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Ravelo to DL in WS (thumb laceration), Tanner up to W-S from Kanny, C Angel Rosario up to Kanny

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 4, 2013 -> 08:12 PM) Who's our best starting pitcher after Beck at Winston-Salem and Kanny? Haven't been following the Intimidators much this year. Myles Jaye could be considered

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 4, 2013 -> 12:45 PM) Jirschele to B-Ham? I guess he won't be starting. Good to see Hansen back in action. Jirschele will likely be headed back down after Earley returns

QUOTE (flavum @ May 4, 2013 -> 12:53 PM) http://dashboard.mlblogs.com/2013/05/04/bu...r-roster-moves/ Webb to Birmingham, Ballinger back to W-S, glad for Webb, struggled with control a lot last year, looks like he fixed his act big time

Yoandy Barroso has also been promoted to Winston-Salem, Kyle Hansen to Kanny, Justin Jirschele to Birmingham, Michael Earley to temporarily inactive list in B-Ham

Hansen has promoted to Kanny today out of extended spring training, perhaps he was promoted this late to limit his innings or heal an injury. He will most likely join their rotation or become the closer after Hardin's promotion.

Brandon Hardin promoted to Winston-Salem, not sure of any corresponding moves.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 3, 2013 -> 10:31 PM) Non-Sox, but Appel is pitching on espnu right now. He looks fantastic. He's arguably the best pitcher and player available this June, it looks like his gamble for not signing last year with Pittsburgh will pay off. Whoever drafts him is getting a great talent who will rise through their system at an Addison Reed pace.

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ May 2, 2013 -> 03:05 PM) Although it's probably too early to tell, is there anyone that may be the BPA when we get on the clock that is an infielder or a catcher? I am definitely a BPA kind of guy but I really would prefer something other than an OF. Unless Bryant or Moran falls to 17 there isn't really that good of an infielder to be drafted that high, unless it's JP Crawford. Crawford is HS SS from California who has a commitment to USC. He's 6'2 and weighs 175 lbs. He is arguably the best defensive player available in the entire draft, but his hitting worries many scouts. As for drafting a catcher, Nick Ciuffo may be your answer. He is a 6'1, 200 lb. left handed hitting catcher from a SC HS. He is best represented by his ability to hit for average, power, and throw runners out from behind the plate. His commitment from South Carolina is a tough one to not overlook however. Besides that, it seems like the draft is loaded with pitchers. I'd like to see Chicago draft a MLB Top 100 Draft Prospect pitcher within there earliest rounds. Last year, they were able to snag 4 top 100 draft prospects (Hawkins, Barnum, Beck, Hansen), and I'd love to draft some this June as well.

My bad floridafan and everyone else, I just assumed floridafan was a bsing fan, sorry I'm clearly new to the forum. My deepest apologies.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 11:07 PM) http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/what-...merican-league/ I'm a fan of Trey Ball and would be very okay with that pick. I also like Stanek, but his stock has dropped this year and there are some injury concerns. DJ Peterson would be drafted for his bat, as he doesn't really have a defensive home. Not a favorite of mine. Also not big on Aaron Judge. Corner OF type, but the power hasn't really showed up despite being an impressive physical specimen. Love Stanek, although he won't fall, would like Ball, Judge may be a bust or a big time power hitter, and I have to do my homework on Peterson.

QUOTE (floridafan @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 08:45 PM) I do not feel privileged to divulge that information... But it was VERY painful, and occurred while waiting in the on deck circle... Stop lying, you weren't there in AZ

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 24, 2013 -> 05:53 PM) Beck, Rienzo, Snodgrass............... Castro Beck , Snodgress, Rienzo, Castro

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 23, 2013 -> 10:10 PM) Micah Johnson added another hit and another SB before his night was over. Is now 15/17. I wonder if he makes W-S by June. He is definitely deserving, plays great defense too, seen him play 3 times in person, really impressed me

http://img.fanbase.com/media.fanbase.com/8...140e5570e45da8b Kyle Hansen Born: 04/20/1991 Birthplace: Glen Cove, NY College: St. John's Height: 6' 8" Weight: 200 Bats: R Throws: R Biography: Drafted by Chicago in the 6th round out of St. John's. Signed for $250,000 which is over slot. Brother of MLB reliever Craig Hansen. Sign/Draft: Hansen was drafted out of St. John's in the 6th round in 2012 and was previously drafted by Milwaukee in 2009 in the 40th round. College: 3 year starter at St. Johns High School:Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 40th round (1,216 overall) of the 2009 MLB Draft ... earned two letters playing baseball for the Bayhawks ... served as team captain as a senior ... named the NYSSWA Co-Player of the Year as a senior ... a two-time first team all-state selection and two-time all-league honoree ... helped team win league championship as a senior. Scouting Report: Hansen has an above-average fastball to go along with a good change-up and slider. Although he is a starter now, he seems best-suited for a bullpen role with a 3-pitch arsenal, deceptive delivery, and shaky mechanics. Career: Coats began his pro-career last summer pitching only a few inning between Great Falls and Bristol. Year TeamLeagueW L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO GO/AOAVG 2012 BRS APP 0 0 1.93 5 0 0 0 2 4.2 2 1 1 0 4 8 4.00 .133 2012 GTF PIO 0 0 40.501 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 3 3 0 1 0 2.00 .667 2012 Minors 0 0 6.75 6 0 0 0 2 5.1 4 4 4 0 5 8 6.00 .222 Currently: Hansen is in extended spring training most likely tending to an injury, transitioning to a bullpen role, or fixing mechanics. He was supposed to start 2013 in a rotation joining Chris Beck and Brandon Brennan, but since they are divided Hansen will report in a few weeks most likely to either Kanny or WS.

