Author Topic: Down on the Farm (Read 115939 times)

BlackSox · « **Reply #200 on:** June 22, 2011, 11:19:42 am »

Lucas Harrell, back to AAA

WshflThinking · « **Reply #201 on:** June 22, 2011, 12:50:19 pm »

He had good movement on his pitches when I saw him. He looked good

BlackSox · « **Reply #202 on:** June 23, 2011, 03:03:01 pm »

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-viciedo-infante-named-to-futures-game-world-roster-20110623,0,1971691.story

Joshpr · « **Reply #203 on:** June 23, 2011, 04:04:22 pm »

Still wondering why they both ain't in chicago

Fury · « **Reply #204 on:** June 24, 2011, 10:26:28 am »

Quote from: Joshpr on June 23, 2011, 04:04:22 pm

Still wondering why they both ain't in chicago

Viciedo will be up in less than two weeks.

WshflThinking · « **Reply #205 on:** June 24, 2011, 02:49:48 pm »

Quote from: Fury on June 24, 2011, 10:26:28 am

Quote from: Joshpr on June 23, 2011, 04:04:22 pm
Still wondering why they both ain't in chicago

Viciedo will be up in less than two weeks.

Yup gotta showcase him before the trading deadline

Joshpr · « **Reply #206 on:** June 25, 2011, 10:52:17 pm »

Watch Kenny trade him for washed up veteran

Fury · « **Reply #207 on:** June 26, 2011, 06:36:04 am »

Quote from: WshflThinking on June 24, 2011, 02:49:48 pm

Quote from: Fury on June 24, 2011, 10:26:28 am
Quote from: Joshpr on June 23, 2011, 04:04:22 pm
Still wondering why they both ain't in chicago

Viciedo will be up in less than two weeks.

Yup gotta showcase him before the trading deadline

Nope, he'll be an everyday player once he comes up. Kenny and Ozzie will want that bat in the lineup.

WshflThinking · « **Reply #208 on:** June 26, 2011, 01:55:25 pm »

Quote from: Fury on June 26, 2011, 06:36:04 am

Quote from: WshflThinking on June 24, 2011, 02:49:48 pm
Quote from: Fury on June 24, 2011, 10:26:28 am
Quote from: Joshpr on June 23, 2011, 04:04:22 pm
Still wondering why they both ain't in chicago

Viciedo will be up in less than two weeks.

Yup gotta showcase him before the trading deadline

Nope, he'll be an everyday player once he comes up. Kenny and Ozzie will want that bat in the lineup.

They had a golden opportunity with the Danks injury but didnt opting for a AA LH pitcher.

Method · « **Reply #209 on:** June 26, 2011, 02:07:54 pm »

Its been pretty well publicized hes not being brought up due to the service time game... so i dont think they missed any sort of opportunity...

BlackSox · « **Reply #210 on:** June 27, 2011, 01:01:12 pm »

A conspiracy theory of sorts has the White Sox intentionally leaving top prospect Dayan Viciedo at Class AAA Charlotte until some unnamed date this week to ensure he won’t eclipse a full year of service time.

That, in turn, would allow the Sox to delay Viciedo’s free agency by a year.

One source scoffed at the logic, considering Viciedo accumulated only 83 days of major-league service last season and couldn’t become a free agent until amassing the required six years.

That is a long, long ways off.

“There is no magic date next week,” the source said Saturday. “I have seen some of the speculation out there, but a lot of it is based upon not having a full understanding of the rules.”

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110625/sports/706259864/#ixzz1QV65JCi2

Sophist · « **Reply #211 on:** June 27, 2011, 03:42:51 pm »

fangraphs had a report on players' prime years. Can't remember the specifics, but their conclusion was that, basically, pitchers should come up as soon as they are even close to being ready. Prime years were something like 21-27. For hitters, it was actually older, more like 24-30. The super-2 thing is not an issue, but Kenny may be very closely looking at the value Viciedo may have in 2011, and thinking why waste a year toward free agency, when he may just be getting in his prime then.

BlackSox · « **Reply #212 on:** June 27, 2011, 03:56:45 pm »

If he is, that's the wrong thing to look at. With improvements needed and no money to spend, he has to look at the farm.

Pierre's VORP tells us that any schmoe would be better than he.

JhonJeter0112358 · « **Reply #213 on:** June 27, 2011, 04:16:23 pm »

VORP doesn't measure heart, BlackSox, you bastard.

ISF · « **Reply #214 on:** June 27, 2011, 04:35:49 pm »

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=t247&t=p_pbp&pid=502327

This guy has been giving up runs like candy in a 4th of July parade. Does Kenny know our batters don't get to face him?

BlackSox · « **Reply #215 on:** June 27, 2011, 04:51:40 pm »

Yeah... what does a guy have to do to get a promotion around here? Bunch of **** drongos!

BlackSox · « **Reply #216 on:** June 27, 2011, 04:55:46 pm »

Quote from: JhonJeter0112358 on June 27, 2011, 04:16:23 pm

VORP doesn't measure heart, BlackSox, you bastard.

But it does measure "grindiness".

JhonJeter0112358 · « **Reply #217 on:** June 27, 2011, 05:10:31 pm »

hahaa, drongo. . . .

BlackSox · « **Reply #218 on:** June 28, 2011, 02:34:05 pm »

In April 2010, the White Sox signed pitcher Dylan Axelrod — nephew of agent Barry Axelrod — to a minor league, free-agent contract, probably for organizational depth.

But they may have found themselves a player. The 25-year-old Axelrod recently moved up to Triple-A Charlotte, where he's made 2 starts and allowed 2 earned runs in 13⅔ innings with 13 strikeouts against 2 walks and a 0.951 WHIP.

“He's dealing right now,” said Jake Peavy, who saw Axelrod at Charlotte. “He's throwing about 93 (mph) and locating. He's going to pitch in the big leagues.”

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110623/sports/706239804/

JhonJeter0112358 · « **Reply #219 on:** June 28, 2011, 03:48:49 pm »

He's going to pitch in the big leagues, perhaps as soon as the next time I get injured.

BlackSox · « **Reply #220 on:** June 29, 2011, 01:24:47 pm »

Ya buddy! Finally becoming a part of the Chicago White Sox family!!

This, and other interesting factoids can be found at:

http://twitter.com/#!/Keenyn_Walker

AndyMacFAIL · « **Reply #221 on:** June 29, 2011, 02:22:17 pm »

Quote from: BlackSox on June 29, 2011, 01:24:47 pm

Ya buddy! Finally becoming a part of the Chicago White Sox family!!

This, and other interesting factoids can be found at:

http://twitter.com/#!/Keenyn_Walker

Top White Sox pick tweets of imminent signing
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com | 06/29/11 10:37 AM ET

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110629&content_id=21155912&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

BlackSox · « **Reply #222 on:** June 29, 2011, 04:26:55 pm »

The signging will become official by next Tuesday, after Walker passes a physical examination.

Once signed, Walker (and his pygmy pony) will report to the Sox's short-season Great Falls affiliate in Montana.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-sox-reach-agreement-with-first-pick-walker-20110629,0,5439916.story

msf · « **Reply #223 on:** June 30, 2011, 06:38:16 pm »

BlackSox · « **Reply #224 on:** July 01, 2011, 12:44:23 pm »

According to Soxstalk, our 6th & 9th rounders signed.

Here's their list of signees:

http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=81931