On Ozzie's pregame interview he told Farmer that they would decide whether to bring Thome back today or tomorrow depending on how he looked during BP. He must have looked pretty good, Rongey reports Thome is reinstated and Ryan Sweeney has been optioned out.

He wanted his own Derrek Lee.

Sweeney needs to play everyday.

This makes sense.. because Boone Logan has been great for us. /green

I hope Thome is ready to come out of the bullpen then.

Well, instead of getting to see a promising young player play in LF, we get to see Mack, Ozuna, and Terrero play there.

 

Well, Terrero is an ideal 4th OF to say the least.

Should we bump the 'Guillen leans towards demoting Sweeney' thread? Could be good for quite a few laughs.

Simple reason for why sending Sweeney down makes sense is because he'll play everyday in AAA. He wouldn't play everyday on the Sox.

Edited May 20, 200718 yr by AWhiteSoxinNJ

Simple reason for why sending Sweeney down makes sense is because he'll play everyday in AAA. He wouldn't play everyday on the Sox.

but he SHOULD play everyday. Ozzie is a f***-up.

I didn't have much of an issue with sending Sweeney down. Williams had said the other day he wasn't going to send him down, but he's looked lost at the plate the past week or so.

 

We still have a gaping hole in LF however that I don't see any solution for on the team.

Sweeney had a hole in his swing he needs to fix. If he goes down in AAA and works on that and fixes it, than he will eventually be back in the bigs and for the longrun.

Sweeney had a hole in his swing he needs to fix. If he goes down in AAA and works on that and fixes it, than he will eventually be back in the bigs and for the longrun.

 

He can't hit the inside pitch, but hopefully the minors can help with that.

wait, why not send down terrero and keep sweeney? it makes no sense, sweeney had no starts this weekend, and he has been one of our hottest hitters (well maybe for the better, since robby-mack has 3 rbis in 2 games)

wait, why not send down terrero and keep sweeney? it makes no sense, sweeney had no starts this weekend, and he has been one of our hottest hitters (well maybe for the better, since robby-mack has 3 rbis in 2 games)

 

He hasn't been hitting either - I believe his average is right around .200 now.

 

I think they beleive Terrero is a more suited backup player because he has been around some, and Sweeney is better off geting everyday at-bats in the minors.

Terrero still here, and Sweeney sent down. WHY?

Edited May 20, 200718 yr by TheBigHurt

Terrero still here, and Sweeney sent down. WHY?

 

Because Terrero is a backup and Sweeney needs to be an everyday player. I bet Rob Mackowiak gets most of the AB's at LF now till pods returns.

As much as I hate to say it (cause I liked Sweeney a lot and expected him to produce enough to stay up) this is the right move. Sweeney needs everyday at bats and right now he's not willing to turn on the inside pitch (once he does that he'll not only be a good major league player, but a very good one).

 

Terrero isn't good, but I'd rather have him up than Sweeney when it comes to a limited AB type of role.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ May 20, 2007 -> 04:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Because Terrero is a backup and Sweeney needs to be an everyday player. I bet Rob Mackowiak gets most of the AB's at LF now till pods returns.

 

 

Again, WHY? Lol. Who would you rather have playing LF everyday? Ozuna/Mack or Sweeney?

Again, WHY? Lol. Who would you rather have playing LF everyday? Ozuna/Mack or Sweeney?

 

I don't want Sweeney playing everyday if he can't hit. Right now, he's being exposed at the plate, and we're not exactly in a position to develop younger players right now on an offense that can't hit.

 

Now, if the White Sox said, we are going to give Ryan Sweeney 90% of the playing time until July 1st to see how he handles being a regular MLB player, I would give it a shot because he is potentially better than Mackowiak or Ozuna, but we know that Ozzie isn't going to do that because he's playing matchups with that spot, and doesn't want the kid to lose his confidence.

QUOTE(spiderman @ May 20, 2007 -> 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I would give it a shot because he is definitely better than Mackowiak or Ozuna

 

Fixed for you

The past week has shown that Sweeney is not ready yet to be a big league starter, and sitting him on the bench would be the worst thing for him at this point.

 

I'm glad Ozzie started him as much as he did the past few weeks, but now I think they made the correct move by sending him back to AAA.

Again, WHY? Lol. Who would you rather have playing LF everyday? Ozuna/Mack or Sweeney?

 

Stop with your man love for Sweeney. He is not ready to play everyday in the major's, thats why.

QUOTE(AWhiteSoxinNJ @ May 20, 2007 -> 07:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Stop with your man love for Sweeney. He is not ready to play everyday in the major's, thats why.

 

I'll admit I'm more among the casual fans than the fans that know everything about the game, but I saw great defense from him and some good hitting for a while, so I fail to see why he's not a better option than Mack or Ozuna, much less why he's not ready to play in the majors. And as far as platooning goes, that's already happening, so I don't see much of a difference there. Anderson played about a whole year and impressed with his D, and didn't hit at all, which in my estimation makes Sweeney a much bigger opportunity as a full-time OF or even the same platooning that was done. If Anderson was considered ready, why not Sweeney?

 

And I'm obviously not the only one with "man love" for Sweeney, thank you.

Fixed for you

 

Right now, he's not better. Defensively, he's pretty solid, but at the plate, he's got a ways to go.

Now that we've sent Sweeney down, would it be too much to ask of Mack to step up?

Mack needs to produce.