southsider2k5 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 JJ Stankevitz @JJStankevitz 1m Looks like Dayan Viciedo is heading out on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte today, per Ventura. 4-5 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Thank goodness. This team has missed his inability to get on base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Oh Steve... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) My column today for Yahoo! Sports is about what we need from Dayan looking forward: Dayan Viciedo's Return Key for Chicago White Sox Basically, Viciedo probably doesn't realize it but he is so essential to our success. We don't necessarily need him in 2013 to succeed (even though it sure would be helpful), but the way our franchise looks going forward basically hinges on him. He is the one young player we have that is capable of being a franchise cornerstone. If he doesn't pan out the way we hoped, our team won't have any big run producers on the right side of 30 moving forward and we don't seem especially close to having a prospect come up with that sort of potential either. Flowers could turn things around, but he doesn't really have the ability to be a 3-slot type of hitter -- he makes Dayan look like a contact hitter. Gordon could magically turn things around, but his absolute ceiling would be about 25 bombs and he almost definitely will never see that happen. An excellent 2 hitter still seems like Gordon's most optimistic fate. Trayce Thompson? I just don't see it happening, though he could come up and be a 5-slot type of hitter. If Dayan doesn't break out, we may not see players with elite run producing abilities until Hawkins and Barnum mature. And that's a big "if" and a long wait. The Sox are great at acquiring players, but the problem with that is you have to spend money or players to get them. We need Dayan to bring us some home cooking in the middle of the order for the next 5-10 years. Edited May 7, 2013 by Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 How do we know Viciedo doesn't realize it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 QUOTE (bmags @ May 7, 2013 -> 11:54 AM) How do we know Viciedo doesn't realize it? I mean I suppose he does, not that it really matters. My experience is that players don't tend to think in such big picture terms because they are so wrapped up in the day to day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Trevor Bauer hit Viciedo in his first AB. Dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Upside down K for Viciedo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Trevor Bauer hit Viciedo in his first AB. Dick. Just be glad he didn't swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 0/6, 2 K's in the DH today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PorkChopExpress Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 7, 2013 -> 10:03 PM) 0/6, 2 K's in the DH today. So he's ready to come back then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Activated. Jordan Danks optioned to Charlotte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the game winning homerun Danks2! Edited May 10, 2013 by pettie4sox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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