NorthSideSox72 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Discuss. Also, apparently a scout told Keith Law (who was at the Charlotte game) that Mitchell was a "release candidate". Seems stupid to me to go THAT far, but, there it is. Maybe all the talking-up of Mitchell was to increase value for a deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 That hurts, a serious regression thus far. He and Dunn must have been on the same training regimen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 They won't release him this soon, but this is a big slap in the face to Mitchell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I kept saying the whole offseason that the guy they were talking about wasn't the guy i saw in BHam last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo880 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 He is a notoriously streaky hitter. Hopefully he snaps out of this funk. It doesn't appear he will ever be what we hoped he would be pre-injury though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Yeah, the release thing seems like a stupid offhand comment to me. Scouts do exaggerate occasionally, either way. But I honestly couldn't figure out where all the big Mitchell talk was coming from, and was 50/50 if he really had made some sort of offseason changes, or they were just talking him up. Seems it was the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Well this should be a big wake-up call for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridafan Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Did I see somewhere that Hawkins and Mitchell were working together in the offseason? Perhaps they both developed the same flaw which can be identified and corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 01:08 PM) I kept saying the whole offseason that the guy they were talking about wasn't the guy i saw in BHam last year. you calling Buddy a liar? By the way, what's up with Morel, his back again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty34 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 03:05 PM) Discuss. Also, apparently a scout told Keith Law (who was at the Charlotte game) that Mitchell was a "release candidate". Seems stupid to me to go THAT far, but, there it is. Last Sox first round pick not to appear in a game for the team I believe was Royce Ring, no? Jason Stumm was the last not to appear in a major league game I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Here's a question to consider... with Mitchell in AA... the starting OF was Thompson, Walker and Short. Will it become a 4 OF rotation? Or will maybe Short head for Charlotte? Or start using the DH, and sit either Dan Black or Andy Wilkins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 10:04 PM) Here's a question to consider... with Mitchell in AA... the starting OF was Thompson, Walker and Short. Will it become a 4 OF rotation? Or will maybe Short head for Charlotte? Or start using the DH, and sit either Dan Black or Andy Wilkins? They won't sit Thompson or walker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 So is this the moment that people officially stop viewing Mitchell as a prospect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paint it Black Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 06:49 PM) Last Sox first round pick not to appear in a game for the team I believe was Royce Ring, no? Jason Stumm was the last not to appear in a major league game I think. I don't think Kyle McCulloch ever made it up, but I'm too lazy to double check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I actually don't get why Mitchell was promoted to AAA in the first place. He was playing pretty awful at the time of the promotion last year. Honestly, this is a pretty poor reflection on Buddy Bell's part. He hyped up Mitchell so much this offseason and yet nothing has seemed to change. I'm not sure what he saw in the offseason, but it apparently hasn't carried over to the regular season for Mitchell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Apr 20, 2013 -> 09:40 AM) I don't think Kyle McCulloch ever made it up, but I'm too lazy to double check. That would be correct. Kris Honel in '01 also never made it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 10:04 PM) Here's a question to consider... with Mitchell in AA... the starting OF was Thompson, Walker and Short. Will it become a 4 OF rotation? Or will maybe Short head for Charlotte? Or start using the DH, and sit either Dan Black or Andy Wilkins? QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 10:18 PM) They won't sit Thompson or walker. Charlotte Knights @KnightsBaseball 1m Tekotte began the 2013 season on the DL & was activated yesterday. Taking his roster spot is Brandon Short, who was promoted from Double-A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Jason Dellaero's another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 20, 2013 -> 04:28 PM) Jason Dellaero's another one. He got a cup of coffee one year. I went to the game. I'm not sure how many he played but I know he made it to the Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 22, 2013 -> 09:51 AM) He got a cup of coffee one year. I went to the game. I'm not sure how many he played but I know he made it to the Sox. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dellaja01.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 A team with this record of draft picks and people around here want the Sox to go on a total rebuild. LMAO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty34 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 22, 2013 -> 10:52 AM) A team with this record of draft picks and people around here want the Sox to go on a total rebuild. LMAO. LOL that's why they trade for other team's picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paint it Black Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 22, 2013 -> 10:52 AM) A team with this record of draft picks and people around here want the Sox to go on a total rebuild. LMAO. Yes, because the obvious solution is to then spending stupidly on free agents and let this team continue to get old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paint it Black Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Baseball Prospectus has a new series going where one of their prospect guys (Adam Sobsey) does reports from Triple A leagues east of the Mississippi http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article....articleid=20347 Yes, I know it's behind a paywall, but he had a good write up of a Jake Odorizzi start against Charlotte. But he discussed Jared Mitchell and his problems. I'm not going to post the entire 3 paragraphs (BP is wonderful and worth the money) but I thought this paragraph was good: Mitchell’s at-bats tend to run deep counts. He’s not just up there hacking, and he doesn't mind taking ball four. His 15.4 percent walk rate so far in 2013 is 21st in the league, and he has a history of getting on base via free passes. That would seem to indicate, perhaps, a mechanical problem, as though Mitchell knows what he wants to swing at but then can’t hit it when he gets it. But his manager, Joel Skinner, had a different take on it: “People key on the strikeout [pitch], but sometimes it’s the pitch before that he’s not playing. If he’s not playing that one, all of a sudden you’re later in the count.” As a consequence, Mitchell finds his plate appearances growing more fraught as he fails to take advantage of a better pitch to hit early in the count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Apr 24, 2013 -> 12:25 PM) Baseball Prospectus has a new series going where one of their prospect guys (Adam Sobsey) does reports from Triple A leagues east of the Mississippi http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article....articleid=20347 Yes, I know it's behind a paywall, but he had a good write up of a Jake Odorizzi start against Charlotte. But he discussed Jared Mitchell and his problems. I'm not going to post the entire 3 paragraphs (BP is wonderful and worth the money) but I thought this paragraph was good: Mitchell’s at-bats tend to run deep counts. He’s not just up there hacking, and he doesn't mind taking ball four. His 15.4 percent walk rate so far in 2013 is 21st in the league, and he has a history of getting on base via free passes. That would seem to indicate, perhaps, a mechanical problem, as though Mitchell knows what he wants to swing at but then can’t hit it when he gets it. But his manager, Joel Skinner, had a different take on it: “People key on the strikeout [pitch], but sometimes it’s the pitch before that he’s not playing. If he’s not playing that one, all of a sudden you’re later in the count.” As a consequence, Mitchell finds his plate appearances growing more fraught as he fails to take advantage of a better pitch to hit early in the count. This seems to be the same thing the White Sox have been stressing with Dunn. Edited April 24, 2013 by Dick Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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