southsider2k5 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Meghan Montemurro @M_Montemurro #WhiteSox option RHP Andre Rienzo and Jhan Mariñez, C Josh Phegley and OF Jared Mitchell to Triple-A Charlotte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 No shockers. Hopefully they all do nicely in Charlotte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Carlos Sanchez is the only player still in big league camp without any major league experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 16, 2013 -> 11:12 AM) Carlos Sanchez is the only player still in big league camp without any major league experience. YOU SEE THAT GORDON? YOU SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER YOUR SHOULDER?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 16, 2013 -> 03:12 PM) YOU SEE THAT GORDON? YOU SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER YOUR SHOULDER?!?! Settle down Balta Sanchez better be headed down too. I don't see him as being ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Mar 16, 2013 -> 01:15 PM) Settle down Balta Sanchez better be headed down too. I don't see him as being ready He's clearly not ready yet...but maybe having someone breathing down his neck will be what Gordon needs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 16, 2013 -> 05:16 PM) He's clearly not ready yet...but maybe having someone breathing down his neck will be what Gordon needs... Maybe. But, I think Gordon has done his own pushing of himself to get better. This could be a real good year for the Gordo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Obviously Carlos Sanchez won't be making the team, but I think with him still around, they're taking a real long look at him. They know he's close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Gordon's glove is the only thing I'd miss about him. But if we sacrifice defense for more offensive production out of an infield of Gillaspie-Ramirez-Keppinger-Konerko so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Danks it putting on a rush now, but probably too late....they'll go with the veteran in Wise, with Danks "first man in" in case of an injury. Thought at the beginning of camp the LH catcher (Anderson) had a shot (maybe even platooning with Flowers) but it seems the job is now Gimenez's to lose. Gillaspie has definitely been the most pleasant surprise, along with the continuing progress from Mitchell, but we've seen him play well in bursts throughout his entire spring training, AFL and minor league career. https://twitter.com/M_Montemurro Didn't know the White Sox and Cubs had a beat writer with the Northwest Herald, or that there even was such a paper (just knew the Arlington Daily Herald). Good for her. Not the easiest job for women to be in a locker room in any sport, but especially on a daily/weekly basis. I'm sure there are others around MLB teams, but there can't be more than a handful. Edited March 17, 2013 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Fireworks Man Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 QUOTE (Cali @ Mar 16, 2013 -> 06:00 PM) Gordon's glove is the only thing I'd miss about him. But if we sacrifice defense for more offensive production out of an infield of Gillaspie-Ramirez-Keppinger-Konerko so be it. With Gordon as the utility infielder, sounds good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I know Mitchell isn't making the team no matter what but I thought maybe his performance so far would have earned him an extra week or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 16, 2013 -> 09:55 PM) I know Mitchell isn't making the team no matter what but I thought maybe his performance so far would have earned him an extra week or something. They still bring the minor leaguers over for some games, but the Sox probably want to get a closer look at Danks, Wise and Tekotte. Sitting Mitchell on the Sox bench would do nothing for his development, he needs to play everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 16, 2013 -> 01:02 PM) Obviously Carlos Sanchez won't be making the team, but I think with him still around, they're taking a real long look at him. They know he's close. They want him getting as many major league style AB's as possible to get as realistic of an evaluation as possible, plus they want to give him as much of a taste of the bigs as possible. This is how the Sox organization has always run training camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 16, 2013 -> 10:55 PM) I know Mitchell isn't making the team no matter what but I thought maybe his performance so far would have earned him an extra week or something. I did too. Kind of surprised he wasn't kept longer just because of how well he's done. Obviously he wasn't making the team, but the continued experience/exposure could have been nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Mar 16, 2013 -> 09:54 PM) With Gordon as the utility infielder, sounds good to me. That's not going to happen. Out of those 5, if one is going to be a utility infielder - ie playing all over the infield and not one sole position in a platoon - it's going to be Keppinger because he's been doing it for essentially the entirety of his career. Beyond