PolishPrince34

http://www.survivinggrady.com/2014/07/aj-p...-teammates.html Classic AJ

If Hanley wrist is broken, dodgers might then be interested in Alexi. Prospects galore in that system

Even though the Angels system blows that is a nice haul they got for Street. I'm fans of Lindsey, Alvarez, and Rodon. Shocked they gave up that much plus more

Sickels just came out with his midseason Top 75 not including any 2014 draft picks. No Sox players on the list. http://www.minorleagueball.com/2014/7/14/5...te-2014-sickels

Mercedes signed for $250,000

Any word on why Sammy Ayala was released? I'm assuming its due to negative behavior

Baseball America just ran 10 hitters who might be better than you think at #4 was Ranglo Ravelo.

BA reporting Sox are hot on Jorge Alfaro's little brother. He also plays catcher and is one top players this year at that position.

None-Yankees have 4 of the top 10

1. Carlos Rodon 2. Tim Anderson 3. Micah Johnson 4. Matt Davidson 5. Courtney Hawkins 6. Francellius Montas 7. Trey Michalczewski 8. Carlos Sanchez 9. Spencer Adams 10. Adam Lopez 11. Tyler Danish 12. Rangelo Ravelo 13. Trayce Thompson 14. Micker Afolfo 15. Chris Beck 16. Myles Jaye 17. Jace Fry 18. Jacob May 19. Cledius Rodon 20. Adam Engel 21. Scott Snodgress 22. Andrew Mitchell 23. Brett Austin 24. Kevin Smith 25. Jeff Wendeken 26. Thadius Lowry 27. Keon Barnum 28. Kyle Hansen 29. Jordan Guererro 30. Jefferson Olacio Barnum and Thompson trending way down compared years past

If they are making a move with Anderson it will be to 2B. Way too valuable and talent wise to give up on him in the infield. Also, on Danish reliever all the way. I can't see him holding up at all as a starter. Everybody is very high on him, but I'm the opposite. I have him in the 10-15 range as a prospect. I think his ceiling is very limited. Velocity of his fastball falls way down as his pitch count goes up. Drops to 86-90 mph after 50+ pitches.

Awesome

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 09:39 PM) Also if the Sox had any aptitude for fixing players swings, Gettys would be awesome. All the other tools are bonkers. I'm not sold Sox do a good job with those type of hitters with their development

Best available Foley Gatto Adams

1. Aiken 2. Rodon 3. Kolek 4. Jackson 5. Gordon 6. Nola

This is making me nervous. Nola has very limited upside.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 08:58 PM) Seems like there were some defensive issues behind Danish but he also struck out 5 in 3 innings. Have we had any reports on his velocity so far this year? I heard 90-92 in his last start

Brady Aiken is definitely in the equation for the Top 3 picks.

Baseball America has detail report on the White sox players they signed from 2013

Trea Turner should be out of the running at #3. Positives are speed and defense, but way too many flaws as a hitter. Has a very awkward swing that will not generate any power. Not a fan of Turner.

Definitely in on Delgado, but highly doubt he's available right now.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 8, 2014 -> 01:07 PM) An international draft is inevitable either way. The Sox should employ the exact same strategy the Yankees intend to do. Hahn has been making comments about all the money that they are putting towards the international talent maybe he wasn't just alluding to Abreu. And when have the White Sox gone over the slot. Remember Jerry is our owner and follows the book with the slot recommendations

I'm extremely worried the Yankees will go all out this signing period. Reports are coming out they will spend up to $18 million or more and to try to go after every major player to rebuild their farm system. This is bad news for the rest of the league. Bad year to have only $5 milllion to spend. Also, worried some more teams might join in because talk of a 2016 International Draft and all the penalties would be thrown out the door with the spending overtures.

Keith Law just ranked White Sox 27th . Shocked by how low he had us. I thought we would be closer to 20.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jan 27, 2014 -> 11:30 PM) What ever happened to Luis Castillo and the other players that we're signed by Marco Paddy when he first joined the team? They are 17 years old. Still long time away before we really start hearing about them. Hopefully in the next year or 2 they will make the transition over to America and start playing in Rookie Ball.