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/uploads/chorus_im...ndard_352.0.jpg Jason Coats Born: 02/24/1990 Birthplace: Dallas, TX College: Texas Christian Height: 6' 2" Weight: 200 Bats: R Throws: R Biography: Signed as a senior out of TCU this winter for a $1,000 after being drafted by Chicago in the 29th round of the 2012 MLB Draft. Missed his senior season at TCU due to a torn ACL. Sign/Draft: Coats was a hot prospect after his sophomore year where he set a school record with 99 hits. Hit .326/.377/.508 this spring. OPS over 1.000 as a sophomore with 13 home runs. A good Cape Cod League season the following summer made him a potential early round pick, but his junior year didn't match the production (.825 OPS). Baltimore drafted him in the 12th round a year ago, but he went back to school and didn't show much improvement. (- Future Sox) He was considered a high draft prospect pre-injury, and was bound to go in the later half of the top 10 rounds. College: • 2012 First-team All-Mountain West • 2012 Academic All-Mountain West • 2011 First-team All-Mountain West • 2011 Second-team All-Midwest Region 2010 Second-team All-Midwest Region • 2010 First-team All-Mountain West • 2010 NCAA Fort Worth Regional All-Tournament team • 2010 Academic All-Mountain West • 2009 NCAA Fort Worth Regional MVP • MWC Hitter of the Week (3/1/10, 4/18/11, 5/14/12) Season AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO SB-A 2009 .316 57-54 193 36 61 17 2 6 32 .518 22 3 37 2-3 2010 .361 67-66 274 68 99 23 4 13 69 .617 20 2 57 8-10 2011 .325 62-62 249 52 81 16 4 8 56 .518 26 10 38 8-10 2012 .326 48-46 193 36 63 13 2 6 45 .508 12 5 21 7-8 Career .334 234-228 909 192 304 69 12 33 202 .546 80 20 153 25-31 High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at Plano West High School ... played in the Texas North/South All-Star game and earned MVP honors as a senior ... earned first-team all-state honors as an outfielder ... named the District 9-5A Offensive MVP ... honored as a 2008 Louisville Slugger All-American ... hit .450 with a .950 slugging percentage and nine home runs as a senior ... helped guide his team to a perfect 28-0 record and a 5A state championship. Scouting Report: Coats is a sleeper for 2013 but can easily sneak into the Top 25 White Sox prospects seeing as he is an athletic 5-tool player and a draft steal. Career: Coats begins his pro career in 2013 starting out with Kanny (low A), skipping Bristol and Great Falls. So far he is tearing up the Sally League offensively and is another huge promotion and Sally League All-Star candidate. Year TeamLeagueAVGG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS 2013 KAN SAL .371 18 70 10 26 6 1 0 10 34 6 13 1 0 .416 .486 .901 Currently: Coats is tearing up the Sally League, he is deserving of a mid-season promotion at this rate. He leads his team in AVG. at .371 and is a top 5 league leader in doubles, hits, and AVG.

http://mlblogsintimidators.files.wordpress.../myles-jaye.jpg Myles Jaye Born: 12/28/1991 Birthplace: Fayetteville, GA Height: 6' 3" Weight: 170 Bats: S Throws: R Biography: Acquired by the Chicago White Sox with pitcher Daniel Webb from the Toronto Blue Jays for pitcher Jason Frasor on Jan. 1, 2012. ... Selected by the Blue Jays in the 17th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Starrs Mill High School in Fayetteville, Ga. Sign/Draft: Drafted in 17th round in 2010 by Toronto, signed for 3rd round money (250,000), was committed to Kennesaw State University Scouting Report: Jaye possesses a low 90's fastball, decent slider, and an effective change-up to round out his 3-pitch arsenal. Jaye also seems to have control issues but has improved since adding his change-up. Career: Jaye began his 2012 season in Kanny as expected as a 20 yeard old, but after a shaky season, he will repeat the Sally League in 2013 (and is off to a great start). Year TeamLeagueW L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO GO/AOAVG 2011 BLU APP 3 3 3.00 13 9 1 0 1 54.0 48 22 18 7 18 49 1.10 .239 2012 KAN SAL 4 7 6.04 17 17 0 0 0 79.0 102 60 53 6 39 65 1.36 .318 2013 KAN SAL 3 0 0.72 4 4 0 0 0 25.0 17 4 2 0 11 18 1.72 .205 Currently: Jaye is in Class A Kanny and dominating the league. He leads his team in W, Ks, ERA, IP, WHIP, while leading the league in wins and IP. He is an early promotion and Sally League All-Star candidate.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 21, 2013 -> 11:08 PM) I was wondering if it was that, or that they planned to move Ravelo back to 3B. Apparently it is the former. Looking forward to seeing him in Kanny. I assume once Barnum and Grabe are in Kanny, Ravelo will be pushed back to third and maybe have Grabe at second, his natural position, if Johnson gets a promotion.

