October 16, 201312 yr There is a great article on Micker Zapata on whitesox.com: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/cws/chicag...p;vkey=news_cws And for those who are paying attention to the INTL market, Rick Hahn estimates having a spending pool of about $5 million for the July 2nd signing period.
October 16, 201312 yr I like the Sox getting his feet wet in a softer setting versus just sending him somewhere.
October 16, 201312 yr Author QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 15, 2013 -> 09:00 PM) I like the Sox getting his feet wet in a softer setting versus just sending him somewhere. I wished they did the same with Courtney Hawkins.
October 16, 201312 yr QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Oct 16, 2013 -> 02:04 AM) I wished they did the same with Courtney Hawkins. Much different situation.
October 16, 201312 yr I still view Zapata (or is it Adolfo) as a lottery ticket. He just turned 17. He shouldn't even be on Kannapolis until 2016, so I kind of just want to forget about him for a couple years and hope there's a baseball player there, come 2016. Hawkins was moved up too soon, but his problem may just be he doesn't have the talent to hit professional curve balls.
October 16, 201312 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 16, 2013 -> 09:27 AM) I still view Zapata (or is it Adolfo) as a lottery ticket. He just turned 17. He shouldn't even be on Kannapolis until 2016, so I kind of just want to forget about him for a couple years and hope there's a baseball player there, come 2016. Hawkins was moved up too soon, but his problem may just be he doesn't have the talent to hit professional curve balls. Zapata is at very least 4 years away. 5 or 6 years is more realistic. That really should give people some perspective.
October 16, 201312 yr http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,4924051.story Adolfo now....has dropped Zapata officially, it seems A glowing Tribune puff piece on a Sox prospect....for now at least. Buddy Bell quotes always scare me, btw.
October 16, 201312 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 16, 2013 -> 11:04 AM) http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,4924051.story Adolfo now....has dropped Zapata officially, it seems A glowing Tribune puff piece on a Sox prospect....for now at least. Buddy Bell quotes always scare me, btw. I do not support the dropping of Zapata!
October 16, 201312 yr Author QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 16, 2013 -> 09:04 AM) Much different situation. I was joking. But in all seriousness, I am glad to see Rick Hahn and Marco Paddy investing in the international market and building a reputation of being serious players in Latin America. And when July 2nd comes around with their $5 million spending pool, they're are going to grab multiple impact players.
October 16, 201312 yr QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Oct 16, 2013 -> 12:57 PM) I was joking. But in all seriousness, I am glad to see Rick Hahn and Marco Paddy investing in the international market and building a reputation of being serious players in Latin America. And when July 2nd comes around with their $5 million spending pool, they're are going to grab multiple impact players. Any idea what this class looks like?
October 17, 201312 yr QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 16, 2013 -> 11:28 AM) I do not support the dropping of Zapata! Name was way cooler. Damnit Micker!
October 17, 201312 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 16, 2013 -> 09:27 AM) I still view Zapata (or is it Adolfo) as a lottery ticket. He just turned 17. He shouldn't even be on Kannapolis until 2016, so I kind of just want to forget about him for a couple years and hope there's a baseball player there, come 2016. Hawkins was moved up too soon, but his problem may just be he doesn't have the talent to hit professional curve balls. He can indeed hit curve balls, that isn't really the problem. His problems are pitch recognition (he's guessing right now), too much load and prep action (which he partially alleviated late in the season), and an inability to stay inside pitches on the inner half.
October 18, 201312 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 16, 2013 -> 11:04 AM) http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,4924051.story Adolfo now....has dropped Zapata officially, it seems A glowing Tribune puff piece on a Sox prospect....for now at least. Buddy Bell quotes always scare me, btw. waiting for the other shoe to drop.... right..
October 24, 201312 yr QUOTE (joejoedairy @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 11:50 AM) waiting for the other shoe to drop.... right.. I get it!
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