October 25, 20187 yr On 10/5/2018 at 4:19 PM, NorthSideSox72 said: Not sure Bust is the right word. He's never been healthy enough to pitch any significant number of innings. I guess I think of "bust" as a player who doesn't meet expectations on the field, so I'm not sure it counts if he's never on the damn field. Fortunately he was just a throw-in, 4th player in a deal. No big loss if he doesn't turn out. Diaz certainly wasn't a big deal to Boston. Sox gave them Sale, Boston gives up three players plus Diaz. I wish my memory were better. Less than two years ago, that trade was made, and I can't remember if Diaz was considered just a throw-in at the time, or did Hahn actually portray him to be a valid prospect, which he wasn't. Chris Freaking Sale should have returned more. Boston was loaded with valid prospects, and Hahn should not have settled for a throw-in.
October 25, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, oldsox said: Diaz certainly wasn't a big deal to Boston. Sox gave them Sale, Boston gives up three players plus Diaz. I wish my memory were better. Less than two years ago, that trade was made, and I can't remember if Diaz was considered just a throw-in at the time, or did Hahn actually portray him to be a valid prospect, which he wasn't. Chris Freaking Sale should have returned more. Boston was loaded with valid prospects, and Hahn should not have settled for a throw-in. What on earth are you talking about? The return was literally the #1 prospect in baseball at the time (or 2 or 3 for some folks), and one of the top 2-3 pitching prospects in baseball at the time, and a borderline T100 outfielder, AND also a guy who throws 100 as a throw-in. The return for Sale was enormous. No one "settled for a throw-in".
October 25, 20187 yr Author 7 minutes ago, NorthSideSox72 said: What on earth are you talking about? The return was literally the #1 prospect in baseball at the time (or 2 or 3 for some folks), and one of the top 2-3 pitching prospects in baseball at the time, and a borderline T100 outfielder, AND also a guy who throws 100 as a throw-in. The return for Sale was enormous. No one "settled for a throw-in". This needs to be quoted, just so it can be seen again. Revisionist history isn't accurate here.
October 25, 20187 yr White Sox sign C Darrell Miller to a minor league deal. He just turned 25 and is only played in A-ball. What confuses me about his B-R page is that in 2017 rookie ball with the Royals after he got drafted he hit .376 with 5 HR, and a 25/25 K/BB ratio. Then he got traded to the Dodgers and got sent to A-ball where he hit .310/.365/.612 for an OPS of .977 in 15 games before he was released. He finished up his 2018 season in Indy ball with the Schaumburg team. Just a weird career path. Maybe the Dodgers just had no room for him, but having only had success so far, it's strange to think he had to go play for an Indy ball team halfway through the year.
October 25, 20187 yr 21 minutes ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said: White Sox sign C Darrell Miller to a minor league deal. He just turned 25 and is only played in A-ball. What confuses me about his B-R page is that in 2017 rookie ball with the Royals after he got drafted he hit .376 with 5 HR, and a 25/25 K/BB ratio. Then he got traded to the Dodgers and got sent to A-ball where he hit .310/.365/.612 for an OPS of .977 in 15 games before he was released. He finished up his 2018 season in Indy ball with the Schaumburg team. Just a weird career path. Maybe the Dodgers just had no room for him, but having only had success so far, it's strange to think he had to go play for an Indy ball team halfway through the year. He was drafted in 2012, but didn't sign. Went to school 4 years, didn't get drafted again. Signed as UDFA in 2017 at 23, played only half time. And he was 23 in the PIO so the numbers need to be taken with a lot of salt. 2018 he was 24, playing as a bench guy. Basically, he's not a prospect, he's just an org soldier, and he's consistently played much older than average.
October 25, 20187 yr Author If his hitting stats are really that good, it probably means he is terrible behind the plate if he is still that low in the minors, and up until now, unemployed.
October 25, 20187 yr 7 hours ago, NorthSideSox72 said: What on earth are you talking about? The return was literally the #1 prospect in baseball at the time (or 2 or 3 for some folks), and one of the top 2-3 pitching prospects in baseball at the time, and a borderline T100 outfielder, AND also a guy who throws 100 as a throw-in. The return for Sale was enormous. No one "settled for a throw-in". Northsider, I never complained about the top 3 guys in that trade, certainly not when the deal was made. You're the one who called Diaz a throw in. Sox Ace call him a bust. It's one thing to get a throw in as part of a minor trade, but not for CFS. You never answered my question. At the time of the trade, was Diaz portrayed by Hahn as a throw in, or a valid prospect? That's all I asked. Again, "Throw in" was your term, not mine.
October 26, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, oldsox said: Northsider, I never complained about the top 3 guys in that trade, certainly not when the deal was made. You're the one who called Diaz a throw in. Sox Ace call him a bust. It's one thing to get a throw in as part of a minor trade, but not for CFS. You never answered my question. At the time of the trade, was Diaz portrayed by Hahn as a throw in, or a valid prospect? That's all I asked. Again, "Throw in" was your term, not mine. This is some weird circular logic. You were happy with the top 3 guys, but upset they also got a throw-in (aka lottery ticket) arm? Anyone who can throw triple digits and come even close to the strike zone is a prospect. He just isn't the prospect the other three are. How can you like the top 3 but be upset that they got one more, even if he's not great? You lost me.
