Sox sign Austin Voth from NPB to MiLB deal

[Buehrle>Wood]

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=voth--000aus

 

 

[Squirmin' for Yermin]

Fine but what on earth do they see in a guy with a 6.6 K rate in the NPB

[Y2Jimmy0]

43 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

Fine but what on earth do they see in a guy with a 6.6 K rate in the NPB

It’s a minors deal…..

[Bob Sacamano]

4 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

It’s a minors deal…..

Hence why he said “fine”…..

[Squirmin' for Yermin]

28 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

It’s a minors deal…..

that's why i said "fine". 

Edited 20 hours ago by Squirmin' for Yermin

[Timmy U]

Sox starter depth makes me suspect Hagen Smith and some other prospects may be headed to AA, where the rotation is also a little crowded. All I care about is Oppor at Birmingham. He already dominated A+, no need to repeat.

[Chicago White Sox]

5 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Sox starter depth makes me suspect Hagen Smith and some other prospects may be headed to AA, where the rotation is also a little crowded. All I care about is Oppor at Birmingham. He already dominated A+, no need to repeat.

I assume that Schultz, Sandlin, Cannon, & Davitt are locks for the AAA rotation to start the season (assuming Burke & Fedde grab the last two spots with Sox).  After that, there are a lot of possibilities.  I could see Smith and McDougal starting the season at either AAA or AA.  Candidly, I don’t see a lot of value in rushing our top pitching prospects to Charlotte.  Just feels like AAA is far less important for pitchers in general and Charlotte specifically is very tough obviously.  I think McDougal probably deserves to be in AAA and maybe even Smith after his AFL stint, but I could see the Sox protecting them a bit and letting the lower tier prospects like Schweitzer, Murphy, & Riley get the first crack at the remaining starts in AAA.

[WestEddy]

20 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I assume that Schultz, Sandlin, Cannon, & Davitt are locks for the AAA rotation to start the season (assuming Burke & Fedde grab the last two spots with Sox).  After that, there are a lot of possibilities.  I could see Smith and McDougal starting the season at either AAA or AA.  Candidly, I don’t see a lot of value in rushing our top pitching prospects to Charlotte.  Just feels like AAA is far less important for pitchers in general and Charlotte specifically is very tough obviously.  I think McDougal probably deserves to be in AAA and maybe even Smith after his AFL stint, but I could see the Sox protecting them a bit and letting the lower tier prospects like Schweitzer, Murphy, & Riley get the first crack at the remaining starts in AAA.

Hagen, McDougal, Oppor and Lucas Gordon have to be in the AA rotation. Gowens has spent 2 seasons at AA and will probably be pushed up to AAA. 

[Autumn Dreamin]

FWIW Venable has said that Hagen is likely to be in Charlotte

[ron883]

6 hours ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

that's why i said "fine". 

Getz is a genius. Don't question him. 

[Chicago White Sox]

2 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

FWIW Venable has said that Hagen is likely to be in Charlotte

I saw that but wasn’t sure if he just meant the minors rather Charlotte

[WhiteSox2023]

9 hours ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

Fine but what on earth do they see in a guy with a 6.6 K rate in the NPB

Coop’ll fixem.

33 years old too.  Guy must feel like a charity case.

Edited 13 hours ago by WhiteSox2023

[Y2Jimmy0]

I’m expecting Aldrin Batista in the AA rotation as well.