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Anyone think KW takes a look at him?

This MLB report says he is more polished than Soler but a bit below Cespedes in talent and experience. He could be like a High A or AA prospect and easily crack our top 10, maybe even top 5. Need to get a deal done before the 2nd of July for whoever lands him. Jaime Torres represents him and Torres is our friend, thus it makes this interesting. Link: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...lb&c_id=mlb Article: The latest Cuban prospect expected to hit the market just might be the most coveted young outfielder to leave the island in the last 12 months. Outfielder Yasel Puig, 21, has defected from Cuba and is in the process of establishing residency in Mexico, the first step to becoming eligible for free agency, his agent Jaime Torres said. A showcase for Major League scouts is tentatively scheduled for later this week in Mexico City. "As of Monday morning, I submitted information to Major League Baseball and the Players Association that he has taken up residency in Mexico and will shortly establish legal permanent residency in Mexico," Torres said. "We should have documentation of his legal permanent residency in Mexico soon and as soon as I have that, I will submit it to Major League Baseball and I hope and expect that he will be declared a free agent immediately." The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Puig is a known commodity in international circles. He played two seasons for Cienfuegos in the island's top league, Cuban National Series (Serie Nacional), and was a member of the country's national team that finished second in the 2011 World Port Tournament in The Netherlands. "There has not been a player as proven and as young to come to the States from Cuba," Torres said. "It's one thing to come to the United States at 19 or 20 years old with a few at-bats or some experience on a national level but this guy has years of national experience under his belt." Puig is not as seasoned as fellow Cuban Yoenis Cespedes, a familiar member of Cuba's National team who signed a four-year, $36 million deal with the A's in February, but he has more experience on the country's highest level than outfielder Jorge Soler, who signed a nine-year, $30 million deal with the Cubs last week. Soler made a name for himself playing for Cuba's Junior National team and in the country's Junior circuit but saw limited action for Havana in Serie Nacional. "You have heard the other names because Puig was in Cuba and Soler and Cespedes were out of the country, it's that simple," Torres said. "Before Soler got to the Dominican Republic, very few people knew who he was outside of his Junior experience. Puig played in the Serie Nacional and was projected to be the right fielder for the national team for the upcoming years. Scouts know who Puig is." Puig hit .276 with five home runs during his first campaign with Cienfuegos in 2008-09 and had a breakout year the next season, hitting .330 with 17 home runs and 78 RBI. He did not play for Cienfuegos during the 2011-12 seasons because he was being disciplined, Torres said. "He's been planning to leave Cuba for more than a year and I am told he has been caught trying to leave Cuba several times," Torres said. "When he left The Netherlands last year, they suspected he was going to defect and he was suspended. He was reinstated to the reserve team for Cienfuegos, basically Triple-A, and then he was caught trying to leave the country again and suspended from the reserve team again." Puig's value, in addition to his status, is to be determined. Once he gains residency in Mexico, Major League Baseball can declare him a free agent, but he still must be legally cleared by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control before he can sign a contract. He must also sign with a Major League club before July 2, or he will be subject to new CBA guidelines that will limit spending on international prospects to $2.9 million per team without penalty. Soler was declared a free agent June 2 and signed with Chicago nine days later. Cespedes signed with Oakland 19 days after he was declared a free agent. "We should all be on the same page by July 2nd in order to have the clubs evaluate him and sign a contract before the new rule kicks in," Torres said. "Under the CBA, if the player receives documentation that he has established residency in a third country he will be declared a free agent immediately just like Cespedes. Cespedes supposedly established residency and the next day he was declared a free agent. I expect the same thing to happen with Yasel Puig." It's already been a busy year for Cuban prospects. In addition to the signings of Cespedes and Soler, pitchers Armando Rivero and Omar Luis Rodriguez, along with Cuban outfielder Henry Urrutia were also declared free agents at the beginning of the month when Soler became available. Luis Rodriguez, like Puig, must sign before July 2 or be subjected to the new CBA rules.

