January 24, 201313 yr White Sox signed INF Andy Gonzalez to a minor league contract. The veteran utility man hit .247/.353/.397 with 13 homers and 57 RBI over two minor league levels for the Brewers in 2012. More known for his defensive prowess, he's unlikely to make a major impact at the big league level and can be ignored for fantasy purposes. Fri, Dec 21, 2012 07:26:00 PM http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/647/player I saw his name in the wbc email about which sox are going. Confused me for a while.
January 24, 201313 yr QUOTE (earthshiner @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 04:07 PM) http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/647/player I saw his name in the wbc email about which sox are going. Confused me for a while. Defensive prowess...haha sure.
January 24, 201313 yr Andy Gonzalez compiled one of the worst combined fWARs of the last decade with fewer than 80 games IIRC
January 24, 201313 yr Ok........... This offseason's minor league signing truely have me scratching my head. Andy Gonzalez. Randy Ruiz. Nick Giarraputo. Now Stewart? At least he's young, but I'd be shocked if there wasn't better options out there. Even for Triple-A fillers, some of these guys are bottom of the barrel.
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (earthshiner @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 05:02 PM) he was Pablo Ozuna before he was cool Paco was juicing?
January 25, 201313 yr I recall that Stewart was very good when he pitched against Charlotte after we traded him. He probably is good enough to pitch there in 2013.
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (balfanman @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 04:06 PM) My guess is that Don Cooper sees something in Stewart that he really likes and wants another chance to try and develope this in him. Other thing to worth considering is that he was a free agent, so that means he also wants to come back and work with Cooper again. Considering how many warm bodies there are competing for the Sox rotation/bullpen, that's interesting also.
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 08:09 AM) Other thing to worth considering is that he was a free agent, so that means he also wants to come back and work with Cooper again. Considering how many warm bodies there are competing for the Sox rotation/bullpen, that's interesting also. Claimed off waivers. Zach Stewart might hate pitching for the White Sox for all we know.
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 08:05 AM) Will Stewart be at Soxfest? Yup, he will be serving drinks
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 08:12 AM) Yup, he will be serving drinks He's a HOFer at serving them up, that's for sure.
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (balfanman @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 03:06 PM) My guess is that Don Cooper sees something in Stewart that he really likes and wants another chance to try and develope this in him. I agree. But I also am willing to be they are going to try to make him a reliever again.
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 08:52 AM) I agree. But I also am willing to be they are going to try to make him a reliever again. He did have a couple of nice outings last year. Could be a long man, but he gave up a ton of homers. Its really a zero risk acquistion. He's not being auditioned in games that count.
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 08:55 AM) He did have a couple of nice outings last year. Could be a long man, but he gave up a ton of homers. Its really a zero risk acquistion. He's not being auditioned in games that count. Yeah, could take the long man role in the bp and come in when a game is out of hand to save the rest of the bullpen. Zach has potential, just needs to keep the ball down. Power sinkers go a long ways when they are thrown belt high.
January 25, 201313 yr Author QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 08:52 AM) I agree. But I also am willing to be they are going to try to make him a reliever again. I imagine he will be a starter at Charlotte.
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 11:09 AM) I imagine he will be a starter at Charlotte. Cooper has been so insistent on trying to make him a reliever from the moment he was acquired that i have to imagine that's what they'll do with him
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:09 AM) I imagine he will be a starter at Charlotte. I kinda doubt it. The Sox have at least 5 real, actual prospects that will be starting in Charlotte - Santiago, Castro, Molina, Leesman, Axelrod, probably Rienzo. That's already a crowd, even if one of them ends up being the long man out of the pen. My guess is that Stewart goes into ST vying for the long reliever spot (the only one open in the pen), and either he gets it, or Axelrod does and Stewart is in the pen in Charlotte. I just have a hard time believing he bumps any of those guys out of the way.
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:15 AM) I kinda doubt it. The Sox have at least 5 real, actual prospects that will be starting in Charlotte - Santiago, Castro, Molina, Leesman, Axelrod, probably Rienzo. That's already a crowd, even if one of them ends up being the long man out of the pen. My guess is that Stewart goes into ST vying for the long reliever spot (the only one open in the pen), and either he gets it, or Axelrod does and Stewart is in the pen in Charlotte. I just have a hard time believing he bumps any of those guys out of the way. I think it's pretty much all but certain Santiago will be the longer reliever/spot starter to start the season. I think they really like the flexibility of having a 3rd lefty in the pen, even if his primary role will be a multi-innings guy and not a situational guy. Otherwise, I think you got the AAA rotation nailed down: Axelrod, Rienzo, Castro, Molina, & Leesman. Not sure if Shirek is still around, but he started 20 plus games last year as well. That could leave Stewart with a relief role.
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:39 AM) I think it's pretty much all but certain Santiago will be the longer reliever/spot starter to start the season. I think they really like the flexibility of having a 3rd lefty in the pen, even if his primary role will be a multi-innings guy and not a situational guy. Otherwise, I think you got the AAA rotation nailed down: Axelrod, Rienzo, Castro, Molina, & Leesman. Not sure if Shirek is still around, but he started 20 plus games last year as well. That could leave Stewart with a relief role. Shirek went to Korea. I don't think they care about a 3rd lefty, a lot of teams have only one, the rest usually two. And the team has said, repeatedly, it sees Santiago as a starter. Therefore, I feel pretty strongly they will have him starting in Charlotte, or even with the big club if Danks isn't ready yet (then back to Charlotte after that). Axelrod or Stewart are the more likely long men, IMO.
January 25, 201313 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 11:29 AM) Shirek went to Korea. I don't think they care about a 3rd lefty, a lot of teams have only one, the rest usually two. And the team has said, repeatedly, it sees Santiago as a starter. Therefore, I feel pretty strongly they will have him starting in Charlotte, or even with the big club if Danks isn't ready yet (then back to Charlotte after that). Axelrod or Stewart are the more likely long men, IMO. Santiago was interviewed on 670 this morning and seemed very confident he'd be on the team. He also implied that Cooper wants to use him in a variety of roles, sometimes as a long-man and sometimes as a specialist. Obviously this could just be a young pitcher hoping he starts the year in the majors and not the minors, but to me it sounded like he's been told he's part of the big league mix by coaching staff or front office.
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