witesoxfan Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/11/whit...d-mitchell.html 25 years old, 6'3, 225, numbers in the minors seems like he has good stuff and mediocre control/command. 64.2 IP, 49 H, 22 ER, 3 HR, 36 BB, 71 K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Jason Parks on Onelki (from January 2014): In his 2013 Dodger prospect review, Parks ranked LHP Onelki Garcia seventh, but dropped two spots. In his first full professional season, Garcia made two stops, mostly in Double-A Chattanooga where he started six out of his 25 games and then he went to Albuquerque for 10 more relief appearances. Garcia came up to the Dodgers in September, perhaps as a candidate for postseason play but in his limited three-game appearance, he did not pitch well. Parks has projected Garcia as a set-up man though he could be a closer, Parks said that while relievers are down-played in the prospect writing world, they are valuable. "A good solid reliever that you have under team control, man there is a lot a value in that," Parks said. "I think [Garcia] will contribute this year" Garcia has a two-pitch combo of a low 90s fastball and a solid curveball. Consistency and pitchability are concerns that take him out of the mix as a potential closer but Parks believes "[Garcia] is a major league pitcher." http://www.truebluela.com/2014/1/31/536402...ia-victor-arano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Almost as big is Jared Mitchell being knocked off of the 40 man roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Also DFA'd Belisario per MLBTR, so that has the 40 man at 36, leaving 4 spots to be protected for the Rule 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Those 4 spots went to Montas, Ravelo, Saladino and Smith, again according to MLBTR. That fills up the 40 man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Onelki Garcia pitched in 1 game between the majors and minors last year. He had elbow surgery in Nov of 2013, but that's all I can find right now. QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 02:36 PM) Also DFA'd Belisario per MLBTR, so that has the 40 man at 36, leaving 4 spots to be protected for the Rule 5. Unless I'm mistaken, those went to Ravelo, Smith, Saladino, and Montas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) Man I'm slow. At the very least he's competition to Surkamp and Snoddy as the 2nd LHP out of the pen. Edited November 20, 2014 by scs787 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harfman77 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 02:39 PM) Onelki Garcia pitched in 1 game between the majors and minors last year. He had elbow surgery in Nov of 2013, but that's all I can find right now. Unless I'm mistaken, those went to Ravelo, Smith, Saladino, and Montas. From MLB: "Used mostly as a reliever in pro ball, Garcia made his big league debut in that role last September. He relies mostly on two pitches: a fastball, which usually arrives at 92-95 mph and seems quicker because he employs a deliberate delivery, and a curveball. Garcia has a hard curve that gets up to 82 mph and elicits swings and misses, and he has a slower mid-70s version that he can get over the plate for strikes. Garcia also has a raw changeup, but the lack of an effective third offering and spotty control make him a better option in the bullpen rather than the rotation. Garcia had bone chips removed from his elbow in November and he was slower to return then expected." They ranked him the #17 prospect in the Dodger organization at the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 http://www.scoutingbook.com/players/p3137 Onelki Garcia (Speck) is a very large Cuban lefthander with a very big strikeout fastball. In Cuba's major league (Serie Nacional) in 2009-2010, Garcia made 15 starts and posted a 3.40 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 85 innings. Of course, he also walked 51. Surprisingly subject to the MLB draft after living in legal limbo for a year, he was selected by the Dodgers in round three. Garcia features a 96mph fastball that is occasionally good, but shows little movement and often comes in erratic and flat due to his awkward delivery. His curve tells a similar story, only more emphatically: it's occasionally great, with flashes of true plus movement, but usually mediocre. nobody's seen much of his changeup yet. He only threw two innings at Rancho Cucamonga last season, but in those two innings, he struck out four batters. The Dodgers obviously see something special in Garcia, though, and are expected to break him down before building him back up again, hopefully with some cleaner mechanics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 12:34 PM) Jason Parks on Onelki (from January 2014): http://www.truebluela.com/2014/1/31/536402...ia-victor-arano He is a Cuban ? It's funny a few days ago I was looking over the Dodgers 40 man with regards to Alexei and I did stop on his page to check on him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 ALL THE LEFTIES! ALL THE CUBANS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I don't really understand the Mitchell move. He had a very good 2nd half last year and isn't a proven ML failure. The Sox just chased Michael Taylor for 1 year of his services. They keep such luminaries as DeWayne Wise clone Jordan Danks on the 40 man (the Sox are a sentimental organization). They must just not like the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 QUOTE (GreenSox @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 02:57 PM) I don't really understand the Mitchell move. He had a very good 2nd half last year and isn't a proven ML failure. The Sox just chased Michael Taylor for 1 year of his services. They keep such luminaries as DeWayne Wise clone Jordan Danks on the 40 man (the Sox are a sentimental organization). They must just not like the guy. They still have Jared Mitchell, they just cleared him from the 40-man roster. If I'm understanding correctly, he'll be a minor league free agent after this season if he's not re-added to the 40-man roster. There's still time for Buddy's buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 QUOTE (GreenSox @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 02:57 PM) I don't really understand the Mitchell move. He had a very good 2nd half last year and isn't a proven ML failure. The Sox just chased Michael Taylor for 1 year of his services. They keep such luminaries as DeWayne Wise clone Jordan Danks on the 40 man (the Sox are a sentimental organization). They must just not like the guy. What does it matter? He makes Adam Dunn's contact rate look like Victor Martinez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 02:59 PM) They still have Jared Mitchell, they just cleared him from the 40-man roster. If I'm understanding correctly, he'll be a minor league free agent after this season if he's not re-added to the 40-man roster. There's still time for Buddy's buddy. Well good; I thought he was at his 5 years (if he wasn't , I'm not sure why he was on the 40 man in the first place). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I read this as "White Sox claim Ozney Guillen" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Sounds like the exact type of guy the Sox would go after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 QUOTE (GreenSox @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 04:03 PM) Well good; I thought he was at his 5 years (if he wasn't , I'm not sure why he was on the 40 man in the first place). He is, he reached that in 2012. He sucks, nobody will sign him to anything other than a minor league contract. Since he's familiar with the Sox, he'll probably just stick in Chicago. Classic career minor leaguer that might see a cup of coffee or two in his 26-30 age years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 04:03 PM) Sounds like the exact type of guy the Sox would go after. yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 02:55 PM) ALL THE LEFTIES! ALL THE CUBANS! ALL THE GARCIAs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 02:59 PM) They still have Jared Mitchell, they just cleared him from the 40-man roster. If I'm understanding correctly, he'll be a minor league free agent after this season if he's not re-added to the 40-man roster. There's still time for Buddy's buddy. Theorhetically, someone could claim Mitchell (that is unless they had already waived him and no one claimed him and just now announced that he wasn't on the 40 man.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance Law Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 The next guys removed if there was a need to make space would seem to be Raul Fernandez, Andy Wilkins? Carrol, Rienzo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Onelki, you came and you gave without taking... Nice enough pickup. Get arms, see who sticks. Repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 The next guys removed if there was a need to make space would seem to be Raul Fernandez, Andy Wilkins? Carrol, Rienzo? My order would be: Wilkins Phegley Carroll Rienzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 03:18 PM) My order would be: Wilkins Phegley Carroll Rienzo One way or another, Rienzo is not going to be a White Sox if what Cooper thinks of his pitching is any indication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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