Here's hoping we can finish Garza this inning with a high pitch count. Uh, Never Mind.

Nice 2 run jack Paulie, let's get some runs now. It just seems that only AJ and Paulie are carrying the offense lately with consistancy.

I just wanted to put up something like this. Kenny's ego with these terrible trades is just setting us back years. And who the hell is doing the talent eval?

Brutal, just brutal. Another bomb on another meatball. Stick a fork in Stewart, he's done!!

This team seems to embody the Alex Rios syndrome (Overpaid and underperforming). They tease you every other year for a short spell then crash back into reality.

I guess it was our yearly tease of a winning streak and then the last 12 games definitely back to mediocracy.

Wow, down 4-0 to the worst team in baseball. Not good.

Dunn is on pace for a horrific 500 AB 225 K season, YIKES!!!

Let's sweep the Flubbies and get some momentum and for once have a decent homestand!! Yeah BABY!!!

Haven't seen anything recent on Morel posted so thought I would put up this quick blurb by MGon of the Trib: Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,1829688.story By Mark Gonzales, Chicago Tribune reporter 8:58 p.m. CDT, June 17, 2012 LOS ANGELES — Instead of visiting his teammates this weekend, third baseman Brent Morel stayed 110 miles north of Dodger Stadium to embark on a lower-back rehabilitation program with the hope he can rejoin the White Sox at the start of the second half. "That would be the goal," Morel said from his Bakersfield, Calif., home Morel hasn't played since June 7, when recurring discomfort in his lower back caused him to suspend his minor league rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Charlotte after nine games. Morel hasn't played for the Sox since May 17 because of back discomfort that surfaced late in spring training. After visiting a back specialist last week in Southern California, Morel said he was placed on a program for four to five weeks. He said he could incorporate baseball work during the latter stages of the program if he makes progress. "It's a program for my glutes and core area, essentially to take pressure off my back," Morel said. Morel was batting .267 (8-for-30) during his rehab stint with the Knights. He is batting .177 in 113 at-bats with the Sox as the pain has harnessed his swing, especially on outside pitches

Man, it was a timely move to let him go. He sure had some good years but I think his pride got in the way of his thinking the last year with the White Sox. Link: http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...--+Red+Sox+news Thoughts?

Anthony Rizzo is just putting up ridiculous numbers at Iowa (PCL) and destroying all pitching!!! As of tonight, 22 HR's, 57 RBI's, 1183 OPS, .370 BA, .753 SLG%, .430 OBP!! Absolutely mashing raking, whatever you call it. I wonder if this kid will be the real deal for them at 1st?

It looks like the D-Backs really made out great in the Jackson trade if Hudson comes back to from and what can I say about Holmberg in advanced A. Really working out with a 6-3 RECORD, 2.99 era, and a very K9/BB9 rate. I expect him to jump to AA this year. I think he has added a few ticks to his FB as he was sitting at 88-90 as a teenager when we drafted him. He must have developed a plus second pitch or 2. Oh well, that is hindsight for you.

NNS72, do you think Remenowsky will ever make it to the big show? I mean his K9/BB9 and control as you say have always been quite good.

This is absolutely hilarious!!! :lolhitting :lolhitting :lolhitting

Trayce Thompson still hitting pretty poorly in A ball. Not sure how much time he will be given past this year before the BUST label starts getting floated. Link: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...ws&c_id=cws Trayce Thompson would fall under Laumann's category of athletic players needing time to develop. The White Sox's No. 3 prospect, selected in the second round in 2009, is currently hitting .213 at Single-A Winston-Salem, though he still has Laumann's confidence. "We all still like Trayce," Laumann said. "We think he's got a chance to be a great player, and an impact player. It's been three years now, and he's hitting .200 in A-ball. Those kids sometimes just take longer."

Link: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...artnerId=rss_tb He was let go by the Rays after being picked up by Oakland. A reclamation project from the scrap heap?

