I thought Petricka and Putnam were doing respectable work.

Back end of the bullpen guys but not high leverage guys. Putnam has shown some flashes of being that but it hasn't been consistent. And he was a scrap heap pick up, not a farm guy. Hahn Signed/acquired a lot of scrap-heap pitchers the last couple of years, but none have done much except Guerra, whom he let go. Semien, Trayce, Anderson and Saladino (imo) are all major league players, so I think the farm, for the grief it gets on hitters, has been much been much better developing hitters than pitchers. Harder to see, perhaps, because Hahn dispatched 2 of them and in general the major league club has struggled more on the offense side. Hahn has got to do better talent evaluation than what he's done lately for this team to have a chance under his leadership.

Edited July 3, 20169 yr by GreenSox

No way sale is MVP I bet the writers sloober all over big papi in his farewell season.

The argument is centered around Sale, Quintana's identification, Hector Santiago, Addison Reed, Sergio Santos and Nate Jones. Daniel Hudson figures in there as well, and then of course Carlos Rodon. Montas, as well. Carson Fulmer/Spencer Adams.

 

Obviously, before that, working with Floyd and Danks.

 

If you go back to 2009-10, what hitters has the Sox system produced?

 

Beckham, Flowers and Viciedo all eventually became busts, although you can still argue whether we'd be better off with Flowers catching this year (or not). Avi and Davidson have been pretty significant disappointments, as well. Counting the likes of Ramirez and Abreu as "development" projects is pushing it. So that leaves Eduardo Escobar, Saladino, Micah (struggling in the low 600's in AAA OKC), Carlos Sanchez, Trayce Thompson, Chris Carter....and now Anderson.

 

 

 

Everyone's going to side with the pitching over the hitting in a head-to-head comparison there.

 

The argument is centered around Sale, Quintana's identification, Hector Santiago, Addison Reed, Sergio Santos and Nate Jones. Daniel Hudson figures in there as well, and then of course Carlos Rodon. Montas, as well. Carson Fulmer/Spencer Adams.

 

Obviously, before that, working with Floyd and Danks.

 

If you go back to 2009-10, what hitters has the Sox system produced?

 

Beckham, Flowers and Viciedo all eventually became busts, although you can still argue whether we'd be better off with Flowers catching this year (or not). Avi and Davidson have been pretty significant disappointments, as well. Counting the likes of Ramirez and Abreu as "development" projects is pushing it. So that leaves Eduardo Escobar, Saladino, Micah (struggling in the low 600's in AAA OKC), Carlos Sanchez, Trayce Thompson, Chris Carter....and now Anderson.

 

 

 

Everyone's going to side with the pitching over the hitting in a head-to-head comparison there.

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Fine, White Sox pitching prospects have fared better than position prospects.

 

More money has been invested in pitching, comparatively. Better results, not competely unexpected.

 

Almost all of the money for position players has gone to 30+ veterans.

 

Brief and pithy analysis.