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Saturday, March 18, 2006
top prospects: white sox
the world series champions. they're not gonna repeat. why'm i hatin? they got lucky last year. to win the division. they won more games than they should have. whatever that means. the rotation is good, but not great. the closer is good, but not great. the lineup is bad. and one of these days, ozzie guillen is gonna implode.
1. Bobby Jenks, rhp
2. Brian Anderson, of
3. Ryan Sweeney, of
4. Josh Fields, 3b
5. Jerry Owens, of
6. Robert Valido, ss
7. Ray Liotta, lhp
8. Lance Broadway, rhp
9. Francisco Hernandez, c
10. Sean Tracey, rhp
you all know what i'm doing. these are the top ten prospects from baseball america.
Career Pitching Statistics for Bobby Jenks:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2000 Butte Pio 19 Ana Rk 52.2 61 2 44 42 .167 .808 .011 7.86
2002 Rancho Cucam Cali 21 Ana A 65.1 50 4 46 64 .158 .740 .022 4.82
2002 Arkansas Tex 21 Ana AA 58.0 49 2 44 58 .165 .740 .012 4.66
2003 Azl Angels Ariz 22 Ana Rk 4.0 2 0 0 5 .000 .643 .000 0.00
2003 Arkansas Tex 22 Ana AA 83.0 56 2 51 103 .143 .662 .010 2.17
2004 Azl Angels Ariz 23 Ana Rk 3.1 2 0 3 5 .200 .583 .000 8.10
2004 Rancho Cucam Cali 23 Ana A 3.2 5 0 7 3 .304 .813 .000 19.64
2004 Salt Lake PCL 23 Ana AAA 12.1 19 1 6 13 .097 .768 .023 8.76
2005 Birmingham Sou 24 Chw AA 41.0 34 1 20 48 .113 .694 .009 2.85
2005 Chi White So AL 24 Chw MLB 39.1 34 3 15 50 .090 .671 .029 2.75
pretty obvious choice for top prospect. he made the majors, and struck out 50 kids in 39 innings. ok, some of em weren't kids. but he's good. control is a little iffy. but he's got the stuff.
Career Batting Statistics for Brian Anderson:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2002 U. of Arizon NCAA 20 0 NCA 162 28 31 5 4 .147 .809 .069 .275
2003 U. of Arizon NCAA 21 0 NCA 235 26 42 14 20 .100 .821 .176 .366
2003 Great Falls Pio 21 Chw Rk 49 10 10 2 3 .169 .796 .128 .388
2004 WinstonSalem Caro 22 Chw A 255 32 44 8 26 .111 .827 .161 .319
2004 Birmingham Sou 22 Chw AA 186 22 30 4 12 .106 .839 .103 .270
2005 Charlotte IL 23 Chw AAA 448 44 115 16 27 .089 .743 .129 .295
2005 Chi White So AL 23 Chw MLB 34 0 12 2 1 .000 .647 .136 .176
we talked about this guy in january. he's not ready yet. he may never be.
Career Batting Statistics for Ryan Sweeney:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 Bristol App 18 Chw Rk 67 8 10 2 3 .107 .851 .088 .313
2003 Great Falls Pio 18 Chw Rk 34 2 3 0 2 .056 .912 .065 .353
2004 WinstonSalem Caro 19 Chw A 517 47 65 7 25 .083 .874 .071 .283
2005 Birmingham Sou 20 Chw AA 434 42 53 1 25 .088 .878 .068 .298
ryan sweeney is young and makes good contact. also he's left-handed. doesn't seem that fast, though, so he'll have to develop power. that's a longshot.
Career Batting Statistics for Josh Fields:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2002 Oklahoma Sta NCAA 19 0 NCA 108 17 22 3 12 .136 .796 .174 .383
2003 Oklahoma Sta NCAA 20 0 NCA 235 27 46 12 13 .103 .804 .132 .358
2004 Oklahoma Sta NCAA 21 0 NCA 247 50 45 10 22 .168 .818 .158 .362
2004 WinstonSalem Caro 21 Chw A 259 20 74 7 16 .072 .714 .124 .285
2005 Birmingham Sou 22 Chw AA 483 68 142 16 27 .123 .706 .126 .252
josh fields. josh fields has some power. but not really a lot. and his contact is a problem. i don't think he's gonna make it.
the only good thing you can say is he's progressed quickly. that can mean a lot. it would have to, in this case.
if he's gonna make it, he'll have to do a lot of hard work with contact. the power would slip. then, hopefully in 2007, he could put it together, and get some experience in 2008. in the show. then maybe in 2009 he could start producing. that would give him a solid four or five year peak.
the contact, though. that's the problem.
