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3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:
Whoops, meant to say hopefully they don’t change it back as it looked like an error to me. It was well hit though.
Gotcha. Thanks.
On a separate note, that lineup is just awesome to follow. I think I'm higher on Gonzalez than I am Basabe, Rutherford, and Adolfo. I'm envisioning a future outfield from left to right of Eloy, Robert, Gonzalez. Although Basabe is a year younger than Gonzalez, right? And he's doing pretty well at AA. Good problem to have.
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10 minutes ago, Scoots said:
That's kind of what I'm thinking will happen. Getz said very soon... Sometimes I wish these people would say nothing at all.
His exact quote was, "We would just want to make sure he’s as well-rounded as possible, whether that be base running, defensively, obviously offensively...and we’re getting very close."
That's not as definitive as saying, "he will be called up very soon", like some people are claiming.
Not trying to call you out with this post. Just trying to point out that quotes get twisted and taken out of context a lot.
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2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:
Madrigal awarded a double on a hang-whiff-em that the RF lost in the lightS. Hope they change that call back.
I'm confused. You hope they change it to an error?
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14 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:
I saw the thread title and my heart dropped.
Same here. Very cruel thread bump.
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Wow, I really hope those guys move up in the system together and continue to have success. That's a great looking lineup.
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1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:
But when is the last time he absolutely clobbered an upper 90's fastball?
I recall him hammering a triple into the gap in right center off of Hicks' 102 mph fastball less than a month ago. Unless by "clobbered", you are strictly talking home runs.
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2 minutes ago, NorthSideSox72 said:
Thanks. Good catch on Call - just fixed the typo. Sorry about that! At least we got his round right, haha.
We used to just release the full 30 all at once, but that makes for a reeeeeaaaalllllly long article so we broke it up. And we thought the slow burn from Just Missed, to 16-30, to 1-15 (and full list) was better at building suspense.
Sorry, I wasn’t clear on my second point. I was wondering if there is discussion on the way each individual list is presented. For example, with 16-30, you would have 30 at the top and then as we read the article, we see 29, then 28, etc. I always scroll to the bottom of the article and read backwards because I want to see it in descending order.
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Great job, as always. I appreciate the time you guys put into this. Looking forward to 1-15.
Twi quick things:
1. You have Alex Call listed as a 2018 draft pick.
2. Has there ever been any discussion on presenting the list in descending order?
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2 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:
I think he would as he has some positional versatility and is pretty damn good against LHP.
And I’m sure there is a playoff team out there that could use some bullpen help.
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1 hour ago, Jose Abreu said:
So is Levine just speculating based on Getz’ comments, or does he know something we don’t?
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I honestly can’t believe the reactions have become such a big deal over the past couple of days. Do people actually care about them? Wow.
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So who is boarding that 10:55 flight to Chicago out of Charlotte so we can see who is on the plane? Make sure you walk up and down the entire length of the plane pretending to “look for your friend” who boarded earlier.
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Just now, Chicago White Sox said:
100% agree. Also, this indicates to me they plan on putting a competitive team out there next year.
Could a solid two month debut by Kopech and Eloy help lure Machado here? We obviously would still need to offer him the most money, but I wonder if that would have any effect.
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2 minutes ago, fathom said:
On 670 today, Getz made it sound like both are being called up soon.
Interesting. I figured it would be next year for sure at this point. What did he say?
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Just now, Chicago White Sox said:
We’ll have to see what they do with Curbelo. IMO, he should probably start 2019 in Kannapolis again.
I wasn’t around when we drafted Curbelo. How did the level of excitement surrounding him compare to that of Bush right now? Did he also have a nice start to his professional career?
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37 minutes ago, Jake said:
Sure — and Moncada would have been the #1 if he were in the draft at Madrigal's age. He then went on to hit minor league pitching than I expect Madrigal to ever do with a bunch more upside than Madrigal has. The idea that we should imminently start prepping Moncada so that he's ready to move to a new position to make way for Madrigal is crazy to me. The burden of proof is on Madrigal and it'll take him a while to satisfy that standard even if things go as well for him as they possibly could.
