Sox explore immense depth of their 7th place AAA team, make 11 transactions

[Chick Mercedes]

1 hour ago, elrockinMT said:

Lots of moves but the professional armchair GMs continue to gripe 

“Moves”

[caulfield12]

59 minutes ago, Chick Mercedes said:

“Moves”

Moves for the sake of moves...we're doing SOMETHING at least.

We care about our fans' feedback, etc.

[kitekrazy]

6 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Because most of the moves are flotsam and jetsam and retreads. Yes, the Sox minor league system is THAT bad! ?

Will continue to be even if the Sox do a fire sale. Scouting and development will make it so.

[greg775]

Good to shuffle some bodies IMO. At least Hamilton like Elvis has played a lot in MLB. Mabe they'll bond and help us creep back to .500. I have NOT bought in obviously with the team buried already but I can hope.

[CWSpalehoseCWS]

5 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Would like to see just one legit prospect at the AAA/AA level, like the Guardians and Twins have. 

Oscar Colas

- Ranked #76 in MLB Pipeline's Top 100.

- Ranked #81 in Baseball America's Top 100.

[tray]

I like the moves.

[caulfield12]

58 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

Oscar Colas

- Ranked #76 in MLB Pipeline's Top 100.

- Ranked #81 in Baseball America's Top 100.

How much of that is a reflection of the fact that there has to be a #2 prospect in the Sox system....whereas he'd be somewhere between 6th and 10th in virtually every other organizational Top Ten?

 

Chicago sees some Mark Buehrle in Heath Phillips. Ray Liotta won back-to-back minor league ERA titles before an off year in 2006, which the club attributes to trying to help his family cope with the effects of Hurricane Katrina. 

Prepare For Takeoff: RHP Adam Russell. He has come out of nowhere to put himself in the running for the fifth-starter job. He had a 6.28 ERA in three years at Ohio, but the White Sox liked his size (6-foot-8, 250 pounds) and mid-90s fastball. His secondary pitches have made strides this spring. 

At A Crossroads: C Francisco Hernandez. He has the tools to be a big league regular, but he has yet to make a successful transition to full-season ball, hitting .241 over the last two seasons in low Class A. He needs to get stronger and to stop letting his offensive struggles affect the other aspects of his game.  

 

That 2007 Top Ten list (ranked one of the worst in the game) had Josh Fields, Jerry Owens, Andy Gonzalez, etc.

The one who arguably had the biggest impact was Ehren Wasserman, who was on the outside of the Top Ten looking in.

Hernandez made 2-3 organizational Top Ten lists and never even sniffed the big leagues with the Sox.

 

[hankchifan]

11 hours ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Imagine being told a year ago the Sox would be 13 games under .500 on May 2nd and they would be promoting Billy Hamilton and Alex Colome to the big team.

The big team is a retirement facility.

[caulfield12]

Also, Oscar Colas WASN'T actually on a Birmingham or Charlotte active roster when you typed that...well, let's just say he wasn't SUPPOSED to be in the minors already if he hadn't been playing so poorly.

And if they revoted for MiLB Top 100 based on the first month of the season, he'd been in the 120's range again.

[caulfield12]

1 minute ago, hankchifan said:

The big team is a retirement facility.

Marisnick and Victor Reyes are close to the end of their opportunities...if you can't make it in DET, not sure what's the remaining option other than Oakland or KC.   For Reyes, already 1200+ big league at-bats.

Same with Bryan Shaw being on his very last legs.

[hankchifan]

11 hours ago, LittleHurtCG said:

Dude sporting a -0.9 WAR according to Baseball Reference. Colas turns 25 this year as well. I'm not sure he will ever amount to anything in the big leagues. 

Colas could not hit a major league breaking pitch, and was generally overmatched against the better pitchers.  His defense was good and better than Sheets or Eloy in RF.  IMO.