July 6, 201312 yr QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jul 6, 2013 -> 12:47 AM) He speaka da English bery bery well. Well, he is American.
July 7, 201312 yr Sounds like he pronounces it Mike-er, and I heard Buddy Bell say it the same way yesterday. Bell said Zapata will visit the Bristol club and workout with them...he can't play. Then Instructional League this fall, and I think he said Dominican summer league next year. BTW-- this was his father's minor league stats... http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/p...id=adolfo001car Edited July 7, 201312 yr by flavum
July 7, 201312 yr Author QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 7, 2013 -> 08:10 AM) Sounds like he pronounces it Mike-er, and I heard Buddy Bell say it the same way yesterday. Bell said Zapata will visit the Bristol club and workout with them...he can't play. Then Instructional League this fall, and I think he said Dominican summer league next year. BTW-- this was his father's minor league stats... http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/p...id=adolfo001car I remember him, vaguely. Vladimir Guerrero played the season before for Albany.
July 8, 201312 yr This from J Parks today: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article....articleid=21136
July 8, 201312 yr QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Jul 8, 2013 -> 12:07 PM) This from J Parks today: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article....articleid=21136 I took the content out of the post because it comes from a pay site.
July 8, 201312 yr Basically, Parks really likes him, saw him at a DR showcase. Thinks he is already a top five talent in our system, thinks his hit tool is good enough that has a chance to be "more than an all or nothing power threat"
July 9, 201312 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 8, 2013 -> 12:13 PM) I took the content out of the post because it comes from a pay site. My bad, I'm sorry. Since I have BP subscription I always seem to forget that everyone doesn't have access...
July 9, 201312 yr QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Jul 9, 2013 -> 12:38 PM) My bad, I'm sorry. Since I have BP subscription I always seem to forget that everyone doesn't have access... No biggie, that is why I just changed it myself.
July 21, 201312 yr @BristolSox 5h New @whitesox signee Micker Adolpho Zapata takes a round of BP in Bluefield pic.twitter.com/zTtdBkg8iA
July 22, 201312 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 21, 2013 -> 05:27 PM) @BristolSox 5h New @whitesox signee Micker Adolpho Zapata takes a round of BP in Bluefield pic.twitter.com/zTtdBkg8iA Does this mean he's skipping DSL, or are the player development people just getting a closer look?
July 22, 201312 yr QUOTE (QuickJones81 @ Jul 21, 2013 -> 07:06 PM) Does this mean he's skipping DSL, or are the player development people just getting a closer look? Per Bristol Sox, it was just a workout. He is not being assigned to Bristol at this time.
July 22, 201312 yr Does the fact that he's an American kid mean he may go to Bristol sooner than later? Or allow him to spend time in instructional leagues in the fall or anything like that?
July 23, 201312 yr QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 22, 2013 -> 08:18 AM) Does the fact that he's an American kid mean he may go to Bristol sooner than later? Or allow him to spend time in instructional leagues in the fall or anything like that? The fact that there won't be any visa issues has to help speed things up a bit.
September 4, 201312 yr Zapata blurb from sox homepage, on his way to Arizona instructional league in the fall.
September 4, 201312 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 4, 2013 -> 01:36 AM) Zapata blurb from sox homepage, on his way to Arizona instructional league in the fall. According to Bell, Zapata will start with the White Sox Arizona Rookie League entry in 2014. He'll then move to Bristol or Advanced Rookie Great Falls the following season.
September 4, 201312 yr According to Bell, Zapata will start with the White Sox Arizona Rookie League entry in 2014. He'll then move to Bristol or MLB the following season. Fixed for irrationality.
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