Steve9347 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 08:11 PM) I love that this guy is a control pitcher, and the mound presence is there. If he ends up in the bullpen, that's ok. I like it. I love that this guy is a control pitcher who touches 94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I'm ready to play. I'm a baseball player. That's what I like to do. - Sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Holy, s***. I just got home and we got CHRIS SALE. This is awesome. The future is starting to look like shades won't be required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Lots of good stuff from Sale on Reifert's twitter. Sounds like the kid is happy to be in the family, and Laumann sees him as a starter. ttp://twitter.com/InsideTheSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Bargain at 13? Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsidetony Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 08:21 PM) Holy, s***. I just got home and we got CHRIS SALE. This is awesome. The future is starting to look like shades won't be required. Â Isn't that a bad thing. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â future not bright? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 This guy's almost like the left handed Jake Peavy with that arm slot of his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 He's on the MLB Network right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Kid sounds really humble. Interesting contrast to guys like Beckham and Mitchell who never shut up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirdog Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 08:16 PM) He needs to gain some mass. Â Tim Lincecum says "Hi!" Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Just hearing him talk, he reminds me of Johnny Danks. . Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirdog Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 09:52 PM) Kid sounds really humble. Interesting contrast to guys like Beckham and Mitchell who never shut up. Â I didn't know Mitchell talked a lot and Beckham always seems pretty grounded in this interviews (appreciative of the opportunity and the need to prove he belongs...I don't sense any entitlement). Â Now, Brian Anderson on the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 09:55 PM) Just hearing him talk, he reminds me of Johnny Danks. . Reynolds tried to get him to bite on a comparison to Danks or MB and he wouldn't have any of it. I think Danksy is a touch more charismatic then Sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 QUOTE (heirdog @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 09:55 PM) I didn't know Mitchell talked a lot and Beckham always seems pretty grounded in this interviews (appreciative of the opportunity and the need to prove he belongs...I don't sense any entitlement). Now, Brian Anderson on the other hand... Mitchell has an outstanding sense of humor, and Beckham seems like a kid that recognizes how talented he is and takes it in stride. Sale seems like a kid who could throw a no-hitter, and shrug it off as not a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirdog Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 09:57 PM) Mitchell has an outstanding sense of humor, and Beckham seems like a kid that recognizes how talented he is and takes it in stride. Sale seems like a kid who could throw a no-hitter, and shrug it off as not a big deal. Â Gotcha. I thought you were saying it as a negative... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 QUOTE (heirdog @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 10:00 PM) Gotcha. I thought you were saying it as a negative... Nah, i love both those guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 07:57 PM) If we would have passed on him, and the team with the 14th pick would have taken him, Law would have fell in love with Sale... Â FWIW, Law had Sale going to the A's at #10 in his final mock. So he obviously liked him before we took him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 It's amazing how much Keith Law hates this organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFirebird Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Don't know much about him...but from what everyone is saying...looks like a good choice to me. Better than what we were projected to take. Hopefully we don't mess him up. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Outstanding pick. If anyone doesn't believe any of us (especially fathom ) check out the draft board on futuresox and you'll know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 In every single mock draft I could find from sources such as baseball prospectus, espn, etc etc...  Every single one of them had sale going #4.  Awesome pick - so glad we didn't draft another Broadway  At least our drafting has improved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie Ball Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 FutureSox prospect profile on Chris Sale: http://bit.ly/9yRyzd  Yeah, I know, I've posted this in a lot of places now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisoxfan09 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 FutureSox prospect profile on Chris Sale: http://bit.ly/9yRyzd  Yeah, I know, I've posted this in a lot of places now.  OB, do you reckon he is ready for AA already? Or Advanced A? Judging on your calculation that he will be ready for the big in late 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I'd start the kid in low A this year with hopes that maybe he can move up to high A by the end of the year if he succeeds. Then either HiA or AA to start 2011. Im guessing an ETA of around mid 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 How do you pronounce his name? Sale, Salé, Saul??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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