have the opportunity to see them other than short clips. It's why I am fascinated by ST every year when the prospects get in there.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jun 19, 2014 -> 06:24 PM) Brett Austin with a walk. Not sure if it's his first game? Anyone? And he chugs around 3rd to score! Doesn't run too bad for a catcher

Brett Austin's first professional AB... Draws a walk. Took a good hack on a pitch in the zone, fouled it off.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 19, 2014 -> 12:08 PM) I think that would end the era of the Rays as a smart organization. All that piece does is cement Jim Bowden's era as a terrible writer.

I don't include DSL numbers in my recap, but worth noting Johan Cruz, who was signed for 450k on the July 2nd signing period in 2012, had a nice night. He's hitting .311/.382/.475 with three stolen bases. The Sox considered him the "best defensive SS in the Dominican" at the time of his signing, according to Baseball America.

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?c...mp;ymd=20140619 Recently acquired Shawn Hill makes the start for Charlotte Birmingham- McCully Winston-Salem- Bucciferro Kannapolis- Barnette Great Falls- Stone

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 19, 2014 -> 10:26 AM) Rodon should be top 50 for sure. I am thinking more like 20-25 range at least. Anderson I bet comes in closer to 100, because a lot of people will dock him for the errors. True and his walk rate is frightening low. He has his warts for sure.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 19, 2014 -> 10:27 AM) With Quintana's contract, there is a good chance that his replacement might not be cheaper in the long run. That is a valid point. But if he gives you 3-4 years of cost savings for similar/perhaps better value and that aligns with your contention window, you do it.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 19, 2014 -> 10:22 AM) The Sox already have a depleted pitching staff, why would you trade the #2 pitcher on the staff? The Sox will need pitching over the next couple of years. Pitching for pitching. Walker projects to be an ace, is major league ready now. I think Walker could essential replace Q in the rotation with upside and is cheaper. But I am not the biggest Q fan on here, I know.