Jason Coats went a combined 5-7 in his two games today raising his average to .371. He did so with 3 doubles and scoring twice. Despite his organization leading AVG. and hits, I'd still like to see some power before they promote him too WS.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 21, 2013 -> 04:44 PM) What's wrong with the 2011 class? They didn't have a first round pick and Erik Johnson is looking like the best pitching prospect in the system. Not to mention Scott Snodgress looks pretty good, too. That may be all the Sox get out of that class, but to have 2 MLB pitchers out of a class that didn't have a first round pick is pretty good. The 2011 draft class was very safe, only college and JC signees, no one from HS. Nothing was really terrible with it considering it produced Johnson, Snodgress, Walker, and Semien. But it didn't feature anyone that young like Hawkins, Barnum, Ayala, or Basto. The 2012 draft class for Chicago had a good mix of HS players and college players (Beck, DeMichele, Brennan). For me that made the 2012 draft class a lot more interesting than the 2011 class.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Apr 21, 2013 -> 01:38 PM) Many considered Hawkins to be the BPA at the Sox draft position last year as well. I was rather surprised he was still around. I was just about to say that, I thought he would be gone between #9 and #11, but once I saw an athletic outfielder with a football background was available, I knew KW couldn't resist. I originally thought they would take a HS pitcher. I hope this year, they have a similar draft to their 2012 draft, lot more HS players and risks than in 2011 (a safe, boring draft class).

QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 21, 2013 -> 07:47 AM) What's his status? Grabe seemed to have an injury setback towards the end of spring training, he is almost fully healthy and is likely to be sent to Kanny or even WS in early to mid May. Apparently, he was having a great spring and even played a few games in the AAA group during camp.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 21, 2013 -> 03:47 AM) I agree, and HOLY WEAKNESS for LHP and 3B prospects. Yuck. Maybe Chicago will take care of this via draft and International signings over the summer

After looking over my other post from last night, it seems as if the White Sox will address there needs at LHP and 3B early on in the draft. A few prospects ranked prospects near the White Sox selections (17, 55, 91) for positions of need: LHP: 15. Ian Clarkin, CA HS San Diego commit, solid 3-pitch mix, needs better fastball command, project 19. Marco Gonzales, Gonzaga 4 pitch mix, great control, low 90s fastball, excellent slider 26. Tom Windle, Minnesota power pitcher, mid 90s fastball 45. Matt Krook, CA HS 52. Robert Kaminsky, NJ HS 61. Stephen Tarpley, Scottsdale CC strike thrower, 94 mph fastball, originally USC recruit 62. Chris Kohler, CA HS 63. Hunter Green, KY HS 67. Kent Emmanuel, UNC 97. Aaron Brown, Pepperdine 3B: 6. Kris Bryant, San Diego 7. Colin Moran, UNC strong power-hitting third basemen 51. Cavan Biggio, TX HS Craig's son, hard, contact hitter, fast, limited power, may move to 2B or CF 57. Andy McGuire, VA HS 59. Chad Pinder, VA Tech 88. Trey Williams, CA JC Son of former MLBer (Eddie), big, strong, power-hitter, good range, once considered top 50 2012 Draft prospects 95. Tucker Neuhaus, FL HS Chisox usually draft a college player first round but this may change under Hahn who may also stop taking 5 tool players early as well. Look for Hahn's first selection to be either a power hitting corner infielder, young LHP, or yet another college RHP. My favorite players of the one's i listed are in bold. I'd really like to see Chicago draft a player from GA Tech (Brandon Thomas, Daniel Palka, Buck Farmer, Zane Evans), I've been a huge fan of this team since I saw them play in the ACC Tournament last year and I think all four of the players I just listed above can make it. Local players that live near myself (Jersey Shore) include Joe Dudek a monster power hitting 1B from CBA (Local powerhouse) who's committed to UNC, he's ranked in the early 100's and projected to go from rounds 3-7, and Andrew McGee, a LHP from Monmouth University (Pat Light, Ryan Buch, Brad Brach, Brett Brach). He's more of a late day two/three type of player.

MLB.com just released the Top 100 2013 MLB Draft prospects. Below are my personal favorites (not necessarily for Chicago): 1. Mark Appel 3. Sean Manea 5. Austin Meadows 9. Ryne Stanek 18. Jonathan Crawford 31. Aaron Judge 37. Dylan Covey 100. Buck Farmer Chicago holds the #17, #55, and #91 picks within the top 100. Share your thoughts and ideas.