https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/prospects/stats/affiliates

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?cid=&lid=&org=145&sc=&sid=milb&t=affiliate&ymd=20180804

Good slate with Rodon, Guerrero, Cease, and Henzman

DSL wins 1-0!  Check out the line

Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HRA	Outs	BF	NP	ERA
Cristofer Melendez	6.0	4	0	0	0	11	0	18	20	43	1.65

He is 20 so kinda old but looks to have really turned a corner this year.  To late to bring stateside?

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?cid=&lid=&org=145&sc=&sid=milb&t=affiliate&ymd=20180804

Cease & Henzman to the hill

I am in no way affiliated with southsidesox but they put out a story on Melendez today if anyone is interested.  Also, I know it shouldn't matter but please get my votes off of 13, it creeps me out. Tristadecaphobia!

https://www.southsidesox.com/2018/8/4/17649910/under-the-radar-cristofer-melendez-dsl-former-astros

Madrigal HBP

72 PAs without a K

Laz Rivera three run hr for the Dash. .309.   Thanks for the bumps!

3 run shot for Garfein's favorite prospect. 

And there’s the first K for Madrigal

It was fun while it lasted!

Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Madrigal has struck out.

Madrigal with a BB to add to the K.

And Basabe most definitely injured, although I’ve seen nothing official on that front.

Collins just doubled on a 3-0 count. He should do that more.

I don't want to jump the gun but I wonder if Cease is in the majors by all-star break next year

Madrigal single...he got it to the outfield!

Schryver with a nice debut for W-S. 

2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 BB 2 SO

Cease has given up no H’s or BB’s while striking out 3 through 2 IP.

Madrigal is 1-2.

Gonzalez and Rutherford are 0-7 combined.

Collins has a double.

Eloy is 0-1. Bum.

I would like to invite the folks at fangraphs to step into the box against Cease the way he's throwing.  Have no idea why they rate him so low.

Cease is a stud. 

25 minutes ago, flavum said:

Cease is a stud. 

6 IP 1 H 0 BB 9 K

Dating back to July here are Cease's #s in his last 6 outings including tonight so far: 

36 IP, 4 ER, 18 H, 11 BB, 51K. 

12.75 K/9. 2.75 BB/9. 1.00 ERA. 0.81WHIP. 

 

Edited August 5, 20187 yr by Sox Fan In Husker Land

2 minutes ago, flavum said:

Cease is a stud. 

He's bae. Said it when we acquired him a while back, he's my favorite pitching prospect by far. 

Not that it really matters, with our outfield glut and all, but Jameson Fisher has really fallen off a cliff.

I only hope Michael Cole was announcing when Madrigal struck out to say "the streak....is over"

14 minutes ago, Sox Fan In Husker Land said:

5 IP 1 H 0 BB 7 K

Dating back to July here are Cease's #s in his last 6 outings including tonight so far: 

35 IP, 4 ER, 18 H, 11 BB, 49 K. 

12.60 K/9. 2.83 BB/9. 1.03 ERA. 0.83 WHIP. 

 

I'm ok with this.

It's not even fair anymore 

Cease has to be a top 20 prospect at this point.  When you start seeing results like this in AA from a guy with plus stuff it’s time to bump them up the rankings.

Is there a thought to just bring him up to AAA at this point. I know he is moving fast through the system but what is the point of being AA. He is just so much better than the rest of the competition at this point. 

The other option is to let him throw lesser amount of innings the rest of the way. He is already has 20 more innings on his arm than last year. Should you take it easy on him and let him top out at like 140 innings this year.