The lost year has me waaaaaaaaay behind on where all our prospects are. So many of these guys were just abstract names, at best, except Garrett Crochet.
I'm no scout but I see nothing in Yermin's history of production in the pros or his approach at the plate that suggests he's a fluke. I'm not saying he's gonna hit .400 with a 1.100 OPS but a reliable middle-of-the-order bat? Sure, absolutely I can buy that.
Watching Cease is maddening, because he does have nasty stuff, he just doesn't throw it anywhere even close to the zone half the time so you're left wondering how good he COULD be if he could do that.
It took him a while to just quit swinging at everything he sees, then recognizing when breaking pitches were coming (he could hit them if he saw them but he was tending to think he could hit anything). But he looks like he's got it now. Can't wait until he reaches his ceiling, that first month in the majors was just... wow
Who do you consider the team leader, face of the franchise, heart of the team, whatever you want to call it, however you define it. We had Frank Thomas, then Paul Konerko. Who's that guy for you, currently?