November 15, 201213 yr Author Jim Callis @jimcallisBA Yes. Though Addison Reed made it last time, too. @jamesfox917: #WhiteSox finally have a top 100 prospect with Courtney Hawkins?
December 11, 201213 yr Does anyone have a Baseball America on-line subscription? Today's edition lists the AL 11th best prospects, just wondering who it lists for the Sox.
December 11, 201213 yr Simon Castro's only sin was getting a year older IMO. Still a very possible contributor for the Sox.
December 11, 201213 yr QUOTE (Springfield SoxFan @ Dec 11, 2012 -> 01:30 AM) Does anyone have a Baseball America on-line subscription? Today's edition lists the AL 11th best prospects, just wondering who it lists for the Sox. They listed about 10 players, none of them from the Sox. Some teams had multiples.
December 11, 201213 yr QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Nov 13, 2012 -> 12:29 AM) Is thinking Carlos Sanchez has a ceiling of Luis Castillo giving him too much praise? I've heard him called a lighter hitting Andrelton Simmons. I'm not real familiar with him, but he is in the Braves system and earned a call up this year. He's also 3 years older than Sanchez.
December 11, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 15, 2012 -> 09:28 AM) Jim Callis @jimcallisBA Yes. Though Addison Reed made it last time, too. @jamesfox917: #WhiteSox finally have a top 100 prospect with Courtney Hawkins? Haha I sent this tweet to Callis. jamesfox917 is my twitter handle. Funny, I have never seen this post until now.
December 12, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 15, 2012 -> 03:28 PM) #WhiteSox finally have a top 100 prospect with Courtney Hawkins? No way. A Top 100 prospect? That would be quite an accomplishment.
December 12, 201213 yr Author QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Dec 11, 2012 -> 09:12 PM) No way. A Top 100 prospect? That would be quite an accomplishment. Even more impressive is it took you four weeks to find it.
December 26, 201213 yr Author Sickels top 20. No one grades as an A, Courtney Hawkins tops out as a B+ http://www.minorleagueball.com/2012/12/26/...spects-for-2013
December 27, 201213 yr Jared Mitchell with a C grade - why am I not surprised? It's gonna take a while to fumigate this organization. The K-Dub stench is unspeakably foul.
January 2, 201313 yr Author Mike Newman @ScoutingtheSAL Smoke & Mirrors RT @BenCarsley22: Amazing how down everyone is on Nestor Molina. Didn't make White Sox Top 10 for BA, Sickles or FG. Wow.
January 2, 201313 yr Author I love seeing this on Beck Beck entered 2012 with the potential to be a first round selection but an inconsistent junior year at Georgia Southern caused him to slip to the second round (76th overall). Prior to 2012, the right-hander showed the ability to work in the mid-90s but he was mostly 87-91 (touching 93) mph this past season. A contact I spoke with said that Beck worked out in the weight room too much and he got too thick and heavy. His high-three-quarter arm slot fell to low-three-quarter. I’m told Beck had an excellent fall instructional league with the White Sox and had his fastball back up to 95 mph. “He’s loosened up and his arm strength is back,” a talent evaluator stated. His slider is also becoming more consistent again. Beck also has a cutter and changeup. He could open 2013 in high-A ball if he has a strong spring training. His ceiling is that of an innings-eating middle-of-the-rotation arm.
January 2, 201313 yr QUOTE (TomPickle @ Jan 2, 2013 -> 09:18 AM) Fangraphs top 15 prospects I'm starting to see more optimism in multiple articles from sources like this now, about improvements to the Sox system. That's nice to see. Also good to hear about fall league improvements for Beck.
January 3, 201313 yr Author From today's keith law chat Tom (Chicago) Does Erik Johnson (white sox) have #3 upside? Gavin Floyd a decent comp? Klaw (1:35 PM) No, under that. Sorry, the chat software is extremely slow today. I don't see #3 upside there.
January 4, 201313 yr I'm normally the voice of reason with Keith Law, but Sorry Keith, everyone else sees 2-3 upside, so STFU
January 9, 201313 yr On twitter last night, Jim Callis said that while the White Sox have improved their talent level greatly, they are still ranked #29 for BA.
January 9, 201313 yr Author Stop me if you have heard this one before... http://baseballdraftreport.com/tag/jason-coats/ And now on Coats: [plus athlete; very strong; special bat speed; decent to average speed; average arm; plus raw power; corner outfielder with good range; pitch recognition could make or break him; 6-2, 195 pounds] Half Glass Full: Pitch recognition and overall approach at plate improves to the point his plus power allows him blossom as an above-average everyday corner outfielder Half Glass Empty: Awesome power goes to waste as 4A slugger due to Jeff Francoeur-level plate discipline
January 9, 201313 yr Author Chicago White Sox @whitesox Name the first #WhiteSox player to win back to back MVP awards? #SoxFest #WhiteSoxTrivia Trayce Thompson @TrayceThompson @whitesox me
January 10, 201313 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 9, 2013 -> 02:46 PM) Chicago White Sox @whitesox Name the first #WhiteSox player to win back to back MVP awards? #SoxFest #WhiteSoxTrivia Trayce Thompson @TrayceThompson @whitesox me @TrayceThompson How long till you guys realize this isn't a real account. Not even close to being affiliated with Trayce Thompson. I tweet about my high school baseball team
January 18, 201313 yr QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Jan 9, 2013 -> 06:45 PM) @TrayceThompson How long till you guys realize this isn't a real account. Not even close to being affiliated with Trayce Thompson. I tweet about my high school baseball team Just seeing this now. It's awesome.
January 22, 201313 yr BP Top 10 published. Myles Jaye at 9? Interesting. FS Top 25 comes out later today.
January 22, 201313 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 22, 2013 -> 09:15 AM) Also interesting that Barnum is down all of the way at 10. I can understand that more than I can Jaye at 9. Barnum is all or nothing, most likely. He is a big-power prospect at 1B, and he's very young. Maturing into real power is hard to do, and at 1B with little else to go on right now, he has to do that to succeed. So I get that, purely as a look at high bust potential. Jaye wouldn't even be in my top 25. He's got control issues, not much velocity, and only one reliable breaking pitch. He also didn't do so well in 2012 in A ball, got hit around a lot, walked a lot of guys. That's not to say he isn't an interesting guy to watch - I just don't get the 9th ranking at all.
January 22, 201313 yr Looking forward to seeing Snodgress and Johnson in spring training. We need these guys to be something, since it appears Molina and Castro aren't all what the Sox wanted them to be.
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