ChiSox Prospects by Position

[ChiSoxJon]

C: 1. Phegley

2. Ayala

3. Smith

4. Gonzalez

5. Blanke

6. Barraza

7. Marjama

8. Medina

 

1B: 1. Barnum

2. Loman

3. Black

 

2B: 1.DeMichele

2. Micah Johnson

 

3B: 1. Ravelo

2. Grabe

3. Luis Castillo

 

SS: 1. Sanchez

2. Semien

3. Saladino

4. Basto

5. Johan Cruz

 

LF: 1. Mitchell

2. Shoemaker

3. Kiser

4. Haddow

 

CF: 1. Hawkins

2. Walker

 

RF: 1. Thompson

2. Short

3. Coats

4. Earley

5. Hanlet Otano

 

RHS: 1.Erik Johnson

2. Beck

3. Rienzo

4. Molina

5. Castro

 

LHS: 1. Snodgress

2. Olacio

3. Arroyo

4. Jordan Guerrero

 

Share your thoughts and post your own

Edited April 21, 2013 by ChiSoxJon

[danman31]

I wouldn't separate the outfield spots because that's so fluid.

[floridafan]

Hope to see Grabe playing soon.

[ChiliIrishHammock24]

I wouldn't separate the outfield spots because that's so fluid.

 

I agree, and HOLY WEAKNESS for LHP and 3B prospects. Yuck.

[ChiliIrishHammock24]

Oh, and I'd put Wilkins on your 1B list before Loman, as far as value to our organization goes.

[oldsox]

Hope to see Grabe playing soon.

What's his status?

[ChiSoxJon]

I agree, and HOLY WEAKNESS for LHP and 3B prospects. Yuck.

 

Maybe Chicago will take care of this via draft and International signings over the summer

[ChiSoxJon]

What's his status?

 

Grabe seemed to have an injury setback towards the end of spring training, he is almost fully healthy and is likely to be sent to Kanny or even WS in early to mid May. Apparently, he was having a great spring and even played a few games in the AAA group during camp.

[winninguglyin83]

Bring 'em on.

 

The big league group tough to watch.

[NorthSideSox72]

Grabe seemed to have an injury setback towards the end of spring training, he is almost fully healthy and is likely to be sent to Kanny or even WS in early to mid May. Apparently, he was having a great spring and even played a few games in the AAA group during camp.

I was wondering if it was that, or that they planned to move Ravelo back to 3B. Apparently it is the former. Looking forward to seeing him in Kanny.

 

[NorthSideSox72]

This is a fun topic, so, here are my positional prospect charts for the org as of today. Kind of off the top of my head...

 

CATCHER

1. Phegley

2. K Smith

3. Ayala

4. Barraza

5. Blanke

6. Marjama

 

FIRST BASE

1. Barnum

2. Wilkins

3. Loman

4. Ravelo

5. Black

 

SECOND BASE / SHORTSTOP (hard to segregate them the way the org is using some of them right now)

1. Sanchez (2B, SS)

2. Semien (SS)

3. DeMichele (2B)

4. Saladino (2B, SS)

5. Micah Johnson (2B)

 

THIRD BASE

1. Morel* (Not really a prospect anymore, but he's in the system)

2. Grabe

...and a whole lot of filler - yikes

 

OUTFIELD

1. Hawkins

2. Thompson

3. Walker

4. Mitchell

5. Coats

6t. Haddow

6t. Short

7. Shoemaker

8. Earley

 

STARTING PITCHERS

1. E Johnson

2. Beck

3. Castro

4. Snodgress

5. Rienzo

6. Jaye

7. Leyer

8. Brennan

9. Molina

10. Hansen

12. Olacio

12. Bassitt

13. Marin

14. McCully

 

RELIEVERS

1. Omogrosso

2. Heath

3. Marinez

4. Webb

5. Petricka

6. Vance

7. Taylor Thompson

8. Remenowsky

9. Hardin

10. Gunter

11. Buch

12. Winiarski

13. Kibby

14. Kussmaul

15. Salvador Sanchez

16. Dvorsky

17. Isler

18. Ortiz

 

So, looking at those lists, a few things stick out. The system is super-thin at 3B, and almost as bad at 1B. Outfield is a strong suit. I think the middle infield group is better than often given credit for, I think that is a decent group, though it drops off a cliff after those first 5. As far as pitching goes, the think that sticks out to me is... I'm a lot more interested in the guys at A and A+, overall (with a couple exceptions), then the ones at AA and AAA. I like the lower level arms.

 

Also, I am not yet including the handful of expensive Int'l signings from last year, until we get some reports out of the DSL.

 

[ChiSoxJon]

I was wondering if it was that, or that they planned to move Ravelo back to 3B. Apparently it is the former. Looking forward to seeing him in Kanny.

 

I assume once Barnum and Grabe are in Kanny, Ravelo will be pushed back to third and maybe have Grabe at second, his natural position, if Johnson gets a promotion.

 

[NorthSideSox72]

I assume once Barnum and Grabe are in Kanny, Ravelo will be pushed back to third and maybe have Grabe at second, his natural position, if Johnson gets a promotion.

Maybe... but the thing is, there is no actual prospect at 3B that is blocking Ravelo. He was playing a lot of 1B in Arizona, and is now full time there... I am starting to doubt he's moving back. I hope he can/does.