Discuss.

 

Also, apparently a scout told Keith Law (who was at the Charlotte game) that Mitchell was a "release candidate". Seems stupid to me to go THAT far, but, there it is.

 

Maybe all the talking-up of Mitchell was to increase value for a deal?

 

That hurts, a serious regression thus far. He and Dunn must have been on the same training regimen.

They won't release him this soon, but this is a big slap in the face to Mitchell.

I kept saying the whole offseason that the guy they were talking about wasn't the guy i saw in BHam last year.

He is a notoriously streaky hitter. Hopefully he snaps out of this funk. It doesn't appear he will ever be what we hoped he would be pre-injury though.

Yeah, the release thing seems like a stupid offhand comment to me. Scouts do exaggerate occasionally, either way.

 

But I honestly couldn't figure out where all the big Mitchell talk was coming from, and was 50/50 if he really had made some sort of offseason changes, or they were just talking him up. Seems it was the latter.

 

Well this should be a big wake-up call for him.

 

 

Did I see somewhere that Hawkins and Mitchell were working together in the offseason? Perhaps they both developed the same flaw which can be identified and corrected.

I kept saying the whole offseason that the guy they were talking about wasn't the guy i saw in BHam last year.

you calling Buddy a liar?

 

By the way, what's up with Morel, his back again?

 

Discuss.

 

Also, apparently a scout told Keith Law (who was at the Charlotte game) that Mitchell was a "release candidate". Seems stupid to me to go THAT far, but, there it is.

 

Last Sox first round pick not to appear in a game for the team I believe was Royce Ring, no? Jason Stumm was the last not to appear in a major league game I think.

 

Here's a question to consider... with Mitchell in AA... the starting OF was Thompson, Walker and Short. Will it become a 4 OF rotation? Or will maybe Short head for Charlotte? Or start using the DH, and sit either Dan Black or Andy Wilkins?

 

Here's a question to consider... with Mitchell in AA... the starting OF was Thompson, Walker and Short. Will it become a 4 OF rotation? Or will maybe Short head for Charlotte? Or start using the DH, and sit either Dan Black or Andy Wilkins?

 

They won't sit Thompson or walker.

So is this the moment that people officially stop viewing Mitchell as a prospect?

Last Sox first round pick not to appear in a game for the team I believe was Royce Ring, no? Jason Stumm was the last not to appear in a major league game I think.

I don't think Kyle McCulloch ever made it up, but I'm too lazy to double check.

I actually don't get why Mitchell was promoted to AAA in the first place. He was playing pretty awful at the time of the promotion last year.

 

Honestly, this is a pretty poor reflection on Buddy Bell's part. He hyped up Mitchell so much this offseason and yet nothing has seemed to change. I'm not sure what he saw in the offseason, but it apparently hasn't carried over to the regular season for Mitchell.

I don't think Kyle McCulloch ever made it up, but I'm too lazy to double check.

That would be correct. Kris Honel in '01 also never made it.

Here's a question to consider... with Mitchell in AA... the starting OF was Thompson, Walker and Short. Will it become a 4 OF rotation? Or will maybe Short head for Charlotte? Or start using the DH, and sit either Dan Black or Andy Wilkins?

 

 

They won't sit Thompson or walker.

 

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Tekotte began the 2013 season on the DL & was activated yesterday. Taking his roster spot is Brandon Short, who was promoted from Double-A.

Jason Dellaero's another one.

Jason Dellaero's another one.

He got a cup of coffee one year. I went to the game. I'm not sure how many he played but I know he made it to the Sox.

He got a cup of coffee one year. I went to the game. I'm not sure how many he played but I know he made it to the Sox.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dellaja01.shtml

A team with this record of draft picks and people around here want the Sox to go on a total rebuild. LMAO.

A team with this record of draft picks and people around here want the Sox to go on a total rebuild. LMAO.

 

LOL that's why they trade for other team's picks.

A team with this record of draft picks and people around here want the Sox to go on a total rebuild. LMAO.

Yes, because the obvious solution is to then spending stupidly on free agents and let this team continue to get old.

Baseball Prospectus has a new series going where one of their prospect guys (Adam Sobsey) does reports from Triple A leagues east of the Mississippi

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article....articleid=20347

 

Yes, I know it's behind a paywall, but he had a good write up of a Jake Odorizzi start against Charlotte. But he discussed Jared Mitchell and his problems. I'm not going to post the entire 3 paragraphs (BP is wonderful and worth the money) but I thought this paragraph was good:

 

Mitchell’s at-bats tend to run deep counts. He’s not just up there hacking, and he doesn't mind taking ball four. His 15.4 percent walk rate so far in 2013 is 21st in the league, and he has a history of getting on base via free passes. That would seem to indicate, perhaps, a mechanical problem, as though Mitchell knows what he wants to swing at but then can’t hit it when he gets it. But his manager, Joel Skinner, had a different take on it: “People key on the strikeout [pitch], but sometimes it’s the pitch before that he’s not playing. If he’s not playing that one, all of a sudden you’re later in the count.” As a consequence, Mitchell finds his plate appearances growing more fraught as he fails to take advantage of a better pitch to hit early in the count.

Baseball Prospectus has a new series going where one of their prospect guys (Adam Sobsey) does reports from Triple A leagues east of the Mississippi

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article....articleid=20347

 

Yes, I know it's behind a paywall, but he had a good write up of a Jake Odorizzi start against Charlotte. But he discussed Jared Mitchell and his problems. I'm not going to post the entire 3 paragraphs (BP is wonderful and worth the money) but I thought this paragraph was good:

 

Mitchell’s at-bats tend to run deep counts. He’s not just up there hacking, and he doesn't mind taking ball four. His 15.4 percent walk rate so far in 2013 is 21st in the league, and he has a history of getting on base via free passes. That would seem to indicate, perhaps, a mechanical problem, as though Mitchell knows what he wants to swing at but then can’t hit it when he gets it. But his manager, Joel Skinner, had a different take on it: “People key on the strikeout [pitch], but sometimes it’s the pitch before that he’s not playing. If he’s not playing that one, all of a sudden you’re later in the count.” As a consequence, Mitchell finds his plate appearances growing more fraught as he fails to take advantage of a better pitch to hit early in the count.

 

This seems to be the same thing the White Sox have been stressing with Dunn.

Edited April 24, 201312 yr by Dick Allen