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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 12, 2009 -> 07:55 PM) Freddy Garcia (and then in turn, Gavin Floyd), Ramon Castro, and Mark Kotsay for 3 guys who have completely bombed. This is true, not to mention getting Flowers through Vasquez via Chris Young who has also bombed out.

That's a fine draft record for the previous administration.

Well Hudson had one of the most impressive seasons in all of MILB this past season. He started out at Low-A Kannapolis where he went 1-2 with a 1.23 era in 22ip posting a 30-2 k:bb ratio. He was then promoted to Hi-A Winston Salem where he went 4-3 with a 3.40 era in 45IP with a 49:13 K:BB ratio. He was again promoted to AA Birmingham where he went 7-0 with a 1.60 ERA in 56.1IP with a 63:10 K:BB ratio. AGAIN, he got promoted this time to AAA Charlotte where he posted a 2-0 record in 24IP with a 2.32 ERA and a 24:9 K:BB ratio. His total season numbers were 14-5 record 2.32 ERA and a 166:34 K:BB ratio in 147.1 minor league innings. This however wasn't the end of his season as he was once again promoted as he got a September callup, appearing in 6 games, starting 2. He posted a 1-1 record and a 3.38 ERA win 18.2 IP, striking out 14 and walking 9. I must say that this is probably the most remarkable climb through a minor league system that I have ever seen in the course of just one season. He thoroughly dominated at every level (except for the big team of course) and went from being a fairly unknown commodity to any outsiders to being one of the top prospects in all of baseball coming into 2010. He should challenge for the #5 spot in the rotation coming into spring training and should he lose out on that spot he'll probably end up in the bullpen as there really isn't much more that he has to prove in the minor leagues. The only thing that he really needs to work on as a starting pitcher is his pitch count, this however is a pretty common thing for most young starters, for this reason he may end up in AAA Charlotte to start the season but I doubt it. He can just as easily work on keeping his pitch count down as a long relief and spot starter for the big club. This should be an exciting season for prospect junkies to watch what happens with Hudson.

I definitely enjoyed reading some different opinions about our prospects. I disagree with his assessment of Flowers defense, it's no secret that he was voted the best defensive catcher in the SOU league by the league managers. That tells me all I need to know about his ability behind the plate. Also, he's only been a catcher for 2 or 2 1/2 years, if he can improve that much in that short a time then he's definitely got the goods to stick behind the plate. Some of this other picks were surprising too, for one, I don't think that Santeliz is really that highly regarded by our front office, If you want a guy with a dynamite FB and nothing else then look at Sergio Santos who can pump it in at about 99mph. Also, having Remenowsky and Jones rated so low is crazy. Remenowsky absolutely dominated this season.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Nov 6, 2009 -> 05:36 PM) Yeah, his lankiness is deceptive, but I still think he may actually be 6'5". I heard he's only like 5'11 or 6' maybe

Teahen is just keeping the spot warm for either Viciedo or Morel in '10. Probably Morel, don't think that Dayan is a real 3B.

nba is notorious for stretching player's heights. If you want to see how tall a guy actually is then check out the pre draft camp measurements where they check their height with and without shoes etc... those are the numbers that the teams use when valuing players and they need to have accurate numbers.

Great Falls down 2-1 early

QUOTE (Rooftop Shots @ Sep 4, 2009 -> 08:14 PM) Just curious! Have you or anyone else ever heard Seattle announce Rick Rizzs. In the late 60's early 70's, I grew up a few houses away from him in a little town called Calumet Park Ill. A few years back, during a Sox game the camera pointed to Seattle's booth and Hawk mentioned Rick as being a south side Chicago home boy. When we were kids, Rick dreamed of being an announcer. Does anybody know how he does as an announcer? I've never had the chance to hear him. Thanks! I listen to the Seattle guys quite a bit living in the northwest and they're pretty painful imo. blowers especially though.

QUOTE (joejoedairy @ Sep 4, 2009 -> 12:17 AM) 44 doubles for cj. that guy can flat out hit. great find by the sox. im excited to see where he goes from here Both CJ and Remonosky (sp) were undrafted free agents. not too bad

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 10:19 PM) I wouldn't get too excited about this. We'll win all 6 against the Tigers in the final 9 to lose the division by 1 game and make our draft status worse. +1

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 04:50 PM) this inning limit placed on hudson angers me what's wrong with protecting his arm??? maybe this will give him a chance to pitch in a big league game this season.

