June 6, 201411 yr QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 07:10 PM) Might as well start this now, since this might be a process. or it could be a couple months.
June 6, 201411 yr For the most part, Boras draft clients take right up to the signing deadline. Hopefully Hahn expedites the process and for less money then we think.
June 6, 201411 yr QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 07:27 PM) For the most part, Boras draft clients take right up to the signing deadline. Hopefully Hahn expedites the process and for less money then we think. If Bor-ASS wants Rodon called up this year then he needs to sign asap.
June 6, 201411 yr Yeah I'm a lot more concerned when he signs than how much he signs for. We could go around Boras. Tell him directly you can be in the majors this year, if you sign now. Boras won't like that very much.
June 6, 201411 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 01:34 AM) Yeah I'm a lot more concerned when he signs than how much he signs for. We could go around Boras. Tell him directly you can be in the majors this year, if you sign now. Boras won't like that very much. there had to have been a pre-draft conversation between the sox and rodon's camp. I wonder what was discussed.
June 6, 201411 yr A quick call up means an earlier big payday which = more money and quicker for Boras, which could make a reasonable signing easier. That said, Rodon's got lot of miles on him this year. I'd think that they would want to take it easy with him this year.
June 6, 201411 yr QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 01:14 AM) A quick call up means an earlier big payday which = more money and quicker for Boras, which could make a reasonable signing easier. That said, Rodon's got lot of miles on him this year. I'd think that they would want to take it easy with him this year. He's going to turn into a reliever in the short-term if he moves up quickly. That will help to take it easy on his arm.
June 6, 201411 yr http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/pro...?P=carlos-rodon He's roughly 34 innings under his 2013 totals. And his ERA was nearly a point lower, but everyone's overlooking that because of the velocity drop/command issues....IP/H ratio tightening...but his BB/K ratio stayed roughly the same. Not to mention the 6-7 vs. 10-3 record, which really wasn't indicative of his performance. He went from godly to near mortal, essentially.
June 6, 201411 yr Should be around July 13th at 5:00 p.m. for the deadline if it's anything like two years ago...when Appel failed to sign with the Pirates.
June 6, 201411 yr Thanks. full article on the charade of the "advisor" system and what's really happening between teams and agents/advisors http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mlb-draft-cha...-143611758.html from Jeff Passan... The overwhelming favorite to go No. 1 overall before the season began struggled at times. Though a number of people in Houston's front office adore Rodon, he wants every bit of the near-$8 million, and the Astros' strategy as seen in their previous two years picking 1-1 is not to pay slot. Frank Montas, RHP, Chicago White Sox (High-A): Scouts are blowing Montas up. "Bad body, don't care," one said. "The stuff is that good." Said another: "I never thought he'd throw strikes. He's been incredible." Acquired from Boston in the Jake Peavy trade last July, Montas' fastball sits around 97 mph. And for now he has allayed fear about command and control with 40 strikeouts, five walks and zero home runs allowed in 37 innings. Edited June 6, 201411 yr by caulfield12
June 6, 201411 yr http://espn.go.com/mlb/ Video of Law ripping the Cubs' selection of Schwarber (saying it's almost unheard of for a MLB LFer to be 6'0" and 240 pounds, guess he hasn't seen Viciedo and saying he'll likely end up at 1B/DH), praising Aiken as the most projectable talent with the most potential to add velocity and size, saying that Rodon could be in the SOx bullpen this year and in the Chicago rotation the same time next year and that Aaron Nola was a really sound pick for the Phillies, could be the first to the majors and slotted in their rotation before the end of the season (but concerns since he has never pitched through the whole summer, and smaller frame). Edited June 6, 201411 yr by caulfield12
June 6, 201411 yr QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 09:08 AM) Can someone look back and pull back the posts about Rodon from last July... You.
June 6, 201411 yr QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 11:08 AM) Can someone look back and pull back the posts about Rodon from last July... Google.
June 6, 201411 yr Every college pitcher of course is different. But don't discount the fact that players such as Rodon not only are familiar with the White Sox development process of pitchers, but also the way they quickly move certain prospects based on merit. See Daniel Hudson, Addison Reed and even Gordon Beckham as other examples. Rodon actually might not be quite caught up yet on that development process, especially when he asked what he knew about White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper. Rodon responded, "To be honest, nothing." (Cooper's ego won't like that quote, haha.) Rodon's interactions with the White Sox have included a personal meeting with Laumann and assistant scouting director Nick Hostetler at N.C. State before the 2014 calendar year began. His extended White Sox interactions up until Thursday were like many other people who didn't get drafted: via television broadcasts. www.mlb.com (Scott Merkin)
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