caulfield12 Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 7 minutes ago, ron883 said: Shane Smith's legs look like tree trunks. Dude has some muscle. Mark Prior-esque... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I'm sure McKivin played a part in getting Smith over but this is encouraging because for years, the Sox biggest weakness has been pro scouting. Smith becoming a contributing member of the team would be a nice win for the new regime. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 The interesting thing is that most of the pre-Rule 5-draft prognosticators missed out on Shane Smith. Melissa Lockard of The Athletic is the only one who tagged him as a Rule 5 pick. The MLB draft brain trust of Callis, Mayo and Dykstra didn't even have Shane Smith as the top pick from the Milwaukee org. If he wasn't even on anybody's radar, kudos to pro scouting. Unless McKinven suggested him, in which case, you can't keep hiring new bench coaches each year to get special insight on another team's org. depth. Or maybe you can... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 3/8/2025 at 5:36 PM, mac9001 said: It would be an absolute crime to not let him be our 5th starter right now. He looked fantastic today, the stuff is legit. I hate use spring training as the basis for evaluating a player, but it's beyond me how the Brewers let him unprotected. It's front end stuff or legit closer potential. I think he's now our 4th best pitching prospect. Need a few breaks along the way but Schultz, Hagen and Shane Smith Sean Burke and Grant Taylor could be one hell of a rotation. The Smiths and Colson & Braden Montgomery could be fun eventually . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 https://fromthe108.com/2025/03/11/the-5-five-things-you-should-know-about-shane-smith-white-sox-pitcher/ as well as his sisters (interesting picture choice by the editor) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 (edited) Shane Smith should be pitching in the next couple of days...they have Leasure and Mason Adams starting these next two. Unless they're pitching him with Schultz Hagen Taylor on Sunday in the Spring Breakout game. You'd think they would prefer he goes 3-4 innings on his regular turn...which would be Thursday. Edited March 13 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 6 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Shane Smith should be pitching in the next couple of days...they have Leasure and Mason Adams starting these next two. Unless they're pitching him with Schultz Hagen Taylor on Sunday in the Spring Breakout game. You'd think they would prefer he goes 3-4 innings on his regular turn...which would be Thursday. I think some iffy weather has moved guys like Davis Martin and others to B games to ensure they get their work in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 (edited) White Sox: RHP Shane Smith This honor could go to infielder Brandon Drury, a veteran non-roster invitee who hit two home runs and drove in five during a victory over the Reds Friday. Right-handers Davis Martin and Grant Taylor also fall in this category, but Smith, the top pick in the 2024 Rule 5 Draft, earns the nod. Smith struggled with control in the first inning of his first Cactus League outing but has since been dominant on the mound, striking out eight in four innings against the Asian Breeze Thursday. He’s in strong contention for the fifth starter’s spot. -- Scott Merkin mlb.com First mention he's likely to make the rotation over B.Wilson. Venable hasn't addressed the fifth spot yet. Edited March 17 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 The best thing I heard all spring: "Scouts talking not only about Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith, the White Sox's consensus top pitching prospects, but putting Grant Taylor in the same elite category as them. Taylor, an imposing right-hander with a big-league-ready body at 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, spent his spring sitting at 99.2 mph with his fastball. With four other pitches -- mostly cutters and curveballs, with sliders and changeups sprinkled in -- Taylor isn't just a power arm destined for the bullpen. He could move fast and is firmly part of a future rotation primed to include Schultz, Smith and whoever stands out this year." Jeff Passan espn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 Shane Smith to get the start WED against his former team...the Milwaukee Brewers. Will be opposed by Cy Civale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 (edited) https://www.mlb.com/news/shane-smith-davis-martin-making-final-spring-training-adjustments&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjBrL3pw5eMAxUWsFYBHdypDBwQ0PADegQIAhAH&usg=AOvVaw0XU8KY9-si0QzIlN_y6G9p “He pitched very well today,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “He’s got a good arm… I thought he showed great promise.” Smith has yet to officially make the White Sox roster, but it would be malpractice for them to not add him – thus offering him back to the Brewers – with the arsenal he possesses and spring he’s had (3.38 ERA in 10 ⅔ innings, including a two-strikeout game of Shohei Ohtani). “It would mean a whole lot more than I can say right now,” Smith said. “Whatever decision they can make, I can live with. I felt like I put my best foot forward this spring, so whatever they decide, I can live with it.” https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2025/03/19/former-brewers-prospect-shane-smith-dominating-as-white-sox-rule-5-pick/82539676007/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjBrL3pw5eMAxUWsFYBHdypDBwQ0PADegQIAhAL&usg=AOvVaw0FIYILkN8QfUJDalQBFQix PHOENIX – Ten months ago, Shane Smith was an undrafted 24-year-old reliever at Class AA. Now, a starting pitcher with a different organization, he’s throwing 98 mph with ease and a surefire member of an opening day big-league rotation. Typically, this would be the sort of story that typifies the Milwaukee Brewers’ pitching development. But, instead, roles are reversed. If Smith, who’s still living with former Brewers minor-league teammates Logan Henderson, Tate Kuehner and Brett Wichrowski, looks like he did against his former club on Wednesday, he could end up being one that got away. Edited March 20 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 "The Sox could certainly live with more of what Smith has given them over his last three Cactus League outings. Since surrendering four runs over 1 2/3 innings in his first appearance of the spring, he’s thrown nine scoreless frames over which he walked one and struck out 10. Five of those strikeouts came in three innings against the vaunted Dodgers’ lineup on March 8, and two of those were against reigning National League MVP Shohei Ohtani." www.mlb.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WhiteSox2023 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 2 hours ago, caulfield12 said: https://brewerfanatic.com/forums/topic/44615-will-swapping-shane-smith-for-connor-thomas-prove-out/ Haha, this dude is totally trolling his team for a potentially very stupid decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted Saturday at 12:00 AM Share Posted Saturday at 12:00 AM On 3/10/2025 at 12:27 AM, Boopa1219 said: I'm sure McKivin played a part in getting Smith over but this is encouraging because for years, the Sox biggest weakness has been pro scouting. Smith becoming a contributing member of the team would be a nice win for the new regime. You could say the same thing on a lesser scale for now about Bergolla. Kid looks like he knows what he doing on the diamond. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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