October 26, 20187 yr 9 hours ago, NorthSideSox72 said: He was drafted in 2012, but didn't sign. Went to school 4 years, didn't get drafted again. Signed as UDFA in 2017 at 23, played only half time. And he was 23 in the PIO so the numbers need to be taken with a lot of salt. 2018 he was 24, playing as a bench guy. Basically, he's not a prospect, he's just an org soldier, and he's consistently played much older than average. Definitely not implying that he's a prospect. Just surprised he was released after successful offensive seasons.
October 31, 20187 yr Author http://meadowparty.com/blog/2018/10/31/klawchat-10-31-18/ Mac: Do you think Spencer Adams has a legit shot to earn a spot in the White Sox rotation out of spring training? Keith Law: No, nor should he. He has marginal stuff and struck out only 11% of batters he faced in AAA. Brent : Did you get a chance to see CWS’s Burdi in the AFL? Any insight to how he’s look after TJ? Thanks. Keith Law: I did not but Eric Longenhagen did and said he looked like he did pre-TJ (which is good).
October 31, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said: http://meadowparty.com/blog/2018/10/31/klawchat-10-31-18/ Mac: Do you think Spencer Adams has a legit shot to earn a spot in the White Sox rotation out of spring training? Keith Law: No, nor should he. He has marginal stuff and struck out only 11% of batters he faced in AAA. Brent : Did you get a chance to see CWS’s Burdi in the AFL? Any insight to how he’s look after TJ? Thanks. Keith Law: I did not but Eric Longenhagen did and said he looked like he did pre-TJ (which is good). Good to hear something positive about Burdi. I'm in full agreement with Law on Adams. He's just filler at this point until he starts to strike people out.
October 31, 20187 yr 9 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: http://meadowparty.com/blog/2018/10/31/klawchat-10-31-18/ Mac: Do you think Spencer Adams has a legit shot to earn a spot in the White Sox rotation out of spring training? Keith Law: No, nor should he. He has marginal stuff and struck out only 11% of batters he faced in AAA. Brent : Did you get a chance to see CWS’s Burdi in the AFL? Any insight to how he’s look after TJ? Thanks. Keith Law: I did not but Eric Longenhagen did and said he looked like he did pre-TJ (which is good). That Burdi report is so heartening considering the last I heard on him was him sitting around 94. As for Adams, I don't really care one way or the other. If we have an extra spot, might as well try him out but I don't think anyone is saving a spot in the rotation for him.
November 8, 20187 yr How much time is Adolfo expected to miss next year? Is DHing a possibility while he continues to rehab his arm?
January 30, 20197 yr no where better to put this than a now - unpinned catch all thread. Former White Sox farmhand Ozney Guillen hired as rookie ball league manager by the Astros.
January 30, 20197 yr 25 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: no where better to put this than a now - unpinned catch all thread. Former White Sox farmhand Ozney Guillen hired as rookie ball league manager by the Astros. Never was a White Sox farmhand. His father found the bonus the team was offering was embarrassing. He became an Independent League scrub.
January 31, 20197 yr On 10/31/2018 at 2:18 PM, DirtySox said: Good to hear something positive about Burdi. I'm in full agreement with Law on Adams. He's just filler at this point until he starts to strike people out. I think the Sox and every team in baseball are in agreement on Adams...if the Sox thought he could challenge for a spot in the rotation, they would have protected him; and if some other team thought so, they would have taken him.
February 8, 20197 yr Looks like the Sox picked up another 2018 signing: Wilber Sanchez INF. He played on the 2017 Venezuelan 15u team, so he is 17 maximum. Its been hard to find much on him. He pitched in a game against team USA 15u and did pretty well (at least compared to how most do), but the prospect league he is a part of repeatedly said INF for him. This was the only video I could find of his swing, but there are a bunch of other posts with him on that EBPAcademy instagram. Easiest way to see them might be to search for him on twitter and look through their instagram linked tweets. I was also able to find a two game sample from a different prospect league in which he went 2-8, 1 HR, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 SB, 1 CS. View this post on Instagram La Familia EBP esta de fiesta, la tarde de ayer de manera oficial se concreto la firma de nuestro prospecto Wilber Sanchez "LA CHISPA" con la Organizacion de Grandes Ligas: Medias Blancas de Chicago, representado por el Supervisor de Venezuela Amador Arias. El mejor de los éxitos, que dios te siga bendiciendo y te guie hoy, mañana y siempre. A luchar por este sueño que no fue fácil pero lo logramos, se dio el primer paso. Con dios todo es posible amen! @sanchezwilber9190 #beisbol#baseball#firma#chicagowhitesox##ebpacademy#exito A post shared by EBPAcademy (@ebpacademy) on Feb 7, 2019 at 4:34am PST View this post on Instagram Wilber Sánchez INF 2018 A post shared by EBPAcademy (@ebpacademy) on Jan 30, 2018 at 4:55pm PST
February 21, 20197 yr On 2/7/2019 at 9:24 PM, GenericUserName said: Looks like the Sox picked up another 2018 signing: Wilber Sanchez INF. He played on the 2017 Venezuelan 15u team, so he is 17 maximum. Its been hard to find much on him. He pitched in a game against team USA 15u and did pretty well (at least compared to how most do), but the prospect league he is a part of repeatedly said INF for him. This was the only video I could find of his swing, but there are a bunch of other posts with him on that EBPAcademy instagram. Easiest way to see them might be to search for him on twitter and look through their instagram linked tweets. I was also able to find a two game sample from a different prospect league in which he went 2-8, 1 HR, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 SB, 1 CS. Thanks! I'm going to quote and add this to the 2019 j2 thread edit: NVM! I assumed this was a rumord pickup for next year, misread!
February 26, 20197 yr 11 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Some bad news coming down..... How bad of news?
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