August 2, 201510 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 04:28 PM) Carroll got sent down after the game...so... I don't understand. He gives them so much more than Albers, Webb or Jennings.
August 2, 201510 yr QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 04:33 PM) Hope Thompson is starting if RF tomorrow Me too. If he's only coming up to be a backup, he has to take LaRoche's at bats away vs lefties.
August 2, 201510 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 04:33 PM) I don't understand. He gives them so much more than Albers, Webb or Jennings. No he doesn't
August 2, 201510 yr QUOTE (GreenSox @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 05:23 PM) No he doesn't Jennings is left handed. That's it. Carroll is the only one of them who can be a true long reliever
August 2, 201510 yr QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 04:36 PM) Me too. If he's only coming up to be a backup, he has to take LaRoche's at bats away vs lefties. I'd almost start Thompson in RF every day. Platoon Laroche/Garcia at DH.
August 2, 201510 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 05:27 PM) Jennings is left handed. That's it. Carroll is the only one of them who can be a true long reliever Sox only use long relievers when the games already over. Jennings can throw multiple innings.
August 2, 201510 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 02:33 PM) I don't understand. He gives them so much more than Albers, Webb or Jennings. Yes you do understand c'mon now , you know baseball ,he just pitched , he's useless for probably 3 or 4 days. Just call him Yo Yo Carroll up and down up and down. Edited August 2, 201510 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside
August 2, 201510 yr QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 06:19 PM) I'd almost start Thompson in RF every day. Platoon Laroche/Garcia at DH. Me too. Watching Garcia try to play outfield and try to hit is a terrible time.
August 3, 201510 yr If you want to know more on Thompson, here's our detailed profile. Also, here's a little teaser - Trayce made a nice jump up our Top 30 that comes out this week.
August 3, 201510 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 08:39 AM) If you want to know more on Thompson, here's our detailed profile. Also, here's a little teaser - Trayce made a nice jump up our Top 30 that comes out this week. With the deadline past now, when is the prospect list coming out?
August 3, 201510 yr QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 01:45 PM) With the deadline past now, when is the prospect list coming out? i would die for a second list of young prospects knocking on the door of the T20.
August 3, 201510 yr With how badly our bullpen was burned this weekend, they may want to keep Carrol a bit longer.
August 3, 201510 yr QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 08:59 AM) With how badly our bullpen was burned this weekend, they may want to keep Carrol a bit longer. They already sent him down after yesterday's game. Haven't seen an official announcement on Trayce, but have to assume it is coming.
August 3, 201510 yr I want to point out that I was lucky enough to view the first reply to Klay's now-deleted tweet, and it read as follows: @KlayThompson booty muffin
August 3, 201510 yr I wonder if the delay in the official announcement (since Carroll was optioned, seemed likely someone is on the way), is the hope that they can get Valencia off waivers today to take the roster spot. Not exactly sure what time of the day that the claim will be officially awarded, but it should be today sometime.
August 3, 201510 yr Author QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 11:46 AM) I wonder if the delay in the official announcement (since Carroll was optioned, seemed likely someone is on the way), is the hope that they can get Valencia off waivers today to take the roster spot. Not exactly sure what time of the day that the claim will be officially awarded, but it should be today sometime. It's probably just a service time thing. They usually wait to the day of the first game to make it official.
August 3, 201510 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 11:48 AM) It's probably just a service time thing. They usually wait to the day of the first game to make it official. Right, but its already noon. They could have made it the announcement this morning.
August 3, 201510 yr Author QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 11:49 AM) Right, but its already noon. They could have made it the announcement this morning. Rays are bringing up this guy too. Let's see who gets announced first. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/p...id=shaffe002ric C'mon Mexico City!
August 3, 201510 yr Chicago White Sox @whitesox 45s45 seconds ago White Sox have recalled outfielder Trayce Thompson from @KnightsBaseball.
August 3, 201510 yr A little blurb about Thompson's call up from SOX site. http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/140...trayce-thompson
August 4, 201510 yr Doug Padilla @ESPNChiSox 43s44 seconds ago Trayce Thompson not starting today but manager Robin Ventura suggests he will start Wed.
August 4, 201510 yr I am inherently biased towards Trayce (have long been one of his biggest fans on this site) but I wonder if in this day and age he actually has a lot more upside then we give him credit. If you put him in RF, with his defensive skills and the new aged statistical measures, are we going to see a guy whose bat is mediocre but his glove is so strong, that we are talking about a pretty valuable overall rf'er (and a major long-term upgrade over Avi)? I'm probably overstating things but if Trayce's metrics grade out as good as his defensive tools suggest (and w/Avi's current struggles) this would probably be as good of an era as any to come up (and we might even see him be the type of guy whose bat, which initially will be below average, slowly grades into solid).
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