February 2, 20224 yr I figured this was worth starting a thread about, since people were curious Colson Montgomery, SS Yoelkis Céspedes, OF Jake Burger, IF Norge Vera, RHP Jose Rodriguez, SS Wes Kath, 3B Matthew Thompson, RHP Jonathan Stiever, RHP Jared Kelley, RHP Micker Adolfo, OF Sean Burke, Andrew Dalquist, & Bryan Ramos were in their "prospects on the rise" just outside of the Top 10. https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/72289/2022-top-10-prospects-chicago-white-sox/
February 2, 20224 yr 1 hour ago, maxjusttyped said: I figured this was worth starting a thread about, since people were curious Colson Montgomery, SS Yoelkis Céspedes, OF Jake Burger, IF Norge Vera, RHP Jose Rodriguez, SS Wes Kath, 3B Matthew Thompson, RHP Jonathan Stiever, RHP Jared Kelley, RHP Micker Adolfo, OF Sean Burke, Andrew Dalquist, & Bryan Ramos were in their "prospects on the rise" just outside of the Top 10. https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/72289/2022-top-10-prospects-chicago-white-sox/ Wonder where Colas would/will rank?
February 3, 20224 yr 2 hours ago, Flash said: Wonder where Colas would/will rank? Ahead of Cespedes I would think.
February 3, 20224 yr Are they particularly positive on Burger or extremely down on Vera (and others)?
February 4, 20224 yr Author 7 hours ago, Balta1701 said: Are they particularly positive on Burger or extremely down on Vera (and others)? Maybe BP is very generous relative to other publications, but their grade on Burger is positive OFP: 55 / Above-average third baseman Variance: Low. There’s a chance the swing-and-miss eats up some of his offensive value in the majors—and his underlying swing stats in his Southside cup of coffee weren’t great—but given the time off, some adjustment period is to be expected. —Jeffrey Paternostro I'm a huge Burger enthusiast, but if he can become an above-average 3rd basemen that's a ~3 win guy and would make him an immensely valuable member of the core going forward. I find it strange to say his underlying stats weren't good when he posted the highest average average exit velo in baseball (if you lower the qualifiers to 42 PA) and had an excellent barrel rate, strong expected stats, etc. The quality of contact he displayed in the majors was high level stuff and I'd have to imagine he was doing the same all year in Charlotte.
February 5, 20224 yr On 2/3/2022 at 1:19 PM, Balta1701 said: Are they particularly positive on Burger or extremely down on Vera (and others)? Burger showed last year that he is a ML caliber player
February 5, 20224 yr The fact that Burger made it to the majors and didn't look like he'd never played the sport before gives him some leeway. There can be a place for him as a backup corner infielder that could cover 2B in an emergency. Hell, we carried Lamb for half a year.
February 5, 20224 yr Author 26 minutes ago, Heads22 said: The fact that Burger made it to the majors and didn't look like he'd never played the sport before gives him some leeway. There can be a place for him as a backup corner infielder that could cover 2B in an emergency. Hell, we carried Lamb for half a year. I think that's the floor for him if he can stay healthy, but there is a ton of upside left in his bat, imo.
February 5, 20224 yr 1 minute ago, maxjusttyped said: I think that's the floor for him if he can stay healthy, but there is a ton of upside left in his bat, imo. I hope so. I understand the risk that's there too, and its not ignorable.
February 17, 20224 yr Burger was a high end hockey player in high school on a perennial power in st louis( CBC) that alone tells you he’s a tough kid and athletic. I saw him last year with the Sox charge a roller down the line, purposely miss tripping on the third base bag and rifle a throw to third base to get the runner. he barrels up the ball and showed he has power all over the field. They either need to play him or trade him for value.
February 18, 20224 yr On 2/16/2022 at 4:15 PM, southsider2k5 said: Ok this is definitely worth a listen. One of the things that I hadn't heard was the talk about the power of Quezada having 110ish MPH exit velocities as a teen in the DSL.
February 18, 20224 yr Just now, southsider2k5 said: Ok this is definitely worth a listen. One of the things that I hadn't heard was the talk about the power of Quezada having 110ish MPH exit velocities as a teen in the DSL. Also interesting to hear talk about the growth spurt of Dario Barrero.
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