http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/white-sox/...gth-to-question

 

Nothing here most haven't already said, though they probably should cover Hawkins age at that level.

 

BUT, to tie into a thread in PHT. I will also defend players in this era for letting things get to them when they have to deal with Twitter and commenter trolls.

 

The like, third comment is, "Maybe Hawkins would hit better if he stopped tweeting at white women all day".

 

WTF. Kid is 19 and has to read this crap.

So THAT'S where all the white women at

So THAT'S where all the white women at

 

Bonus points for quoting the best movie of all time.

I hope Zapata breaks onto the scene and gives us something to be excited about next year.

I hope Zapata breaks onto the scene and gives us something to be excited about next year.

 

I obviously hope he breaks out, but in order to keep my sanity I try and hold back on expectations on prospects that young. Heck, I'm still waiting on Juan Silveiro to finally make his way to the big leagues....what's that you say?

I obviously hope he breaks out, but in order to keep my sanity I try and hold back on expectations on prospects that young. Heck, I'm still waiting on Juan Silveiro to finally make his way to the big leagues....what's that you say?

 

Yeah, that's true. Probably better as a nice surprise that we forgot about

I obviously hope he breaks out, but in order to keep my sanity I try and hold back on expectations on prospects that young. Heck, I'm still waiting on Juan Silveiro to finally make his way to the big leagues....what's that you say?

 

Speaking of, he's actually having a really good season in the California League this year. Still only 22.

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Speaking of, he's actually having a really good season in the California League this year. Still only 22.

 

Good for him, I shouldn't make fun, wasn't his fault he was involved in that stuff.

Speaking of, he's actually having a really good season in the California League this year. Still only 22.

 

Had to laugh, 100 K's to 9 BB's.

 

9 walks in almost 460 plate appearances, that's some serious swinging.

I hope Zapata breaks onto the scene and gives us something to be excited about next year.

 

It could be a few years before that happens. Even if it takes that long, it won't mean anything is even wrong with him.

I question his premise.

 

This spring, the White Sox were the envy of every club void of rising young outfield stars, boasting prospects like Jared Mitchell, Keenyn Walker, Trayce Thompson and Baseball America's No. 1 overall prospect in the organization, Courtney Hawkins.

 

Never heard we were the envy other clubs, whether they had OF prospects or not.

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I had no idea the Sox outfielder prospects were doing that badly. Those numbers pretty much couldn't be worse in most all instances.

Speaking of, he's actually having a really good season in the California League this year. Still only 22.

Are we thinking that is his real age?

 

the most annoying part of the article is that BS from Kenny Williams about how these guys are "working on things," and not just going out there and putting up stats for Baseball America.

 

We've seen the results of how well Sox every day prospects work on base-running, hitting the cut-off man, bunting and all the other fundamentals this season.

 

And it's been damn impressive, Kenny.

That part in particular seems to be blatant spinning of systemic failure.

 

If this org had any reasonable success developing position players in the last decade, he might have a leg to stand on.

 

Had to laugh, 100 K's to 9 BB's.

 

9 walks in almost 460 plate appearances, that's some serious swinging.

Holy crap, that's just impressive.

Had to laugh, 100 K's to 9 BB's.

 

9 walks in almost 460 plate appearances, that's some serious swinging.

 

Thought this was for a pitcher, then I saw your second sentence