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Is he gonna start in Winston Salem or be a reliever?

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http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?s...mp;ymd=20140717 Charlotte- Erik Johnson Birmingham- Mike Recchia Winston Salem- James Dykstra (debut) Kannapolis- Lowry Great Falls- Brian Clark (first start) AZL- TBA

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 09:37 AM) Maybe it's just healthy skepticism, but how does Javier Baez remain in the top 10 with a batting line of .240/.305/.449/.753, a K/BB rate of 4, and a K rate of 31.6%? I agree. I saw Jason Parks tweet about him saying what Baez' ceiling and floor were. His ceiling is MVP caliber but his floor his AAAA player.

Just heard on SportsCenter that Kemp either wants to play, or wants to get traded. First, are any of you interested in Kemp if the Dodgers pick up most of his deal and what would you give up? Second, if they are not willing to eat any money, he's probably worth Chris Curley with that contract. Thoughts on Kemp?

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jul 16, 2014 -> 10:06 PM) Dane Stone with another gem of a start. 8.0 IP, 3H, 0ER, 1BB, 6K. Posted this about him last week: Northside? He deserves a promotion. He needs to join McKenzie at Kanny.

Winston Salem will need to make a move.

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?s...mp;ymd=20140716 Birmingham- Scott Snodgress Winston Salem- Marin Kannapolis- Brennan Great Falls- Stone AZL- TBD Charlotte is off

Royals acquire RP Jason Frasor from the Rangers for minor leaguer RHP Spencer Patton

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 15, 2014 -> 01:57 PM) I agree, esp with Hahn at the helm, that is unless JR say different. Agreed. Beckham needs to go. With Semien, Johnson, Sanchez and Saladino waiting in the wings, he's very expendable and it would be dumb to hang onto him when those players can provide the same production at a fifth of the cost.

I love Conor. Wouldn't be opposed to trading him. But we are most likely losing Dunn next season, if Gillaspie and Davidson could be a platoon at 3B and DH next year, I think that would suffice pending other moves to be made. Right now, I'd rather have Davidson in the lineup rather than Dunn anyway.

Brennan to Kanny. Dykstra to Winston Salem.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 08:45 PM) Honestly not the best video of Micah there. Looked horribly fooled on most swings. They were talking about his 2 strike approach and his ability to fight off pitches...

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 11:27 AM) The quality of the player matters though too. Ramirez is not the defensive player he was 2-3 years ago and his offense hasn't gotten any better (or worse, for that matter). He may be the best SS on the market, but that doesn't immediately make him worth a top 25-50 prospect or two top 100 prospects. Peavy was coming off a very good season and he hadn't pitched poorly leading up to his trade last year either. Again, I'm not saying they have to deal Ramirez, but I think you have to be more willing to deal him than you are suggesting. Alexei is hitting .282, 15 doubles, 2 triples, 8 HRs, 41 RBIs, 15 SBs, slugging 400 and an OPS of 718. Of course he was going to hit some sort of slump because he was not going to maintain the 330-350 average that he was hitting before. Those are still great numbers for a SS who is on a great contract and has a solid career. You can definitely net a great deal.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 10:26 AM) That's fine, if we don't get a top 10 in MLB prospect that's ok, but if we can't get somewhere in the range of top 25-ish or couple top-100 then I don't have any good reason to listen. What'd you think of my proposal then?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 10:15 AM) I think a Samardzija like return is asking for too much unless the Sox package another player with him. The Cubs traded Shark and Hammel to get Russell (plus those other pieces, which are nothing to be scoffed at). Also, Alexei Ramriez is 32 years old. He turns 33 by the end of the season. Samardzija is 29 and doesn't turn 30 till the offseason. Maybe if the Sox included someone like Gillaspie they could get that return, but that's about it. I also have no problem with a Peavy-esque return for Ramirez whatsoever. I agree. The Peavy return still netted the Sox Avisail Garcia who was a top 100 prospect in the 50-60 range I believe. If we can package in Viciedo or another player like my proposal above, I think we really can net that package for Alexei and Viciedo.

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?s...mp;ymd=20140714 Birmingham- Snodgress Winston Salem- Bucciferro Great Falls- Ball Charlotte and Kannapolis off

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 09:33 AM) Alexei would have net us a Samardzija like return about a month and a half ago, but his BA dropped about 50 points since then. Nonetheless, I would like to see a pitching or catching prospect ranked in or just outside the Top 100, and I think that's realistic. People are forgetting Semien already, I think he can still cut it as a SS. Quietly, he picked up himself bounced back nicely in Charlotte since demotion. Exactly. He's easily the best SS that will be available. I think of the Mariners, and they have interest in Viciedo too. So if I'm Hahn, I would offer Alexei and Viciedo for Taijuan Walker, Brandon Maurer, Gabriel Guerrero, and Tyler Pike.

why is this an important topic? lol

Semien 2-3 HR, 3 RBIs Davidson 2-3 HR, 3 RBIs Taylor 2-2 HR, 4 RBIs Hawkins 0-3 2Ks DeMichele 2-2 Coats 1-2 2B Rondon 1-2 2B May 0-2

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 01:34 PM) 3-run homer for Davidson. Finally not a solo shot!

Doren is having an Erik Johnson outing. Goldberg has sucked this whole year.

Goldberg is starting instead of Olacio today for the Dash.

Max Wildstein ⚾️ ‏@MaxWildstein 7m #Reds Chien-Ming Wang will opt out of his #MiLB deal and will sign with the #ChiSox, sources tell @GSIntegration. #MLB lol

QUOTE (spiderman @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 11:13 AM) Question - where do Carlos Sanchez and Micah Johnson fall into the minor league rankings of IF prospects? I had heard Jim Callis say he thinks he'll become any everyday/solid MLB player, but, as fans, are we setting up ourselves for a fall if these guys are just average players? Granted, we may need both of these guys in the near future with Ramirez being a free agent and Beckham being Beckham, and our minor league system does need to produce lower cost options.... Micah Johnson is ranked 3rd among MiLB 2nd basemen and Carlos Sanchez is not ranked in the top 10 but that's understandable.