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Quentin out with a strained hamstring. Kotsay in.

Kevin_Goldstein Talking to scout about #WhiteSox outfielder Trayce Thompson. "Is this for real?" I ask. Scout: "Oh yeah, absolutely. He's tremendous." about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck http://twitter.com/Kevin_Goldstein/status/12895361422

I'm not overly optimistic. I thought he should be repeating AA, especially considering the position change, the complete lack of plate discipline, and the struggling with any sort of breaking pitch. He still looked rather out of shape in spring training as well. The only positives I have are that he's still very young, and has incredible bat speed. It would be silly to write him off completely, but at this point I'm really not expecting much.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Apr 25, 2010 -> 06:55 PM) Gonzalez finished 2-3, 2 HR, BB. Thompson 2-3, 2B Trayce also had a SB. I'm getting real excited about this kid. I initially laughed at the Mike Stanton comparison article last year, but now it doesn't seem as far-fetched.

Trayce Thompson on BA's hot sheet. Nate Jones on the helium watch as well. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prosp...010/269874.html

QUOTE (jenks45monster @ Apr 23, 2010 -> 11:52 AM) I wish we would have signed Justin Jones or even Brian Goodwin over Holmberg. Both have the talent to be future first rounders. I wish we spent more on the draft period.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 23, 2010 -> 12:54 AM) I heard Bumgarner's FB was topping out at 88? I hope that's wrong. That's quite alarming if true. It's true. Bumgarner is broken, and noone knows why. There was some recent articles about it. Everyone merely thought he was overworked at the end of last year and his velocity would be back this season. That has not been the case, and it is very troubling since they can't find anything wrong with the kid. Edit: Neyer's recent piece: http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/i...ing-in-triple-a

Trayce has hit his 3rd HR of the season.

QUOTE (Chisox88 @ Apr 21, 2010 -> 09:08 PM) Maybe we can get Bryce Harper! Rendon please.

Paraphrased from BP's FutureShock portion because I'm not sure if I'm allowed to quote paid content. Trayce Thompson, OF, White Sox (Low-A Kannapolis) Monday’s stats: 2-for-6, HR (2), R, RBI, 2 BB, K, CS Thompson was an uncertainty during last year's draft. He was still rather new to baseball. Despite this, his tools and ceiling ranked with the best of the prep prospects. He might have flown under the radar due to his unimpressive high school stats and rawness. The quickness of Trayce's adjustments has been remarkable. He arrived this year with a better approach at the plate, and has been using a much shorter and smoother swing. It's evident from the two home runs in in the previous 3 games that these changes are paying off, and Thompson has considerable explosive potential.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Apr 20, 2010 -> 08:39 PM) Kannapolis going into extras. Trayce Thompson currently 2-3, HR, BB, 0 SO. Power and walks. Hopefully we continue see both. The K-rate in rookie ball was scary.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 04:03 PM) Like '08? Man, at least we pick good years to suck. Like '08 strong or better, but stacked with pitching instead of hitters.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 01:03 PM) I think you're talking about Anthony Rendon the 3b of Rice. He's great. Don't forget about Taylor Jungmann, Gerrit Cole, Sonny Gray, Alex Meyer, Jack Armstrong and Matt Purke. The 2011 class is going to be fantastic. It is stacked.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 13, 2010 -> 06:12 PM) Hitters acting like they've never seen a change-up For what it's worth, Romero's changeup is anything but typical. I've seen hitters say they thought it was a screwball or a splitter. It is a very unique pitch he throws.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 02:02 PM) I also look forward to seeing what Shoemaker does in an extended season. I am as well. I firmly believe one of Shoemaker/Ciolli/Colligan is going to end up a quality prospect. I'm leaning towards Ciolli currently.

Kanny opening day roster: http://static.newsroom.mlbcontrol.net/docu...ster_040210.pdf

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Mar 21, 2010 -> 01:34 PM) TV? Nope. On WSCR though.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 21, 2010 -> 01:31 PM) Ugh, Nix at 3B? Come on Teahen, get it together! Teahen is on the back fields today putting in more swing work.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 16, 2010 -> 03:03 PM) Bill Melton name of the day: Dexter Flowers. Don't forget Gordon Danks.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Mar 15, 2010 -> 11:18 PM) Leesman gave up 2 runs. Just saw the box score, 9-1. Sigh... Viciedo struck out again. Bad sign. And the bullpen got rocked. Not that any of the probable 25 man roster guys oithced. At De Aza got a tripe. Good to see. 3 errors, not so good. Not a good night overall. The box score is not nearly indicative enough of his ugly the game was. Countless walks, passed balls, popups dropping between fielders, grounders through the legs, pitchers throwing to the wrong base, pitchers late in covering first, wild throws to first, and dropped throws at first. I think that covers everything.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Mar 15, 2010 -> 10:11 PM) I don't know, someone said he was earlier in this thread. They were incorrect. http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...n-throwing.html

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Mar 15, 2010 -> 10:00 PM) Has Jenks pitched yet? He isn't pitching tonight.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 6, 2010 -> 04:21 PM) Man, Viciedo looked awful in his last at-bat. He looked just as fugly in his previous at bat. Lunging at any breaking pitch and missing badly.

QUOTE (spiderman @ Mar 1, 2010 -> 03:47 PM) Who are you referring to, and is this something the White Sox have been linked to? Sounds like Berkman.

QUOTE (knightni @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 06:02 PM) I'm just saying that guys who decline offers are looking for a payday. Whether it's with the Sox or not, remains to be seen. Pretty sure he only declined one offer, and it was below what we was worth considering his 2008 campaign. I fully expect talks to resume if the finger problems are out of the picture.