June 14, 201312 yr Per MLB Trade Rumors: •The White Sox have acquired outfielder Carl Thomore from the Rockies in exchange for cash, according to Baseball America's Matt Eddy (on Twitter). Thomore was a second-round pick by the Rox as recently as 2011, but he's hit just .196/.308/.309 in 58 games in the Rookie-level Pioneer League. Thomore has recovered from a devastating leg injury suffered in high school (as chronicled by Brian Falzarano of MaxPreps.com two years ago) to make it to pro ball. Does he go on the 40 man roster? Or is this minor league move? Edited June 14, 201312 yr by elrockinMT
June 14, 201312 yr QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:27 PM) Per MLB Trade Rumors: •The White Sox have acquired outfielder Carl Thomore from the Rockies in exchange for cash, according to Baseball America's Matt Eddy (on Twitter). Thomore was a second-round pick by the Rox as recently as 2011, but he's hit just .196/.308/.309 in 58 games in the Rookie-level Pioneer League. Thomore has recovered from a devastating leg injury suffered in high school (as chronicled by Brian Falzarano of MaxPreps.com two years ago) to make it to pro ball. Does he go on the 40 man roster? Or is this minor league move? It's got to be a minor league move, there'd be no reason to put a guy who's shown about as much offensive talent in professional baseball as Balta would on the 40 man roster.
June 14, 201312 yr Didn't they trade Drew Garcia to the Rockies? So this is what the Sox got in return.
June 14, 201312 yr No one from rookie ball is ever considered for the 40 especially a dude who has done nothing at all.
June 14, 201312 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 05:04 PM) Rookie league filler. Think of it us trading Steve to WSI.
June 15, 201312 yr http://baseballdraftreport.com/tag/carl-thomore/ I shouldn’t even bring up the name here because even I know it is silly, but East Brunswick HS (NJ) OF Carl Thomore, before his injury, could have been a draft prospect on par with Mike Trout. There are two important bits of information there that make all the difference: 1) “before his injury,” and 2) “draft prospect.” The injury part is self-explanatory, but the draft prospect line is worth expanding on. The 2011 version of Mike Trout is very different from Mike Trout the draft prospect. That’s not an excuse for so many teams missing out on Trout back in his draft year. The Angels obviously saw enough in Trout to project him beyond what any team picking they did managed to see. Despite my blathering on about him, this isn’t about Trout. Carl Thomore has first round tools across the board (speed, power, and arm top the list) and a lightning quick bat. He’s going to take time to mature as a ballplayer, but his upside is immense.
June 15, 201312 yr QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 09:27 PM) Per MLB Trade Rumors: •The White Sox have acquired outfielder Carl Thomore from the Rockies in exchange for cash, according to Baseball America's Matt Eddy (on Twitter). Thomore was a second-round pick by the Rox as recently as 2011, but he's hit just .196/.308/.309 in 58 games in the Rookie-level Pioneer League. Thomore has recovered from a devastating leg injury suffered in high school (as chronicled by Brian Falzarano of MaxPreps.com two years ago) to make it to pro ball. Does he go on the 40 man roster? Or is this minor league move? Good. Keep picking up players cause it's rebuilding (reloading) time.
June 15, 201312 yr Author QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 15, 2013 -> 01:17 AM) http://baseballdraftreport.com/tag/carl-thomore/ Maybe they are counting on lightning in a bottle? If Coop can't fix em no one can ... oh wait a minute
June 15, 201312 yr QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 15, 2013 -> 03:37 PM) Maybe they are counting on lightning in a bottle? If Coop can't fix em no one can ... oh wait a minute Its a high ceiling guy. We need more of them in our system. If he fails, so what.
June 17, 201312 yr Well, look at the Bristol roster...7 pitchers, 1 catcher (Ayala...I assume he'll get some solid playing time.), 8 infielders, 1 outfielder, and a DH (Stoner). Edited June 17, 201312 yr by jthunder93
June 18, 201312 yr Author QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 15, 2013 -> 11:13 PM) Its a high ceiling guy. We need more of them in our system. If he fails, so what. Maybe we get lucky
June 18, 201312 yr QUOTE (jthunder93 @ Jun 17, 2013 -> 04:58 PM) Well, look at the Bristol roster...7 pitchers, 1 catcher (Ayala...I assume he'll get some solid playing time.), 8 infielders, 1 outfielder, and a DH (Stoner). the DH has a drug problem, well thats just great!
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