11 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

 

When asked what motivated him, Colas probably said "f*** Pedro."

1 minute ago, Quin said:

When asked what motivated him, Colas probably said "f*** Pedro."

Well hopefully something motivated him because he turned into an outcast hella quick. 

 

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Noah Schultz, LHP, White Sox
There is no doubting Schultz’s prodigious arm talent. He brings loads of lightning from the left side every time he takes the mound. Problem is, health has kept him from taking the mound as often as he or the White Sox would like. His 2023 season was delayed by a flexor strain and then ended early by a shoulder impingement. In his final spring tuneup, the Illinois-bred lefthander looked as untouchable as ever, and there’s a whole host of Reds prospects who can verify.

Over three innings, Schultz carved with three pitches that graded at least plus, including a two-seamer that sat in the upper 90s and peaked at 98 and a slider sharp enough to make lefties reconsider their line of work. Perhaps most impressively, Schultz showed the ability to sweep the pitch away from southpaws or dot the corner armside against righties. If he can take the ball every five days, he’ll have a case as the best lefthanded pitching prospect in the sport.

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Jake Eder, LHP, White Sox
Eder opened his career with the Marlins by jumping directly to Double-A in his first season as a pro. He was dazzling with Pensacola, where he competed for the Southern League’s ERA crown before suffering an injury that required Tommy John surgery. Eder returned in 2023 and pitched to mixed results before being sent to Chicago in the trade that made Jake Burger a Marlin. He finished the year with Double-A Birmingham and then added more time in the Arizona Fall League, where he struggled with control and command over six outings.

Eder pitched three innings in an intrasquad game toward the end of spring and was excellent, recording six strikeouts and getting 10 whiffs overall while pounding the zone with a four-pitch mix that included a cutter in the 86-88 mph range in addition to his usual fastball-slider-changeup array. If he brings the same crispness into the season as he showed on the backfields, he could add some more shine to an overhauled White Sox system.

10 Prospects who Impressed on the Arizona backfields. Eder hype rising?

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/10-mlb-prospects-who-impressed-on-the-arizona-backfields/

Edited April 2, 20241 yr by DirtySox

Great news about Eder.  There's plenty of room in the Sox rotation moving forward. I hope he grabs his opportunity.

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 If he can take the ball every five days, he’ll have a case as the best lefthanded pitching prospect in the sport

Well Schultz is not going to take the ball every 5th day he's going to take the ball every 7 days.  They're taking a college approach by making him a weekly starter.  It's an interesting plan.  

Whatever gets him 75-85 innings works for me 

38 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

Whatever gets him 75-85 innings works for me 

I think the plan is to get him closer to 100 innings.

 

I noticed no Burrowes on that Kanny squad. Sad.

Edited April 3, 20241 yr by DirtySox

35 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

I noticed no Burrowes on that Kanny squad. Sad.

For some reason, I don’t recognize many of the names

 

Bham rotation is going to be so fun.

Edited April 3, 20241 yr by Autumn Dreamin

 

That Barons team as a whole is pretty fun. The W-S squad has some interesting guys. Kanny is just yeah.

5 hours ago, DirtySox said:

 

The pitch at :30 secs is incredible. 

8 hours ago, DirtySox said:

I noticed no Burrowes on that Kanny squad. Sad.

I believe he may be coming back from an injury at the moment.

On 4/3/2024 at 11:19 AM, DirtySox said:

I noticed no Burrowes on that Kanny squad. Sad.

No Wolkow either…were the two guys I was most looking forward to

2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

No Wolkow either…were the two guys I was most looking forward to

Wolkow staying in extended spring for a bit, Burrowes will be in Kanny but he's working back from an injury.

2 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

No Wolkow either…were the two guys I was most looking forward to

George Wolkow is not ready for Kanny. Rookie ball starts on May 4 

https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-top-30-projected-hitting-prospects-entering-2024/
 

projected top 30 hitting prospects. Zavala 14th. Quero 29th. 

That last picture ?

Pipeline lists the Barons at #7 on their list of top MiLB rosters: https://www.mlb.com/news/best-minor-league-teams-2024

The Tides are obviously #1.

FWIW, Colson Montgomery has an xwOBA of .188, per Baseball Savant.

 

Not sure whether there are any special caveats when looking at expected statistics at the AAA level.

 

6 minutes ago, Jake said:

FWIW, Colson Montgomery has an xwOBA of .188, per Baseball Savant.

 

Not sure whether there are any special caveats when looking at expected statistics at the AAA level.

 

For reference, murderer's row in Norfolk also looks absolutely mortal by these metrics. Seems like something funny going on with the numbers.