Birmingham Pitching Coach John Ely says Schultz grew 1.5 inches.

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

Clickbait title but its true.

I know the board is skeptical of all things White Sox but just cannot help themselves either hating everything or looking ahead since things have perked up this offseason.

SInce Getz made so many new hires recently , if you've been paying any attention at all, you've seen them in multiple podcasts all over Youtube . They all express optimism about creating a winner. I can hear the laughter now .

John Ely is not a recent hire. He was the pitching coach at AA Birmingham Barons and he gives you his perspective on many of the pitchers he coached this past season. He particularly says very good things about Noah Schultz. I hope you all enjoy and have a wonderful holiday season !

 

[PaleAleSox]

He is going to be other worldly. 

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

1 hour ago, PaleAleSox said:

He is going to be other worldly. 

I wish McGuffey just would've kept a little more quiet and let Ely talk. He was extremely honest and had me thinking that kind of honesty may not be appreciated when he says he's told what to do and no one asks him for his opinion on if he thinks someone is ready or not. I thought that Navy Seal was supposed to enhance communication between departments.

At the end you could see how excited Ely was about Elko but BA brought him up. Yes BA is Brian Anderson.

Overall though a real good podcast. I get it McGuff talks like these guys are his best friends so it's a loose format but he still needs to let the guest talk because he's the one with the insight. Talked about just about every arm he saw however briefly, Schonele, Coffey, Carela, Eder, Schultz, Smith, Adams, Thorpe, Taylor, Iriarte, Cannon, Bush

Sounds like he would've preferred Schonele and Coffey should've been brought up at the end of the year instead of Iriarte.

Edited Friday at 11:56 PM by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

[Timmy U]

Thanks for posting this. The whole interview is awesome. Ely is really high on Schultz, obviously. Very high on Carela. Loves Cannon. Thinks Thorpe is going to figure it out. Iriarte has upside, but there is a lot to do. High praise for Garret Schonle and Adisyn Coffey too.

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

14 hours ago, Timmy U said:

Thanks for posting this. The whole interview is awesome. Ely is really high on Schultz, obviously. Very high on Carela. Loves Cannon. Thinks Thorpe is going to figure it out. Iriarte has upside, but there is a lot to do. High praise for Garret Schonle and Adisyn Coffey too.

I thought so but apparently this video is akin to posting best shape of his life stuff judging by the total lack of comments. But you're welcome. I love this type of stuff . He really didn't mince words , optimistic but knows it's a long road.

[Y2Jimmy0]

John Ely is apparently leaving the organization to focus on his young family. That wasn’t really said. 

[WestEddy]

33 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

I thought so but apparently this video is akin to posting best shape of his life stuff judging by the total lack of comments. But you're welcome. I love this type of stuff . He really didn't mince words , optimistic but knows it's a long road.

I just listened last night. Thanks for posting it. Love how he talks up Coffey and Schoenle. The insider dish on why the Burger trade happened was fun, too. 

[Boopa1219]

25 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

John Ely is apparently leaving the organization to focus on his young family. That wasn’t really said. 

Damn but I respect the choice. I’m sure he’ll be back down the line in some capacity