I don't mean to say that a person shouldn't have optimism for Madrigal at all. But the same approach to young players that would make someone envision Madrigal on the 2019/early 2020 White Sox should also be able to envision an All-Star version of Moncada. It's like people can't bear to see a guy play just adequately with their own eyes, it ruins their ability to project anything better.
One of the best posts in this entire thread.
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1 minute ago, The Mighty Mite said:
The proof is in the pudding.
Some guys wear their passion on their sleeves, and others don’t. I have no idea if Moncada lacks a passion for the game, and neither do you.
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2 minutes ago, fathom said:
Because basically every Giolito start, we've seen him struggle in what's obviously going to be his last inning.
More of a reason to leave him in and let him grow in that regard. I loved the decision to let him go back out for the 8th.
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1 minute ago, fathom said:
he's clueless, he's not done one thing to deserve to be back next year
I agree that he’s clueless and I definitely don’t want him back, but I fail to see how this move was a bad one. Do you think the shitty bullpen had a better chance of holding the lead than Giolito, who was pitching lights out?
If you’re worried about Giolito’s ERA and confidence, I’m pretty sure this won’t affect him. Same thing happened a couple weeks ago, and Giolito does not seem to be affected.
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23 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said:
Every time I start to become more ok with the idea of Eloy not getting promoted in the coming days, he starts getting his average closer to .400
Honestly, I feel the same way. I’ve flip-flopped like five times over the past month on whether I think he should be called up. It’s such a good discussion, and both sides have really good points. But I also believe that the window is closing to call him up this year. After another week, I will fully be on board the “wait until next year” train.
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2 hours ago, footlongcomiskeydog said:
Yep. Weak excuse for sure.
Maybe the Sox just extremely mis-scouted the kid? No one outside the organization thinks he will stick at catcher. No one outside the organization is saying that his defensive game is improving. Maybe the Sox should just let the kid focus on his offensive game and move him to first.
If it’s a weak excuse, then how would moving him to first so he could “focus” on his offensive game help at all?
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4 hours ago, bmags said:
Here's my interpretation of Collins year.
He was focusing a lot on defense and didn't care about offense, but it got so bad early that he was allowed to focus on offense more for a bit (this was in an article). I think once he proved to himself he could hit he went back to focusing on improving defense.
What exactly does focusing more on defense instead of offense look like? I’m genuinely curious, because I’ve seen a lot of people mention it, and I’ve always found it odd to claim somebody goes into a slump because they aren’t “focusing” on offense. Do you mean mentally? Or actually doing less BP/hitting drills in order to get more defensive drills in?
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2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:
Am I crazy or is Lopez all fastballs & changeups today? If so, how has the change looked so far?
I think the change up looks much better today. He still hasn’t been consistent with it (a few that float up in the zone), but the good ones look a lot better to me. Fastball has looked outstanding. Command has been great with the fastball.
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8 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:
Haven't heard of that guy before. /s
But I did ask that a week or so ago. I was trying to see if anyone had a scouting report to see if he was Buehrle type of pitcher
Scouting Report via MLB.com:
After pitching sparingly in three college seasons at Southern California, Flores signed as a seventh-round pick in 2016 and quickly established himself as the best left-handed pitching prospect in the White Sox system. Then his stuff regressed in his first full pro season, which ended three weeks early after he strained an oblique. Working with diminished velocity helped him become a better pitcher, however, and he has consistently registered quality starts throughout '18.
Flores' fastball velocity fluctuated from 88-97 mph with the Trojans, parked at 92-97 during his pro debut, but sat around 90 mph in 2017. He's working at 90-94 mph this year, giving him more separation from a quality changeup that can be a well above-average pitch at its best. He has tightened his curveball in '18 and also will mix in a slider/cutter.
Flores' control was as inconsistent as his fastball in college, but he has pounded the strike zone throughout his pro career. Though he doesn't have a plus pitch and doesn't miss a lot of bats -- both of which limit his ceiling -- he has a reasonably high floor as a back-of-the-rotation starter.
White Sox vs. Yankees Game Thread 8.7.18
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I think swinging at that first pitch might have been huge. If he falls behind, he might be too worried to groove one, and he would have just walked.