DBAHO Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Apologies if already posted, but I found this today on BA, What should White Sox fans think of Joe Borchard at this point? He's putting up decent numbers in his third stint at Triple-A Charlotte, but with Magglio Ordonez out for an extended period of time, the Sox didn't give Borchard the call. The White Sox obviously believe in Borchard, as they opted to include Jeremy Reed rather than Borchard in the Freddy Garcia trade. Will Borchard ever get his shot playing full-time in the outfield for Chicago or is he the truly the $5.3 million dollar bust that many Sox fans are now labeling him as? Alex Bozich Louisville Again, don't read too much into who's included or not included in a trade. Another way to look at the Garcia deal is that perhaps the Mariners wouldn't have accepted Borchard in lieu of Reed. After initial hopes that Borchard might be their center fielder of the future, the White Sox have played him in right field this year, and Seattle obviously has Ichiro to man that position. Borchard may get a shot at the right-field job in Chicago next year if Ordonez departs as a free agent. Their center-field situation is still muddled, so maybe they'll even give him another try there. Borchard has shown some improvement with the bat this year, hitting .267/.329/.500 with 16 homers and 48 RBIs in 78 games in his third stint in Triple-A Charlotte. That's a positive sign after he batted .253/.307/.398 there in 2003, but it's not any better than he performed in Triple-A in 2002. He still swings and misses a lot, and he has hit just .240 since batting .349 in May. Borchard is a tough prospect to figure out. He went backward so much last year that it was easy to write him off as a bust, but that would be premature. He's 25 now and won't establish himself as a big leaguer until 2005 at the earliest, so he probably won't be the star the White Sox envisioned when they handed him a record signing bonus in 2000. However, he still can have a decent major league career if he can make some semblance of consistent contact, and his power is undeniable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurlyMan56 Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Way to get your name out there Aboz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Thanks for posting, hadn't seen that yet, but I'm glad it got answered. Sent it the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 That's babass Aboz! Congrats on getting on BA! I sent in a question during draft time last year, but it never got answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Congratulations Alex. Proud of you man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 nice... B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 That's f***ing sweet aboz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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