flavum Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?s...mp;ymd=20130413 Starters: Zaleski, Snodgress, Beck, Olacio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Interesting names on the slate this evening. Here's hoping Hawkins starts to cut down that 65% K-rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I predict Olacio's ERA will go down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 Hawkins walked. Throw a parade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Brent Morel with a 2 run shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Snodgress had another good start, 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R/1 ER, 1 BB, but just 2 K's. 3.27 ERA on the season. Almost everyone in the BIRM line-up had 1 or 2 hits. Saladino's off to a much better start this season as he settles in at this level. Hawkins actually INCREASED his K rate in terms of per AB but not per PA. 2 walks, but he also had one K. Now 16 of 25 outs can be attributed to the strikeout with him. 4/25 on the season (.160). On the plus side, a homer every 8.33 AB. Olacio was hit hard again. Beck had a strange line. 4 2/3, 4 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 BB's, 3 K's Seems this is the year when Johnson, Snodgress and Beck ascend past the "old guard" in Rienzo/Castro/Molina/Petricka as Sox pitching prospects, if it hasn't happened already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 13, 2013 -> 09:20 PM) Beck had a strange line. 4 2/3, 4 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 BB's, 3 K's That isn't his line. He went: 6.0 IP 5 H 0 ER 3 BB 6 SO The Dash only gave up 1 run in the game and it was by Jason Van Skike. Edited April 14, 2013 by DirtySox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Agree on Johnson (especially), Beck and Snodgrass. There's hope with some of the young arms. As for Hawkins, what is the reasoning behind putting a 19 year old kid in high A ball and let him flail like that? I don't get it. Doesn't it make more sense to put him at a level where he can succeed and get his confidence where it needs to be? Thompson wasn't rushed like this. He didn't get to Winston Salem until last season when he was 21. He seems to be improving slowly but consistently. Can anybody explain what the plan is with Hawkins? We have too many whiff kings on the big-league roster. We have mitchell who had four more Ks in four at-bats tonight and is never going to be a big-league regular. I really don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 QUOTE (DirtySox @ Apr 13, 2013 -> 08:29 PM) That isn't his line. He went: 6.0 IP 5 H 0 ER 3 BB 6 SO The Dash only gave up 1 run in the game and it was by Jason Van Skike. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...&pid=571476 Ooops, you're right, that was his FIRST start against CAROLINA, last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Apr 13, 2013 -> 08:55 PM) Agree on Johnson (especially), Beck and Snodgrass. There's hope with some of the young arms. As for Hawkins, what is the reasoning behind putting a 19 year old kid in high A ball and let him flail like that? I don't get it. Doesn't it make more sense to put him at a level where he can succeed and get his confidence where it needs to be? Thompson wasn't rushed like this. He didn't get to Winston Salem until last season when he was 21. He seems to be improving slowly but consistently. Can anybody explain what the plan is with Hawkins? We have too many whiff kings on the big-league roster. We have mitchell who had four more Ks in four at-bats tonight and is never going to be a big-league regular. I really don't get it. They're really basing it on how he finished the 2012 season. If he struggled mightily when he was promoted and didn't finish so strongly, there's no way he's not at KANNY. It's EXTREMELY rare to skip a high school player over Low A. I can't recall the last time it happened with the White Sox organization. Even pitchers like Boone Logan and Scott Radinsky that went to the majors quickly started in Low A, at least I remember Radinsky because he went all the way from South Bend/Midwest League to Chicago in one season. And it's a lot easier for a pitcher with great raw stuff (like Dwight Gooden) to jump than a raw/undiscplined high school hitter who hasn't had the repetitions due to playing multiple sports when he was younger. Edited April 14, 2013 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Help on the way? It's not a reach to believe Erik Johnson could join the Sox by the end of the regular season. Johnson, the Sox's top pitching prospect, has allowed one earned run in 11 2/3 innings while striking out nine for Double-A Birmingham. Johnson threw seven innings of three-hit ball while striking out six Friday in a 1-0 win over Mississippi in a game witnessed by assistant general manager Buddy Bell. "He's making a ton of progress," minor league pitching coordinator Curt Hasler said. "His changeup has become a much better pitch for him, and he's using that more effectively. His fastball command to both sides now has improved quite a bit. "From the middle of last season to now, he's added a nice sinker to go along with it. He's getting all the equipment he needs to pitch at the major league level. He's doing a nice job with it." www.chicagotribune.com/sports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Great. There is the kiss of death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxJon Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 If Olacio keeps on screwing up this year, will he still be considered a prospect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Apr 14, 2013 -> 12:27 PM) If Olacio keeps on screwing up this year, will he still be considered a prospect? I think the hope for him is based in large part on having a good arm and developing the rest, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Apr 14, 2013 -> 11:27 AM) If Olacio keeps on screwing up this year, will he still be considered a prospect? Olacio is a fringe guy right now. He has a big arm, and is very young. He still has a few years before he gets written off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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