EvilJester99 Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 TUCSON, Ariz. -- White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper says left-hander Scott Schoeneweis is not in danger of being dropped from the rotation. "I don't think anybody's thinking that," Cooper said. "What are we going to do, pull the plug and invent a fifth starter? Nobody else is stretched out right now. He's starting." Schoeneweis has struggled this spring. In five starts he has an ERA of 9.31 and has given up 32 hits in 191/3 innings. After Schoeneweis failed to get out of the fourth inning Sunday, general manager Ken Williams said it was time to see some results. Schoeneweis will make his last start of the spring Friday against Milwaukee. "I hope he does well Friday so I have more [confidence] in him," manager Ozzie Guillen said. Schoeneweis has been working on adding pitches to his repertoire, specifically a cut fastball and a changeup. Cooper is satisfied with the cut fastball and said the changeup may just be a "show-me" pitch that he needs to keep low in the strike zone. "He's really thinking too much, and he's trying to figure out where his pitches can be fit in and how they can be fit in," Cooper said. Cooper said he doesn't want to put a timetable on when Schoeneweis has to have it all together. "That's like sending a guy to his death sentence," Cooper said. "You're going to be executed on this date, and I'm not going to approach it that way." Thomas hurting Designated hitter Frank Thomas was scratched from the lineup again Monday with a sore right shoulder. Thomas said the injury isn't serious, but he won't make the trips Tuesday or Wednesday when the Sox play the Giants and Padres. Thomas expects to be back in the lineup Thursday when the Sox play host to Colorado. Thomas said he injured the shoulder trying to throw over the top instead of his normal sidearm. Also … The Sox trimmed their roster to 28 with five cuts Monday. Outfielder Joe Borchard, catcher Michael Rivera and left-handed pitcher David Sanders were optioned to Triple-A Charlotte, and infielder Kelly Dransfeldt and outfielder Jeremy Reed were reassigned to minor-league camp. … Outfielder Ryan Sweeney, who has been one of the bright spots this spring, will begin the season at Class-A Winston-Salem along with outfielder Brian Anderson. Both were drafted last year. Sweeney hit .367 in 30 at-bats. … Timo Perez saw his first action for the Sox as a designated hitter Monday. Perez spent four seasons playing for Hiroshima in Japan and faced Sox reliever Shingo Takatsu. "He's a good pitcher, good, nasty stuff," Perez said. "I think he'll be a good pitcher here." … Jon Garland pitched in a Triple-A game Monday and went seven innings, yielding six hits, one run and two walks with seven strikeouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Theres no question that Shoeneweis has been nothing short of craptacular so far this spring, but I'll still reserve judgement until I see him flounder in his first 2-3 starts. Then I'll begin to wonder. I think honestly we know what to expect from Buehrle, and Loaiza can at least win 15 IMO. My boy JonnyG will be strong this year. That leaves Schoen and Danny Wright....2 BIG question marks at the back end of our rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Maybe once spring breaks this guy will relax? god I hope so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorthsox Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 "I don't think anybody's thinking that," Cooper said. "What are we going to do, pull the plug and invent a fifth starter? Nobody else is stretched out right now. He's starting." Gee Coop, why did you guys only pitch Cotts 3 innings then? What a dump F.... Cooper said he doesn't want to put a timetable on when Schoeneweis has to have it all together. "That's like sending a guy to his death sentence," Cooper said. "You're going to be executed on this date, and I'm not going to approach it that way." I don't know Coop, he's scheduled to pitch in the Yankee opener, how about then? Or is that too much like a death sentence. What a dump F.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigNDfan80 Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 I don't see how his job is safe. He's never been a very good starter(over 5.00 ERA) and he's had an awful spring as a starter. Maybe he'll pitch better when the regular season starts, but I have a feeling he's going to get rocked his first couple of starts. We have other options, I'd rather see the Sox throw a younger guy out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 I'm gonna take Coop's side on this one... for now... I posted this in another thread: was looking at the stats, and something JUMPED out at me... Shoe has struck out 26 batters in 19.1IP, that's 12.1K/9IP --- A ratio nowhere near the norm for Shoe. I've got to believe that he really has had some success with the new pitches Coop's got him working on. He may not have a good ERA, or even a good WHIP(2.17), but with continued work with Coop, he could surprise all of you who have written him off completely. He had his best year for WHIP(1.26), BAA(<.255 k ratio era and last season. granted a lot of that is due to throwing out the pen but with continued work coop applying all he learned from year i think can bring it around...> I'm sure Bullard could chime in on this, as he is going through a change in arm slot/ throwing style, There is a steep leaning curve when you're learning new pitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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