Sickels' Top 20 White Sox Prospects
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Sickels' Top 20 White Sox Prospects
1) Gordon Beckham, SS, Grade B+: Very advanced prospect with across-the-board skills. Could get to A- next year.
2) Aaron Poreda, LHP, Grade B+: Power lefty was a bit more polished than anticipated. Does he start or ...
Sickels' top 20 Sox prospects
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Sickels' top 20 Sox prospects John Sickels of minorleagueball.com released his list of top 10 White Sox prospects , and there isn't much to argue about. Here's the top half: Viciedo is really the only arguable one, and it's not so much his grade as it is his placement among the C-pluses. Then again, there isn't much of a reason to give Viciedo the benefit of the doubt yet. He should at least be seventh, in my opinion. Setting aside minor quibbles, what this list says to me is that the low minors are going to be worth watching for the first time in years, at least in terms ...
John Sickels White Sox Prospect List
Life In The Cell —
... Huzzah! Sickels has done his prospect list for the Sox! Check it out here. I’ll pipe in with my own commentary in a few hours; I have some errands to run at the moment. ...
Sickels: Chicago White Sox Top 20 Prospects for 2009
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Sickels: Chicago White Sox Top 20 Prospects for 2009 As Kinnis Pledger jerseys remain unsold… 1) Gordon Beckham, SS, Grade B+: Very advanced prospect with across-the-board skills. Could get to A- next year. 2) Aaron Poreda, LHP, Grade B+: Power lefty was a bit more polished than anticipated. Does he start or relieve? 3) Tyler Flowers, C, Grade B: Impressive power bat acquired in Vasquez deal. 4) Brandon Allen, 1B, Grade C+: Enormous raw power, but high strikeout rate is concerning. 5) Clayton Richard, LHP, Grade C+: Throws strikes, nice sinker, not a big margin for ...
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Tremendous Upside Potential —
... , where I'll be covering for Roman all week. Also, John Sickles posted his top 20 White Sox prospects, if you're into that sort of thing.
Peavy to Chicago?
Friar Forecast —
... Lists of White Sox top Prospects:
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Mets Trade Castro To White Sox
Amazin' Avenue —
... So, that just happened.
Broadway has a career minor league ERA of 4.10 and a WHIP of 1.43. He was the Sox's first round pick -- 15th overall -- in the 2005 draft. Omar Minaya mentioned on SNY that the Mets will send some cash to the White Sox.
Broadway has a solid 1.70 career GB/FB rate as a minor leaguer.
UPDATE: Broadway was John Sickels's #4 White Sox prospect for 2006 and 2007, He was #6 for 2008. He fell out of the Top 20 for 2009.
White Sox Acquire RP Tony Pena from Diamondbacks
Beyond the Box Score —
... figures to be a .4 to .5 win upgrade this year. Pena has still not yet entered arbitration, and will be a cheap asset for the next 3 years. Although relievers are volatile, Pena seems to be a safe bet for anywhere in the 0.5 to 1.0 WAR range, with the potential for more if he eventually moves to a closer role. As long as his contract is in the 1.5-2.5 million dollar range, Pena is a decent, albeit not great, asset to a major league club.
Brandon Allen was the 4th rated prospect by John Sickels in the White Sox minor league system entering the year, ...
Jake Peavy Traded to White Sox…..again
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... SP (25) L/L 8th round pick (245th overall) in the 2005 draft
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Adam Russell – RP (26) R/R 6th round pick (179th overall) in the 2004 draft
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Before the season Poreda was #2 & Richard was the #3 top prospects in the White Sox system according to Baseball America with Poreda coming in at #63 overall. John Sickels had Poreda #2, Richard #5 & Carter #13. And here is a nice ...
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The Sacrifice Bunt: A San Diego Padres Blog —
... with a K/9 rate of 7.2 and a WHIP of 1.10. All very good numbers, and certainly predictors of future success.
MILB.com Draft Reports (2007)
Strengths: Plus, plus fastball with above-average movement and the ability to throw strikes consistently.
Weaknesses:His secondary stuff. The slider and changeup will have to come a long way. Even though he’s a lefty, he’s not good at getting left-handed hitters out.
Minor League Ball (December, 2008)
Grade B+: Power lefty was a bit ...
The Peavy Trade
Friar Forecast —
... Personally, I think that may be selling Richard short. John Sickels graded Richard a C+ prospect prior to the start of this season. According to Wang, a C+ pitching prospect over 23 years of age is only expected to generate $1.5 million in surplus value. But this season with the White Sox, Richard has generated $5.9 million in value, while getting paid the minimum. For his career (’08 included), Richard has pitched 136 innings and generated $9.3 million in value. I really think Richard is better than a C+ prospect. On average his fastball runs about ...
Valuing the Jake Peavy Trade, Again
Beyond the Box Score —
... is a massive left-hander with a sinking fastball that works in the 88-92 MPH and decent change-up. John Sickels' website rated Richard as a C+. Thanks to ...
2009 Prospect Lists
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