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Every selling team would do backflips for him, just as they did when the Cubs last season made …

6. Eloy Jimenez available. He went to the Chicago White Sox last season as the centerpiece of the Jose Quintana trade, and all he’s done since is hit and cement himself as the best prospect in the minor leagues, non-Vlad division.

With a 6-for-7 weekend, the 21-year-old Jimenez bumped his season line at Double-A to .331/.364/.595, and though his arrival on the South Side is not imminent, the White Sox’s current corner-outfield duo of Leury Garcia and Daniel Palka isn’t exactly standing in the way of his arrival. The White Sox have scored the second-fewest runs in the big leagues.

At the same time, their general awfulness doesn’t scream for a Jimenez promotion. They’re bad. They’re going to continue to be bad. A bad team’s desire to shelve a player past the Super 2 deadline is prudent. Once that passes within the next two weeks, of course, the reasons for keeping a player like Jimenez down tend to erode. He’s ready to do what …

7. Gleyber Torres, his classmate in the Cubs’ boffo international signing class of 2013, already has done: prove himself more than worthy of an everyday big league job

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2 hours ago, Bart said:

Looking forward to seeing what Eloy brings to the Major League's some time this year. Only questions is will he spend the majority of his time at DH or in the outfield?

Outfield. Dont put him at DH as 21 year old unless his legs are broken or if the team has 3 outstanding defensive OF who are producing. Neither of which is true.

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11 hours ago, Bart said:

Looking forward to seeing what Eloy brings to the Major League's some time this year. Only questions is will he spend the majority of his time at DH or in the outfield?

I wouldn't count your chickens just yet.  Conceivable we don't see Eloy until next May. 

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