NorthSideSox72 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 We conclude our positional rankings series with probably the deepest well of talent in the White Sox system - the Outfielders. Here are the top ten outfielders on the Sox farm. How did people like this positional rankings series? Is it something we should do annually? Did you find it added value the same way T30 lists do, or not as much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Now that was an exciting read. I have been #TeamMicker since day 1, but I think Gonzalez will be the next OF (after Eloy) to make Chicago out of this bunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesterday333 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Definitely an exciting group! What would the rankings be as far as CF goes? I know Basabe and Rutherford have a chance at playing CF but who are the most likely to play there in the majors? It seems like Robert would be #1 but is that followed by Gonzales or would Basabe and Rutherford be ahead of him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoedairy Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) So, the Birmingham OF will have Gonzalez, Rutherford, Basabe, Adolfo, Call and Booker to start the year with Robert close behind. Its good to have a lot of talent but it'll be interesting to see how they handle the logjam. Edited October 18, 2018 by joejoedairy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 17 minutes ago, joejoedairy said: So, the Birmingham OF will have Gonzalez, Rutherford, Basabe, Adolfo, Call and Booker to start the year with Robert close behind. Its good to have a lot of talent but it'll be interesting to see how they handle the logjam. My guess would be that Birmingham OF is Basabe, Gonzalez, Rutherford and Adolfo. Call and Booker in AAA. Basabe could even start in AAA possibly. Robert will be in W-S. Walker probably goes to Kannapolis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 42 minutes ago, yesterday333 said: Definitely an exciting group! What would the rankings be as far as CF goes? I know Basabe and Rutherford have a chance at playing CF but who are the most likely to play there in the majors? It seems like Robert would be #1 but is that followed by Gonzales or would Basabe and Rutherford be ahead of him? I would say Robert, Basabe, Gonzalez in that order. The others can't stay in CF IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Gonna post my top 5 before I open to see if I'm right 1) LaMarre 2) Fisher 3) Polo 4) Dedelow 5) Rutherford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesterday333 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 14 minutes ago, bmags said: Gonna post my top 5 before I open to see if I'm right 1) LaMarre 2) Fisher 3) Polo 4) Dedelow 5) Rutherford Haha you got #5 right. Sadly I was hoping Polo would turn into something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 minute ago, yesterday333 said: Haha you got #5 right. Sadly I was hoping Polo would turn into something... players like Polo (and booker, and rivera), need everything to go right. His injury really seems to have taken it out of him. They don't have years to lose to injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I think I care more about Anderson Comas over Booker at this point. Same with Mieses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, yesterday333 said: Definitely an exciting group! What would the rankings be as far as CF goes? I know Basabe and Rutherford have a chance at playing CF but who are the most likely to play there in the majors? It seems like Robert would be #1 but is that followed by Gonzales or would Basabe and Rutherford be ahead of him? Really hard to say that because they are all sort of percentage chances of being CF's (except a few who are clearly not). If I broke up those ten names into groups (these are just my very subjective projections): CAN STICK: Robert (but need to see more to be sure), Basabe, Gonzalez (I might be in the minority here), Booker (but his arm is fringy) CAN PLAY THERE AS 4-OF OR OCCASIONALLY: Rutherford, Walker (but need to see more), Call, Cordell NOT A CF: Eloy, Adolfo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, yesterday333 said: Definitely an exciting group! What would the rankings be as far as CF goes? I know Basabe and Rutherford have a chance at playing CF but who are the most likely to play there in the majors? It seems like Robert would be #1 but is that followed by Gonzales or would Basabe and Rutherford be ahead of him? I’d say Robert >>> Basabe >>>>>> Gonzalez >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rutherford & Walker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, joejoedairy said: So, the Birmingham OF will have Gonzalez, Rutherford, Basabe, Adolfo, Call and Booker to start the year with Robert close behind. Its good to have a lot of talent but it'll be interesting to see how they handle the logjam. Here’s how I see the minor league OFs shaking out to start the season: AAA - Eloy, Cordell/Engel, Call (AAAA type) AA - Rutherford, Gonzalez, Basabe (Booker) A+: Walker, Robert, Adolfo (Frost) A: Dawkins, Gonzalez, Sowers (Destino) I would expect a lot of early in-season promotions for the higher end guys, with Basabe