June 6, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, baseball_gal_aly said: I had no idea about that. He hit like .220 in AA. Are we at the point where 2012 Dunn is acceptable for an entire lineup? Who cares if the guy rarely gets a hit as long as it's a 2B or HR. Yeah, hit .205 all ya want if it comes with 40 HR and a bunch of walks. I'm as advanced stat heavy as anyone but hitting under .230 offends my baseball sensibilities. 2012 Adam Dunn put up an .800 OPS and a 114 OPS+. The Sox would kill an orphan for a hitter like that right now.
June 6, 20241 yr 12 hours ago, oldsox said: I wonder if BA knows he only pitches 3-4 innings per week. And they STILL ranked him in the top 10. That should tell you something.
June 6, 20241 yr Schultz has Skenes potential if he can overcome the durability questions. His stuff is that good.
June 6, 20241 yr Just now, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: https://x.com/NotCease/status/1798404083440861676 I could have sworn that Jon Rauch was the #1 prospect in baseball at one point.
June 6, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: I could have sworn that Jon Rauch was the #1 prospect in baseball at one point. Was he really? I don’t recall that but I wasn’t following the minor leagues much during those years.
June 6, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Was he really? I don’t recall that but I wasn’t following the minor leagues much during those years. I was a bit off, apparently #4. https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/remember-that-guy-jon-rauch-is-the-tallest-pitcher-in-mlb-history/320050/
June 6, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said: I was a bit off, apparently #4. https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/remember-that-guy-jon-rauch-is-the-tallest-pitcher-in-mlb-history/320050/ Interesting. Didn’t realize he was that high. Well, I guess Schultz is the first to crack the top 10 in two decades so there’s that.
June 6, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: I could have sworn that Jon Rauch was the #1 prospect in baseball at one point. He was....then he got hurt. And into KW doghouse.
June 6, 20241 yr 29 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: He was....then he got hurt. And into KW doghouse. Wait? What? I had no idea!
June 6, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: And they STILL ranked him in the top 10. That should tell you something. They also have been much more conservative ranking pitchers just due to the attrition and volatility compared to position players. this definitely got my attention.
June 6, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, caulfield12 said: He was....then he got hurt. And into KW doghouse. 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: Wait? What? I had no idea! "The Bigger Unit" Didn't he get in trouble because he left a game early? Or am I confusing him with someone else. I remember him falling on the steps of the dugout in his debut and Hawk saying stuff like, "Big Jon's gonna be all right" when he'd give up runs. Edited June 6, 20241 yr by Nardiwashere
June 6, 20241 yr 24 minutes ago, Nardiwashere said: "The Bigger Unit" Didn't he get in trouble because he left a game early? Or am I confusing him with someone else. I remember him falling on the steps of the dugout in his debut and Hawk saying stuff like, "Big Jon's gonna be all right" when he'd give up runs. He had a ton of off of the field issues, similar to some other tall highly ranked pitcher who may still be on our roster.
June 6, 20241 yr BA posted an article detailing those that rose/fell in the update. Schultz is in the "big moves" section. Quote Noah Schultz, LHP, White Sox (Up 17 Spots): Schultz has struck out 40% of all batters he has faced this year. Few lefty starters can match his combination of fastball velocity (mid 90s and touching 97-98) and a devastating slider that he can throw for strikes or out of the zone on command. Chicago has kept him on very tight pitch limits, which is the biggest concern. He hasn’t demonstrated an ability to shoulder MLB-style starter workloads yet. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/tracking-2024-in-season-top-100-prospect-movement/ Edited June 6, 20241 yr by DirtySox
June 6, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, Nardiwashere said: "The Bigger Unit" Didn't he get in trouble because he left a game early? Or am I confusing him with someone else. I remember him falling on the steps of the dugout in his debut and Hawk saying stuff like, "Big Jon's gonna be all right" when he'd give up runs. Yep, was at that fateful game...
June 6, 20241 yr 8 hours ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Schultz has Skenes potential if he can overcome the durability questions. His stuff is that good. Agreed. Hopefully before the end of the season, the Sox will allow him to go 6 IP a couple times.
June 7, 20241 yr 21 hours ago, Chisoxfn said: For Rauch it was his labrum injury that sunk him in. Shoulder injuries… It felt like every pitcher on the roster between 00-02 tore their labrum.
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