danman31 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 2010 FutureSox Preview: Corner Infielders In this next installment of the FutureSox season preview, we look corner infield, where the Sox have two of their best prospects manning the same position, and another trying to climb his way up the prospect rankings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Good stuff, Dan. Really interested in seeing how Morel does in AA this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Nice Dan Black shout out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighurt4life Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 No first basemen, that worries me with PK aging in front of our eyes, (no more of the late 30's career resurgences since the roid testing started) Tell me again why we traded chris carter and brandon allen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Good article. 2010 is hardly a make or break season for Dayan though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Mar 23, 2010 -> 06:09 AM) No first basemen, that worries me with PK aging in front of our eyes, (no more of the late 30's career resurgences since the roid testing started) Tell me again why we traded chris carter and brandon allen. Viciedo is basically a 1B at this point. Marrero can also play there, though he's spent most of his time recently in the outfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Mar 23, 2010 -> 08:08 AM) Good article. 2010 is hardly a make or break season for Dayan though. I agree, but we're going to learn a lot more about him this season than we did last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Mar 23, 2010 -> 06:09 AM) Tell me again why we traded chris carter. Somebody thought this Carlos Quentin kid might be pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyuen Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 23, 2010 -> 08:53 AM) Viciedo is basically a 1B at this point. Marrero can also play there, though he's spent most of his time recently in the outfield. he is a 1b, and he had a terrible spring. was very unimpressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 QUOTE (docsox24 @ Mar 23, 2010 -> 04:59 PM) he is a 1b, and he had a terrible spring. was very unimpressive Viciedo? Or Marrero? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 QUOTE (scenario @ Mar 23, 2010 -> 05:03 PM) Viciedo? Or Marrero? That implies Viciedo, and from everything I've read from people who saw him play, it sounds very reasonable. The kid is still rather raw. From the sounds of it, he's having trouble hitting breaking balls rather than fastballs. It's obviously not good, but I'd rather a player struggle with good breaking balls than fastballs due to the "you can't teach speed" argument. If you can't catch up to a major league fastball, you're screwed, but with work and coaching you can learn how to read and hit breaking pitches. Having him in AAA wouldn't be a bad thing mainly because of the seasoning that a lot of those pitchers have. If he hits there, I have to imagine people will start to feel quite a bit better about him. I know the piece states that it's a make or break year for him, but I don't know exactly how I feel about that. I think next year is closer to a make or break year for him, but even then I don't think it is. Kendry Morales signed as a 22 year old, and he spent 4 seasons in the minors (although he hit very well in all 4 of them). At this point in time, I don't think the Sox are in any rush to get Viciedo up to the big leagues, just so long as he's up before the 4th year of his contract is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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