that, you are going to give Beckham as many chances as long as it makes sense financially. He has shown, though only for a half a season his rookie year, that he is capable of being a power hitting, .800+ OPS player who plays fantastic defense, which would be worth as much as 3-4 wins. Keppinger, at his absolute best, is a .300+ singles hitter who doesn't strike out much, murders left handers, and is mediocre defensively, which is probably 2 win player at its best, and it's just as likely he hits .260 and puts up an OPS in the .670 range. If Beckham shows after about 2 months that he is still incapable, they may option him to the minors and bring up Sanchez to give him an extended shot. That would involve Beckham putting up something around a .625 OPS or worse during those months. If he's at .675, he's going to be on the roster still playing primarily every day. This idea that the Sox will get rid of Beckham any time soon is mind boggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 (edited) No one will want to hear it, but there's actually a case to be made that, once accounting for luck, last year was a bounceback offensive year for Beckham Could we finally get that collision of 2011 fielding and 2012 with the bat, and with the luck uptick..? The thing with Gordon is the results we've seen are particularly shocking and depressing because of expectation and build-up. But lets remember the stakes for a guy like that at 2B are not deadly. Plus his rookie season already hit that ceiling that Gillaspie is aiming to even get near-- and it's a win-now roster. CG will get at-bats for sure to diversify the lineup, but i think Gordon is firmly in place on opening day and will have a long-sized leash as well. Edited March 18, 2013 by Jose Paniagua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Mar 18, 2013 -> 10:59 AM) I did too. Kind of surprised he wasn't kept longer just because of how well he's done. Obviously he wasn't making the team, but the continued experience/exposure could have been nice. The problem is they still do have some really decisions to make involving Tekotte, Danks, and/or another IFer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) More cuts coming today. Carlos Sanchez will be among them. They're announcing them now. Heath and Morel to Charlotte. Edited March 19, 2013 by flavum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 19, 2013 -> 10:58 AM) More cuts coming today. Carlos Sanchez will be among them. The Sox have optioned Duente Heath and Brent Morel to Charlotte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) Moskos, C Sanchez, and our boy Zach Stewart to minor league camp. 36 left in camp. Edited March 19, 2013 by flavum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Mildly surprised that Morel didn't make it another round, but that probably explains why they were exploring Beckhams SS skills. It is down to Gillaspie and Sanchez for the last roster spot on the IF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 19, 2013 -> 11:08 AM) Mildly surprised that Morel didn't make it another round, but that probably explains why they were exploring Beckhams SS skills. It is down to Gillaspie and Sanchez for the last roster spot on the IF. I think Angel Sanchez and Gillaspie are both on the team. Assuming 100% health, I think the 11 remaining cuts are: OF: Danks, Tekotte IF: Tolleson, Bell C: Anderson P: Gray, Septimo, Omogrosso, Purcey, Troncoso, Axelrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balfanman Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 19, 2013 -> 10:13 AM) I think Angel Sanchez and Gillaspie are both on the team. Assuming 100% health, I think the 11 remaining cuts are: OF: Danks, Tekotte IF: Tolleson, Bell C: Anderson P: Gray, Septimo, Omogrosso, Purcey, Troncoso, Axelrod I agree with this, however I do have a question that hopefully some of you can give me some insight on. It would be nice if one of our bench players was capable of playing several positions such as both infield and outfield, outfield and catcher, etc. in a fairly competent way to give R. V. a little more flexibility late in a game for pinch hitting, running, injury, etc. Something like Lillibridge used to be able to do. Would someone like say Jordan Danks, who has to realize by now that his chances of making a major league club strictly as an outfielder are dwindling, be open to and actively seek to learn another position to make them a little more valuable to a team? In this case, if Danks could play, at least fairly competently for a few innings at most, 3rd base or even better yet, catcher that would increase his value tremendously. As a professional athlete I can't imagine that it would be too terribly hard to at least learn the basics of a position competently. Any opinions? - like I really have to ask around here Edited March 19, 2013 by balfanman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 You have a better chance of an infielder learning outfield (such as Lillibridge) than the opposite. Others on here have probably seen Sanchez, Keppinger, and Gillispie more to know how they specifically might fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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