I actually was very happy with the trade as soon as I saw Moncada on the big league club. I just thought he had the look of a special professional hitter even when he was struggling. Plus I have always loved to see him run!!
Detwiler has been awesome in his role. It could be a short term thing (see that with bullpen pieces all the time) but the Sox need to ride it out as long as he is getting the job done.
Nicky Delmonico, OF, Chicago White Sox
Scouting Grades/Report (20-80 grading scale)
· HIT
35
· POWER
40
· RUN
30
· ARM
35
· FIELD
35
· Hollywood good looks
65
The Sox were going with the theory of bringing in a totally different type of personality to manage the ball club after Ozzie left. Ventura just never seemed to really want the job imho. I still loved him as a player and realize he was just not cut out to manage.
Maybe they are thinking of going with a bullpen game in the 5th starter slot until Clayton Richard is available? I like Detwiler where he is now much more than him as a starter from what we've seen in the past. I would love to see Dunning get a shot though.
The Chicago White Sox have announced that Nicky Delmonico won't come off the incriminating photos and thus will remain on the big league club and bat cleanup in tonight's game against the Brewers at Miller Park.
I am very interested to see how the Sox match up against the Twins when they play them at the end of this month and middle of September. If the Sox bullpen stays strong, it could be a whole new ballgame.