BR does a quick rundown. I know they are the bottom of the barrel but it's a slow day. Link: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1207697...ision-breakdown

I'm hoping JFP has a lights out game. 7 IP, 9K's, 1 BB, 1 ER, and Sox win 6-1. Who knows. lol

What about Ryan Dempster on the Flubs? Decent ERA, WHIP, and has decent stuff with no run support. Just a guess off the top of my head.

I just can't believe at some point early in 2009 or 2010 I posted an article that described Poreda's upside similar to the Big Unit if he could develop that nasty slider and get more mileage on the FB. How the hell I convinced myself to post that comparison is beyond me now. SMH SMH Here it is: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/21338-c...er-aaron-poreda

Bumping this thread with a good article from Steve Rosenbloom of the Trib. He describes Sale's pitch count ballooning shortly after the back to the bullpen fiasco where they flip-flopped on whether he would stay there long term. Good read on his mechanics and what the future may hold for him if he exceeds a certain amount of innings. Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/rosen...,7758583.column Article: I love what Chris Sale did to Tampa Bay on Monday. I have no idea how the White Sox let him do it. The young, left-handed starter torched a first-place Rays team for 15 strikeouts, one short of the team record and the most in that silly building that is embarrassing even for Bud Selig’s Major League Baseball. Sale’s masterful performance works out to 10 pitches per K. That’s 115 pitches. How do the Sox let him throw 115 pitches? How did the Sox go from a starter with a tender arm to making Sale the closer after a weekend off to returning him to the rotation to letting him throw 115 pitches? Sale underwent an MRI recently that showed no damage. He has won his last three starts. Great, but he was still feeling something in his arm to spark the Keystone Sox’s conflicting talk and confusing changes that led to the X-ray. The Sox said they were moving Sale to the bullpen because they wanted to take the long view of his career. There’s no reason to think they would do otherwise then or now. So how does this guy get to 115 pitches? And how does he throw that many sliders? Sale said the slider was the pitch putting the strain on his arm, or at least, the number of sliders he was throwing caused discomfort. He seemed intent on throw more fastballs since the MRI, but Sunday, the slider was his out pitch 11 of the 15 times. So, it was back to greater demands on that whippy left arm attached to that spindly body. After Monday, Sale has thrown 57 2/3 innings this season, which is about two good starts from topping the career-most 71 he threw last season. That would leave Sale with more than a half-season to go when every inning is a career best for a guy who had some kind of arm issue already. I’m not a doctor and I don’t play one on the web, but how does that guy throw 115 pitches in May? Smart or not, Sale had no doubt he was going out there for the eighth inning. “I felt just as good,’’ Sale said. “Obviously, the situation dictated going out there and giving everything you've got left. I talked to Jake Peavy in the seventh. He said, ‘Hey, your pitch count is up there, leave it all out there.’ I felt I did that.’’ Listening to Peavy is part manning up and part playing on the expressway. Peavy’s attitude is all about winning the next pitch and the one after that and the one after that. It’s the kind of attitude you want from everyone on your team. Peavy’s attitude also is crazed. It needs to be reined in or sat on, take your pick. Peavy and now apparently Sale need a babysitter. Peavy’s 2011 season died after he volunteered his surgically repaired right shoulder muscle to pitch four innings of relief in June. Peavy’s July was awful, his August was bad, and he was done before September was over. It wasn’t Peavy’s fault. Blame Ozzie Guillen and Don Cooper. A guy like Peavy needs an adult in charge. And if a grown man needs that, then a kid like Sale certainly needs a chaperone. Sale’s health is vital for now and the future. That’s especially true with John Danks on the disabled list because of a shoulder problem while the Sox find themselves in contention for the AL Central. Say this for the Sox, though: They have a history of keeping pitchers healthy and making them better. Sale appears to be a particularly acute project in that regard. Maybe Sale is too young to know the difference between pain and injury, thus requiring a reassuring MRI. Maybe everybody fell on the grenade for him, creating some laughable excuses for decisions. Maybe Sale can handle more than he thinks, which seems to be the way the Sox approached the experiment Monday.

Mods, can you merge if necessary? Sorry didn't put 2 and 2 together.