I always get confused with who to pay attention to in this team.

But it appears that most of the players we discussed as liking last year must be in AZ.

This uses BAs 2018 review to show who is a spect in this group.

Not on team:

Harold Diaz (19 y.o., Cuba) - batted well last year and appears to be in AZ

Bryan Ramos (17 y.o., Cuba) - No idea, not on roster. Must be in AZL

On Team:

Enoy Jimenez (SS)

nuff said.

Anthony Espinoza (17 y.o., VZ):
Shortstop Anthony Espinoza was another July 2 signing for the White Sox last year out of Venezuela. He's 5-foot-10, 165 pounds and isn't a burner, but he is a quick-twitch athlete with average speed and arm strength, moving around well at shortstop with a good glove and high all-around baseball instincts.

Alberto Bernal (16 y.o., Cuba) 1b:

He didn't play much, but he did hit .370/.528/.593 in 36 trips to the plate. Bernal has some catching experience, but the White Sox signed him as a first baseman. He's 6-foot-1, 215 pounds and drew the White Sox attention for his combination of hitting ability and righthanded power, which he showed after signing with a couple of home runs in games during Dominican instructional league.

Luis Pineda (17 y.o., VZ) C

 He has a strong, compact frame (6-foot-1, 210 pounds) with impressive power for a 16-year-old catcher. He can dip his back shoulder and get too uphill trying to get into that power, but his hands stay short to the ball and he has the strength to drive pitches with impact when he centers the baseball. Pineda will have to stay on top of his conditioning and agility behind the plate, but he has an above-average arm.

Ronaldo Guzman (16 y.o., DR) LHP

He turned 16 on Aug. 23, so he's one of the younger players in the class. He's grown to 6-foot-1, throwing a fastball up to 89 mph with easy arm action and an athletic delivery that he repeats well to throw strikes with an advanced changeup for his age.

Jenderrson Caraballo was a 2016 signee who performed well the first year, and clearly was injured last year. He still hasn't pitched.

16 Y.Os:

Alberton Benal 1b

Wilber Sanchez SS

Jose Jimenez P

Guzman p

Luis Pineda C

17 Y.Os

Oriel Castro

Dionicio Jimenez

Benyamin Bailey OF

Roberth Gutierrez OF

C Mendoza

C Benavides

SS Espinoza

3b Edwin Peralta

 

If anyone can fill int he gaps.

 

 

 

Latin catching prospect with a good arm and a quick powerful swing?  I like that.

Edited June 3, 20196 yr by chitownsportsfan

18 hours ago, bmags said:

I always get confused with who to pay attention to in this team.

But it appears that most of the players we discussed as liking last year must be in AZ.

This uses BAs 2018 review to show who is a spect in this group.

Not on team:

Harold Diaz (19 y.o., Cuba) - batted well last year and appears to be in AZ

Bryan Ramos (17 y.o., Cuba) - No idea, not on roster. Must be in AZL

On Team:

Enoy Jimenez (SS)

nuff said.

Anthony Espinoza (17 y.o., VZ):
Shortstop Anthony Espinoza was another July 2 signing for the White Sox last year out of Venezuela. He's 5-foot-10, 165 pounds and isn't a burner, but he is a quick-twitch athlete with average speed and arm strength, moving around well at shortstop with a good glove and high all-around baseball instincts.

Alberto Bernal (16 y.o., Cuba) 1b:

He didn't play much, but he did hit .370/.528/.593 in 36 trips to the plate. Bernal has some catching experience, but the White Sox signed him as a first baseman. He's 6-foot-1, 215 pounds and drew the White Sox attention for his combination of hitting ability and righthanded power, which he showed after signing with a couple of home runs in games during Dominican instructional league.

Luis Pineda (17 y.o., VZ) C

 He has a strong, compact frame (6-foot-1, 210 pounds) with impressive power for a 16-year-old catcher. He can dip his back shoulder and get too uphill trying to get into that power, but his hands stay short to the ball and he has the strength to drive pitches with impact when he centers the baseball. Pineda will have to stay on top of his conditioning and agility behind the plate, but he has an above-average arm.

Ronaldo Guzman (16 y.o., DR) LHP

He turned 16 on Aug. 23, so he's one of the younger players in the class. He's grown to 6-foot-1, throwing a fastball up to 89 mph with easy arm action and an athletic delivery that he repeats well to throw strikes with an advanced changeup for his age.

Jenderrson Caraballo was a 2016 signee who performed well the first year, and clearly was injured last year. He still hasn't pitched.

16 Y.Os:

Alberton Benal 1b

Wilber Sanchez SS

Jose Jimenez P

Guzman p

Luis Pineda C

17 Y.Os

Oriel Castro

Dionicio Jimenez

Benyamin Bailey OF

Roberth Gutierrez OF

C Mendoza

C Benavides

SS Espinoza

3b Edwin Peralta

 

If anyone can fill int he gaps.

 

 

 

Thanks for this, I was wondering who to pay attention to down there. 

Espinoza off to a nice start with power. Already a 2b and a 3b.

Benyamin Bailey, a 17 y.o. that signed in April I guess, was 4-5 today

Jefferson Mendoza, C, was basically our 2017 class. He has 2 doubles to date.

Wilmer Sanchez also has 3 2b already.

So some decent starts for power so far in DSL. As you can imagine, very little walks.

I need to write the preview for FutureSox but I've been busy doing draft stuff. Thanks for this. 

Part of me wonders if Wilber Sanchez is related to Yolmer.

Sanchez is a fairly common surname, so it's a bit of a longshot.  However, the Sox love signing siblings, so...  Yolmer and Wilber are both from Venezuela.

So Harold Diaz, Jose Rodriguez, Jerrick Francees and Sydney Pimentel might all be on AZL roster then it seems. 

I previewed the DSL affiliate here: http://www.chicagonow.com/future-sox/2019/06/2019-affiliate-preview-dsl-white-sox/

On 6/13/2019 at 7:00 PM, Y2Jimmy0 said:

So Harold Diaz, Jose Rodriguez, Jerrick Francees and Sydney Pimentel might all be on AZL roster then it seems. 

I thought I read somewhere that Francees was in extended spring training, 1B Reyes is as well. Seems like there were a handful.