QUOTE (Springfield SoxFan @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 11:07 AM) This is from today's Baseball America's ranking of top 30 prospects in the Cape Cod League, pretty critical of the Sox on this one. 5. Bryan Morgado, lhp, Bourne (Jr., Tennessee) After the White Sox added $117 million in contracts by acquiring Jake Peavy and Alexis Rios, they opted not to give an over-slot bonus to Morgado, their third-round pick. They may come to regret that decision, because he had the most electric stuff of any lefty in the league. Following a rough spring at Tennessee, Morgado still battled his command and delivery at times with Bourne. But at his best, the 6-foot-3, 205-pounder showed a low-90s fastball that touched 95, a tight slider and the makings of a useful changeup. Though he was draft-eligible as a redshirt sophomore—he missed 2007 following Tommy John surgery—he's still just 20. "He was the best pitcher in the league, the most complete pitcher in the league," Chatham manager John Schiffner said. "Velocity, makeup, breaking ball—it's all good." meh. this is also the same guy that got hit so hard a tennessee this season that he was dropped from the rotation. not losing sleep over this one, we get the pick back next year too.

Charlotte v. Norfolk postponed B-Ham v Huntsville game 1 W-S is off Kannapolis v Greensborough Bristol v Elizabethton

Mitchell out for the second day in a row. He hurt???

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 07:32 PM) Same thing goes for Remenowsky, who just threw 2 IP, struck out 5, for his 22nd save for Kanny. He's 23. Still can't believe he never saw High A this year. maybe he'll skip high a next year. either that or the organization isn't too high on his long term potential.

i love it that he's a real fan, not just pretending to be sports fan to connect with the "common" man.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Aug 22, 2009 -> 08:11 PM) Tim Beckham - the other Beckham 3 for 4, 2B,3B I still think that they took the wrong Beckham. Take a look at his numbers, I know that he's 3 years younger than Bacon but his OPS has been pretty low considering he's been playing at low levels, not much power production or speed numbers either.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 08:00 PM) Has to get use to more patient hitters. Learning to keep pitch count down is something that a lot of pitchers have to learn to do in AAA before they make the jump to the bigs.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 02:22 PM) I love when you "hit it hard" way in the air and it doesnt make the track. Rios f***ing sucks. The coliseum is a pretty big park, windy too.

Solid fundamental baseball. Works for me!

They just pitched around Beckham to pitch to JD. I think the kid has arrived.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 11:49 AM) Probably not hahaha Is your avatar a pic of when Brian Anderson put a cubs player in the hospital? I remember hearing something about it but couldn't really get any details as I live on the west coast and don't really get any sox coverage here.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 02:51 AM) What do you mean? Giving out like $60-80M for 3 prospects is exactly how you build a team! Wasn't Neftali Feliz an under-the-radar signing for the Braves? How much would he get right now if he were able to negotiate a contract like Chapman will be able to? Giving that much money to 3 big name prospects is stupid when you could just do the scouting and sign a s***load of extremely talented players for the same amount. Strasburg is an exception because the Nats had #1 overall and it will send a bad message to their fans if they fail to sign their first rounders for two straight years, so they should try to get this done. But Strasburg is a PERFECT example of why MLB is all f***ed up. Teams should be able to trade draft picks and slots NEED to be raised across the board and then stuck to so this s*** doesn't happen. The MLB draft is a f***ing joke and has been for quite some time. The best players should go highest and they should be forced to sign at no more than slot. And all the loopholes that allow players to re-enter the draft looking for more money after playing for an independent league team or go overseas are also bulls***. The FA compensation system is bulls*** too, especially how it affects the draft. The whole thing needs to be overhauled because teams should be able to draft a player knowing he'll sign if the team offers the appropriate max slot bonus. I'll end the rant now. But the whole thing just pisses me off when teams like the Sox don't regularly go over slot because they respect the commissioner's office, but then the f***ing Royals and Pirates and Red Sox and Rangers and Yankees and Tigers etc. go way the f*** over on a bunch of players and nobody gets fined or otherwise penalized. If you're going to hold a kangaroo court at least f***ing enforce SOME of your rules. The amount of insane overslot signings is getting absolutely ridiculous, and it SHOULD piss off the Players Association at least as much if not more than it pisses off the owners, because unproven prospects are getting money that productive veterans are not getting in free agency. So anyway, Morgado better sign or I'm going to cast a voodoo curse on him that will make his left arm fall off and two more rights grow straight out his ass. Santeria works wonders. I think that the MLB (and NFL for that matter) should adopt the NBA's amateur draft framework. You have to declare yourself eligible for the draft and if you do so then the team that picks you has your rights essentially forever. They also have to sign a relatively short term contract that falls within a particular slotting range. So if you think that you're hot s*** and won't sign for anything less than top dollar then you don't sign at all and can go play in japan or something. The way it is the agents/players have the teams over the barrel and it's just a bunch of BS. Just the same problem with the NFL right now, unproven players should not be getting these HUGE amounts of money and taking cash out of the pockets of proven veterans. If you're really the s*** then you'll cash in on your second contract and there won't be any problems. But Strasburg wanting 50 mil b4 he's thrown a professional pitch is crap. I'll put a voodoo curse on anyone who holds out for more money.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 12:48 PM) Danks sitting again. Hopefully he just needs a couple days off, and get his mind right...or his wrist. He hasn't been the same since his wrist injury, I wouldn't be opposed to sitting him for the rest of the season to let it heal then play him in the AFL