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2011 Prediction Thread - Minors Version


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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 08:18 AM)
To go with the thread in PHT, provide here any and all predictions you have about minor league teams and/or players in the Sox system for 2011...

 

I'm gonna say that the success that the players for Winston-Salem had last year will not translate to success in Birmingham this year. Based on all the AAAA types that are being signed up for Charlotte, don't see them doing too well. I think Kannapolis and Winston-Salem will be mediocre.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 12:53 PM)
I think the Sox's system will look a lot better mid-season than it does right now...just because we can't possibly be this injury-hit 2 years in a row.

My exact thought - we lost basically the entire top of the 2009 draft to injuries, plus a few other Top 25 or at least Top 50 guys (for the Sox) to injury.

 

I think the two teams to follow, that will be the most fun, are B-Ham and Kanny. I think the B-Ham pitching staff will do quite well.

 

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QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 04:15 PM)
Phillip Humber will dominate in AAA, and Andy Wilkins will catapult himself into everyone's prospect list. Eduardo Escobar will do well enough to get traded.

I can agree with that, but I think Escobar has enough value to simply be average this year and still get traded.

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QUOTE (danman31 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 10:59 PM)
I can agree with that, but I think Escobar has enough value to simply be average this year and still get traded.

 

The fact that so many people are talking him up makes me think it's more likely Kenny will use this bloated value to try and get bloated return on him. Without getting into "the debate", I think he did the same thing with Hudson, and probably Jeremy Reed before him.

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QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 11:37 PM)
The fact that so many people are talking him up makes me think it's more likely Kenny will use this bloated value to try and get bloated return on him. Without getting into "the debate", I think he did the same thing with Hudson, and probably Jeremy Reed before him.

Yes. I was agreeing with you, but was basically saying I don't think what you said about Escobar was bold. I'd say that's fairly likely.

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NSS72/JPN, what are your thoughts from Carter´s performance in AA and his peripherals/talent going forward. Does he have the stuff for long relief, set up man, or closer? His ERA was a tad high at Birmingham last year but it seems he finally started to find his niche. He seems to have a better future as reliever rather than closer.

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QUOTE (SpainSOXfan09 @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 08:28 AM)
NSS72/JPN, what are your thoughts from Carter´s performance in AA and his peripherals/talent going forward. Does he have the stuff for long relief, set up man, or closer? His ERA was a tad high at Birmingham last year but it seems he finally started to find his niche. He seems to have a better future as reliever rather than closer.

As a starter/longman last year, I wasn't really impressed with his work when I saw him. Supposedly he's able to bring a lot better fastball to the table when he comes in for short relief, up into the mid 90's range, which suggests he's setup man/closer material.

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QUOTE (SpainSOXfan09 @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 07:28 AM)
NSS72/JPN, what are your thoughts from Carter´s performance in AA and his peripherals/talent going forward. Does he have the stuff for long relief, set up man, or closer? His ERA was a tad high at Birmingham last year but it seems he finally started to find his niche. He seems to have a better future as reliever rather than closer.

 

From what I saw he had serious gas, and he must have had a good offspeed/breaking ball, because he was striking out a lot of guys.

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