getting a bump to AAA and Adolfo & Roberto promotions to AA by the end of May at the latest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Just now, Chicago White Sox said: Here’s how I see the minor league OFs shaking out to start the season: AAA - Eloy, Cordell/Engel, Call (AAAA type) AA - Rutherford, Gonzalez, Basabe (Booker) A+: Walker, Robert, Adolfo (Frost) A: Dawkins, Gonzalez, Sowers (Destino) I would expect a lot of early in-season promotions for the higher end guys, with Basabe getting a bump to AAA and Adolfo & Roberto promotions to AA by the end of May at the latest. FWIW, Micker might be more of a June 1 addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: FWIW, Micker might be more of a June 1 addition. Oh shit, forgot his TJS recovery will likely carry into the 2018. In that case, I think they’ll start him in AA when he finally returns. With him already on the 40 man roster, we can’t be too conservative with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 46 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Here’s how I see the minor league OFs shaking out to start the season: AAA - Eloy, Cordell/Engel, Call (AAAA type) AA - Rutherford, Gonzalez, Basabe (Booker) A+: Walker, Robert, Adolfo (Frost) A: Dawkins, Gonzalez, Sowers (Destino) I would expect a lot of early in-season promotions for the higher end guys, with Basabe getting a bump to AAA and Adolfo & Roberto promotions to AA by the end of May at the latest. This is fun. There is a serious crowding problem around AA and I am not sure what to do with them all. But here is my big board at this point: MLB: Engel, Cordell, Delmonico, Palka (plus Leury in utility) - I am betting Avisail isn't around anymore AAA: Jimenez, Tilson, Basabe, Polo in 4-man roto (I have read hints they might put Basabe in AAA) AA: Rutherford, Gonzalez, Call, Booker in roto (plus FIsher on bench, Adolfo DL until May/June) A+: Robert, Walker, Frost, Dedelow in roto, Nolan Brown on bench (Robert and Walker to play every day) A: Dawkins, Romy Gonzalez, Sowers (Destino on bench) Think about how much worse the crowding would be if Fisher hadn't imploded and Adolfo stayed healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoedairy Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 I see Basabe starting at AA. Hopefully he starts like he did in A+ last year then they can move him to AAA. I also think Steele will start in Kanny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Someone is going to be traded this off season. Maybe minor leaguer for minor leaguer . Relieve the log jam to boost other positions. Might seem a bit early for it since so many of our OF's need more seasoning but Hahn did mention he'd consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 4 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Someone is going to be traded this off season. Maybe minor leaguer for minor leaguer . Relieve the log jam to boost other positions. Might seem a bit early for it since so many of our OF's need more seasoning but Hahn did mention he'd consider it. I agree, I really think they’ll trade one of the OFs, with Rutherford, Gonzalez, & Adolfo being the most likely chips. I do struggle finding a good prospect for prospect match though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 9 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: I agree, I really think they’ll trade one of the OFs, with Rutherford, Gonzalez, & Adolfo being the most likely chips. I do struggle finding a good prospect for prospect match though. Toronto has a few guys who could play 3rd in Kevin Smith and Cavan Biggio. Those aren't their primary positions but they have seen action there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) When you consider that Eloy will be up in April and Adolfo will miss the first few months, I don’t think the logjam is really that bad. Also there are several guys at the top level that could be dropped if it gets that way. Edited October 22, 2018 by Eminor3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 12 hours ago, Eminor3rd said: When you consider that Eloy will be up in April and Adolfo will miss the first few months, I don’t think the logjam is really that bad. Also there are several guys at the top level that could be dropped if it gets that way. By top level I assume you mean Charlotte and not the White Sox. Even if you pare OF's from Charlotte who is ready for AAA without it being considered rushing them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: By top level I assume you mean Charlotte and not the White Sox. Even if you pare OF's from Charlotte who is ready for AAA without it being considered rushing them ? Whoever distinguishes themselves early. That’s what I mean. There is space for everyone. Edited October 23, 2018 by Eminor3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 23 hours ago, Eminor3rd said: When you consider that Eloy will be up in April and Adolfo will miss the first few months, I don’t think the logjam is really that bad. Also there are several guys at the top level that could be dropped if it gets that way. It is also assuming nothing else happens (trades/injuries). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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