Career Batting Statistics for Jerry Owens:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 Vermont NYPL 22 Mtl A 8 0 2 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .125
2004 Savannah SAL 23 Mtl A 420 49 59 1 19 .104 .860 .055 .292
2005 Birmingham Sou 24 Chw AA 524 54 72 2 27 .093 .863 .064 .331
ok. jerry owens. ba seems to consistently underrate this type. the lefty contact-hitting speedster. but it can work. i gotta say owens is a better prospect than anyone but jenks. that's more a result of a crappy farm system, but owens could make it. i give him better than 50%. by make it, i mean play through arbitration.
Career Batting Statistics for Robert Valido:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 Bristol App 18 Chw Rk 220 22 28 6 17 .091 .873 .120 .307
2004 Kannapolis SAL 19 Chw A 458 41 59 4 25 .082 .871 .073 .252
2005 WinstonSalem Caro 20 Chw A 516 25 64 8 35 .046 .876 .095 .288
he stole 52 bases in winston-salem. he got caught five times. so that's good. and his defense is good. and his contact is good. and he's young. these things are enough to make him a quality prospect.
the bad things are patience and power. patience is just a matter of being smarter at the plate. it really is. don't give me that bullshit about it's hard to tell if a pitch is a strike. just take it. take the pitch. first pitch, take it. second pitch, unless it's right down the middle, take it. see? then maybe it's 2-0. then maybe you'll walk. when you swing, you're doing the pitcher a favor.
there's a little bit of power here, but i would say he'll never be a 3 or 4 hitter. he might make it though. he's young.
Career Pitching Statistics for Ray Liotta:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2002 Tulane U. NCAA 19 0 NCA 42.0 56 2 20 23 .099 .874 .013 7.50
2004 Great Falls Pio 21 Chw Rk 63.2 59 1 28 65 .101 .740 .005 2.54
2005 WinstonSalem Caro 22 Chw A 49.2 46 1 16 37 .076 .810 .006 1.45
2005 Kannapolis SAL 22 Chw A 115.1 108 5 35 107 .072 .764 .014 2.26
big lefty with mojo. decent contact rates. good control. ray liotta is almost definitely gonna make it.
the ceiling isn't that high because he's not a strikeout pitcher. but if you throw strikes and limit home runs, you can play in any league.
Career Pitching Statistics for Lance Broadway:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2005 Texas Christ NCAA 22 0 NCA 117.0 83 2 35 151 .075 .652 .007 1.62
2005 WinstonSalem Caro 22 Chw A 55.0 68 4 20 58 .079 .751 .023 4.58
lance broadway was a killer in college. then he went straight to high-a and continued to dominate. a little unlucky with the hits.
i think he's got a good shot.
Career Batting Statistics for Francisco Hernandez:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2004 Bristol App 18 Chw Rk 184 15 32 5 14 .075 .826 .125 .326
2004 Kannapolis SAL 18 Chw A 12 0 3 0 1 .000 .750 .111 .333
2005 Great Falls Pio 19 Chw Rk 215 22 25 6 19 .093 .884 .132 .349
2005 Kannapolis SAL 19 Chw A 155 16 29 3 5 .094 .813 .063 .222
he's a switch hitter. and he's a little guy. you don't see that too much with a catcher. but he looks good. a bit like dioner navarro. except navarro is only two years older, and he's in the majors.
hernandez doesn't project to have the same success as navarro, but he's got a good shot. contact is strong, and power is possible. he's at least a few years away. he's young.
Career Pitching Statistics for Sean Tracey:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2002 U. of Califo NCAA 21 0 NCA 106.0 101 4 44 96 .095 .771 .012 4.50
2002 Bristol App 21 Chw Rk 65.2 57 4 19 50 .070 .803 .020 3.02
2003 Great Falls Pio 22 Chw Rk 92.0 90 5 22 74 .057 .798 .017 3.72
2003 Kannapolis SAL 22 Chw A 41.2 51 4 46 28 .207 .841 .027 9.50
2004 WinstonSalem Caro 23 Chw A 148.1 108 5 69 130 .111 .765 .012 2.73
2005 Birmingham Sou 24 Chw AA 163.2 154 13 76 106 .105 .836 .024 4.07
sean tracey is no good. it's hard to believe he's the number 10 prospect. he doesn't strike people out, and he walks people. you just can't succeed if you do that. you have to either strike people out, or not walk people. or both. it's nice that he limits home runs, but it's not enough. what is he, a sinkerballer?
so that's the white sox. their system's not that good, but they got some guys who could make it. no stars, though.
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