ILL in IA
- Iowa City
That's Francis Martes, not "Frances" for those Googling.
And not to be confused with former sox prospect Frankie Montas
That's Francis Martes, not "Frances" for those Googling.
My gut tells me Houston is going to buckle, but it’s going to take more than Martes and Tucker. Those two are a *great* start though.
Agree with Anderson and Rodon. Id like to see Anderson take a step forward in being able to hit at the top of the order. I know he wont completely change and start walking a ton, but he has to be better. Rodon needs to find the strike zone more often. Id like to see what a decent catcher behind the plate does for him as well. Rodon, Q, and Sale got no help with getting calls last year.
Outside of those 2 I'm looking forward to what could be the development of our future pitching staff and the lock down of the 7th 8th and 9th innings. IF everything goes according to plan (that rarely happens where everyone pans out) we have the make up of a great 1-4 (Rodon, Giolito, Kopech, Lopez). And I think the combo of Fulmer (in my mind he will be a bullpen guy) Burdi and Jones can be killer to end games.
I agree that they are a great start, but not enough. The question is, what else does Houston have? I think those are the top two prospects in their system. They have a couple of other top 100 prospects, but I find it hard to believe that they are going to completely gut their system for Quintana. Hahn is correct to demand that given his production and contract, but I'm not sure Houston goes as far as I hope they will need to.
ESPN feature story on Moncada.
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/st...pect-yoan-moncada-prepping-major-league-debut
Woof.
Anybody else totally opposed to dealing Abreu after reading that?
Buy low on the Avi stock right now?
As a fan, or opposing GM?
Oh if another GM comes calling you take it. As a fan I'm actually seeing life in his game. And not just because he had a few good games. It looks like an actual approach at the plate and he showed some off season work coming back in shape. Odds are he reverts to the back of his baseball card and is the player Champaignchris listed above. But a solid first half is the ideal way to flip him for someone and hope to get lucky.
Stone/Benetti here. I used to be a big Hawk fan. I just want more than he can give to a broadcast now. TWTW!For some reason I keep having free afternoons when James Shields pitches, which is tough on my blood pressure. Wildly inefficient, but effective again. Prayers up that we can flip him for something of value, if only so I don't have to watch him him grind through 5 1/3 for the millionth time.
Also my first time hearing Hawk this year. He sounds refreshed at the moment, but i'll reserve judgement for when we plummet in the standings. I do think taking home stands off is helpful for him.
What's everybody's opinion on the box? Stone/Benetti or Stone/Hawk?
What do we know about Willy Garcia? Is he the first OF that could truly be a part of the rebuild long term?
http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=764868283&sid=milb
He's got a hose and he is hitting the ball in AAA. Not sure how good his defense is though overall.
http://sportsmockery.com/white-sox-news/
Fun fact for last night: Garcia in left filed, Garcia in centerfield, Garcia in right field. First time in history three players with same name started in the outfield.
So we got that going for us
Luis Robert declared MLB free agent. Great news for the Sox.