April 8, 20233 yr Man going back to our draft classes the last few years is kind of depressing, not many bright spots
April 11, 20233 yr Sosa made the BA hot sheet. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/hot-sheet-baseballs-20-hottest-prospects-from-the-past-week-41123/ Quote 7. Lenyn Sosa, SS, White Sox Team: Triple-A Charlotte (International) Age: 23 Why He’s Here: .448/.556/.828 (13-for-29), 5 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBIs, 7 BB, 5 SO The Scoop: Sosa hit .315/.369/.511 in 119 games last year between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte. There isn’t one standout carrying tool that would grade out as a 70 or even a 60 on the 20-80 scale, but he has shown that he can hit upper-level pitching. It’s the type of skill set that often gets pegged as a future utility player, but with the way Sosa continues to hit, there’s a chance he ends up becoming more than that in an everyday role. (BB) Edited April 11, 20233 yr by DirtySox
April 12, 20233 yr 11 hours ago, TomPickle said: This Jackson Chourio kid may be alright. An absolute stud!!! Future Star! Might be up later in the season. Brewers have a bunch nice young talent already up and on the way. Another organization that does an excellent job with their player development.
April 12, 20233 yr Just had a thought---does anyone know if the new MiLB roster size limits interfere with the ability to run a repeat of Project Bham in the future?
April 25, 20232 yr Veras on the hot sheet. Quote 13. Wilfred Veras, OF, White Sox Team: High-A Winston-Salem (South Atlantic) Age: 20 Why He’s Here: .407/.448/.852 11-for-27, 4 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBIs, 2 BB, 7 SO, 2 SB. The Scoop: The son of big leaguer Wilton Veras, the younger Veras is a very different type of player than his father. Wilfred Veras is a hitter who steps to the plate looking to wreak havoc. So far, the havoc has been wrecked. He homered in three straight games last week, and his aggressive approach hasn’t caused many issues, at least as of yet. (JC) Edited April 25, 20232 yr by DirtySox
April 28, 20232 yr 23 hours ago, Quin said: White Sox infielder trying to stay health challenge (impossible)
April 29, 20232 yr Very good piece on my boy Mena via the Athletic. https://theathletic.com/4465859/2023/04/29/white-sox-prospects-cristian-mena/ Quote The first four starts of 2023 have provided some adversity for Mena, facing Southern League competition that is about four years older than him on average. His first two outings were short, with high pitch counts, and that residue is visible in a pedestrian 4.26 ERA over four outings. His stuff, though, is undeniably playing, evidenced by a 31-to-6 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 19 innings, capped off by a season-high 10 strikeouts in six innings of two-run ball Friday night. After defanging a lineup with top Cubs prospects Pete Crow-Armstrong and Owen Caissie, Mena has cleared six innings in his last two outings without so much as clearing 90 pitches either time. Using the slider grip that he taught him last year, Farquhar lauds the way Mena has acclimated to spotting for backdoor strikes against left-handed hitters, and has gained trust in using it for putaways alongside his signature curveball. But such is Mena’s comfort with his ability to manipulate spin — with breaking balls that are now moving more than usual — that Farquhar has instructed him to up his fastball usage to at least around 50 percent, to better set up his off-speed. While Mena gets great extension in his delivery to make his low-to-mid 90s fastball play up, a slight step back in velocity from his strong spring has driven Farquhar to encourage more intent in his catch play between starts. Typically, Farquhar said, Mena just used catch to get loose and perform a self-check, but he responded quickly to the idea of physically pushing himself more in his preparation, so that his body would respond during games. “He just turned 20, and he looks as if he belongs here, he doesn’t look like he’s overmatched at all,” Farquhar said. “It was mostly not trying to strike everybody out with every pitch. The intent was there, but it’s like, it’s an 0-0 fastball. Put it in the right spot or it’s an 0-0 curveball, just put it in the right location and maybe some contact will happen. Where in his previous starts he was just rying to strike everybody out with every single pitch, and that’s not what a starting pitcher is about. It’s about controlling counts. Understanding the situation, knowing when you need a punchy. When there’s a runner on third base, less than two outs, absolutely. That’s the time when you need a strikeout. So he just had a better grasp of pitching, being a starting pitcher, his last start than he did earlier in the year.” Edited April 29, 20232 yr by DirtySox
May 2, 20232 yr Gladney on the hot sheet. Quote 9. DJ Gladney, OF, White Sox Team: High-A Winston-Salem (South Atlantic) Age: 21 Why He’s Here: .450/.476/1.000 (9-for-20), 4 R, 1 2B, 4 HR, 8 RBIs, 1 BB, 4 SO The Scoop: Gladney’s power has never been a question. He can match exit velocities with almost anyone, but so far this year, he’s stringing together better at-bats to go with that pop. Gladney’s strength allows him to drive balls to the opposite field even when he doesn’t square them up, but he does his biggest damage when he gets a pitch low in the zone and he can drop the bat head. His sixth home run of the season easily cleared the batter’s eye in center field at Winston-Salem, and he’s already homered to left, left-center, center and right field this year. It’s true all-fields power. (JC) https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/hot-sheet-baseballs-20-hottest-prospects-from-the-past-week-5223/ Edited May 2, 20232 yr by DirtySox
May 2, 20232 yr Gladney is proof that a) you should draft some younger HS kids b) never give up on hard workers. He came in super raw, but he has always been a model of hard work and commitment to improving. I can't say the guy is going to make the majors, but he definitely looks the part and is fun to root for. I saw him in Kanny last year. No question he was the most popular player on that team. I wish him nothing but the best.
May 22, 20232 yr Jacob Burke has a promising set of tools and seems like a charismatic kid. Should be a fun follow.
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