This is a great trade. I was expecting practically nothing even if we ate the majority of his contract, so to get a high floor starting pitching prospect plus a wild card lefty is a huge get. Hard to be dissapointed with this return.

 

Honestly, right now the Robertson/Kahnle/Frazier trade is my least favorite deadline deal for us. I think Hahn did better with his lesser trade chips, which is a bit surprising.

Bring on the #1 pick.................Love the fact Sox picked a lane.

Edited July 30, 20178 yr by Soxfest

Live arms. Nice return.

Cool. Good luck to Melky in KC!

Very nicely done White Sox management to make the trades happen. I don't have a lot to complain, they chose a path and they are going down it! nice.

Where would you guess Puckett will be ranked, among our prospects?

Where would you guess Puckett will be ranked, among our prospects?

Barely org top 30, if at all.

Where would you guess Puckett will be ranked, among our prospects?

Purely guessing, I'll say he comes in at #20

Where would you guess Puckett will be ranked, among our prospects?

25th to 30th

Going to really miss melky

Puckett was a 2nd rounder last year. Not a horrible return

I would guess he slots in at 21 between Basabe and Stephens

With his change up rated a 60 and his control rated 55, I think he'll be right there with Guerrero and Clarkin, in the low, to mid 20's.

I personally love a young pitcher with his qualities of pitch-ability and control, especially with a plus change up. It's still the second best pitch in baseball, right behind a well located fastball.

Puckett was a 2nd rounder last year. Not a horrible return

No it's a great return. A lot more than I thought we'd get. It's just the system is officially loaded and it's hard for new arrivals to displace a lot of the guys already around.

Live arms. Nice return.

 

Seems like a solid trade and return for a rental in melky. Continuing to stock the farm gives us greater depth moving forward. We should be able to cobble together a solid pitching staff from all of our young arms. I like adding higher floor arms to go with some of our higher risk prospects.

Edited July 30, 20178 yr by steveno89

Knew the reports (and from a bunch of people on here) were BS that Melky was almost worthless we'd have to pay his whole contract. Only paid 1/2 and got a recent 2nd round pick that has had pretty good success so far as a pro. Say what you want about Melky and all the advanced stats, but there just aren't a plethora of guys available who will give their team quality professional AB's pretty much every time. Good trade for both teams, Melky will really help the Royals and I like our return just fine.

Out of the two I think I might like this Davis kid a bit more. Big lefty with a decent fastball who's throws strikes. Looks like he's had some bad luck this year but I hope they give him a chance to start.

White Sox must have really liked a lot of guys in the 2016 draft. 8 of top 30 are from 2016 draft...Rutherford, Hansen, Collins, dunning, Burdi, Puckett, Fisher, Call

Out of the two I think I might like this Davis kid a bit more. Big lefty with a decent fastball who's throws strikes. Looks like he's had some bad luck this year but I hope they give him a chance to start.

Looking at him I see closer. Let him focus on fastball/slider and ramping it up with that big fastball 1 inning at a time

Out of the two I think I might like this Davis kid a bit more. Big lefty with a decent fastball who's throws strikes. Looks like he's had some bad luck this year but I hope they give him a chance to start.

 

Davis is the definition of a fringe prospect. Puckett is the real asset here.

Edited July 30, 20178 yr by steveno89

Davis is the definition of a fringe prospect. Puckett is the real asset here.

 

I actually remember Puckett making a start against the Dash earlier in the year, he pitched well but was pretty unimpressive stuff wise (i think he topped out around 90). Davis is a bit old and hasn't had any real success but a 6-6 lefty with a mid 90s fastball at least has some intrigue.

Edited July 30, 20178 yr by mac9001

I actually remember Puckett making a start against the Dash earlier in the year, he pitched well but was pretty unimpressive stuff wise (i think he topped out around 90). Davis is a but old and hasn't had any real success but a 6-6 lefty with a mid 90s fastball at least has some intrigue.

 

This is honestly more than I expected in return for melky. We should only be pleased.

Davis is the definition of a fringe prospect. Puckett is the real asset here.

 

And raw. Big fastball, was a two way player.

Out of everyone that was traded, I will miss Melky the most. Idc what people say, he was a leader and the best personality, and he hit like crazy. Royals will definitely get a boost from him.

And raw. Big fastball, was a two way player.

 

He is 23 playing in A ball. Very slim chance he ever sniffs the majors. Only shot would be as a reliever.

Adios Melky. You were a great team player, a very good hitter and a decent fielder.

 

I'm going to miss Melky. Hope he kicks ass in KC.

 

Going to really miss melky

 

Out of everyone that was traded, I will miss Melky the most. Idc what people say, he was a leader and the best personality, and he hit like crazy. Royals will definitely get a boost from him.

 

I like Melky and wish him all the best in KC. I hope the Royals win the World Series this season and Melky provides some clutch heroics.