Noooo. Austin will be in A ball. He's a ways off and is nowhere near a lock to make it to the bigs.

 

Totally agree, he's a way off.

 

I do expect that the backup catcher spot will be in a state of flux, no way Soto holds the job down all year.

I was pretty sure that was the case. But with the way Rodon is pitching today, it seems like he's really comfortable with Austin behind the plate.

 

He did call a good game.

 

Maybe down the line Rodon & Austin can become our Jon Lester & David Ross.

Totally agree, he's a way off.

 

I do expect that the backup catcher spot will be in a state of flux, no way Soto holds the job down all year.

I do I would not be surprised, If he takes Flowers place by June.

Are we sure it's a cutter and not his slider?

 

Dan Hayes was calling it a cutter on the Twitter

Beck showing a nice little slider, looks like his fastball is popping too. Good inning from him.

Ok, help my sanity, I thought it was row-don, these guys are pronouncing it ruh-doan (like shane doan). Have I been wrong all along, or do these guys really know this little about the pitcher the entire league was salivating over for nearly 2 years?

I do not think it will be all that long till he is starting for good in Chicago.

 

and i sure his agent agrees with you.

Help me out here, is Rodon like the Bryant situation that if we wait a couple weeks we gain another year of control?

Beck isn't looking too bad. Just hit 95 on the stadium radar.

Help me out here, is Rodon like the Bryant situation that if we wait a couple weeks we gain another year of control?

Yes.

 

Beck isn't looking too bad. Just hit 95 on the stadium radar.

He's got a sinking FB that can touch 95 as his main pitch, and a very good change up, but the lack of a real breaking pitch is an issue. Though it sure looked like he had a nice slider or cutter there. If that becomes a real pitch, I'll feel a lot better about him. Without it he's Charlie Shirek, maybe a little better.

 

Beck isn't looking too bad. Just hit 95 on the stadium radar.

 

wow, i didn't know he could throw that fast. way to go.

He's got a sinking FB that can touch 95 as his main pitch, and a very good change up, but the lack of a real breaking pitch is an issue. Though it sure looked like he had a nice slider or cutter there. If that becomes a real pitch, I'll feel a lot better about him. Without it he's Charlie Shirek, maybe a little better.

 

interesting, i never thought of it that way. i thought without a 3rd pitch, he would be in the pen.

interesting, i never thought of it that way. i thought without a 3rd pitch, he would be in the pen.

'pen wouldn't help much in his case. Can't just be FB-CH there unless they are both special pitches.

Nice bomb by Garcia.

And Beck DID have a good slider in college, which seemed to disappear. So as I said, if he's got a good SL-CT of some kind (or separated) that he can really miss bats with, that dramatically changes my outlook on him.

 

Nice bomb by Garcia.

Uh huh oppo line shot got out in a hurry.

'pen wouldn't help much in his case. Can't just be FB-CH there unless they are both special pitches.

 

yup, again you are right. thanks for the info.

And Beck DID have a good slider in college, which seemed to disappear. So as I said, if he's got a good SL-CT of some kind (or separated) that he can really miss bats with, that dramatically changes my outlook on him.

 

A lot of people loved that pick for the Sox in 2012, he was getting first round hype before the draft but his stock took a hit. With the exception Duane Underwood, the Beck Pick was the best in the second round that year.

Yes.

 

No brainer to keep him in the minors then.

Anderson, Farrel and Engel took BP with Austin, Trey, Jirschle and Barnum this morning. They were isolated from the rest.

 

late april or early may, do the white sox go with the extra pitcher and leave the spot on the roster blank? can that be done?

 

 

Another Bo Jackson lovefest in another booth today. Yawn.

It is impossible to get too much of that. One of the greatest athletes ever. He deserves every bit of it.

Bonifacio triple , Shuck double makes it 3-0.

Barnum destroyed that