Iguana775
08-19-2004, 08:34 AM
Triple-A Charlotte second baseman Bryant Nelson is batting .299 with 21 home runs and 77 RBI.
Nelson is second in the International League in hits (146) and third in doubles (33). He has more walks than whiffs, 48-to-42, and can steal a base (13-of-19). Sound like someone who could hit atop the Chicago lineup next season? There's just one problem -- Nelson turns 31 in January. A prospect he's not, but this we can say for him -- he's a better option than a lot of reserve middle infielders getting recycled around the majors.
let's see if he can contribute. so what if he's 31. he still has at least 4 or 5 years left if he can play like that up in the bigs.
The White Sox, losing patience with Joe Crede, could look to accelerate first-round pick Josh Fields' path to the majors.
Fields, who is Oklahoma State's all-time leader in touchdown passes, got off to a slow start at Single-A Winston-Salem but over the past eight games is batting .438 (14-for-32) with two triples and 10 RBI. Crede's on-base percentage is a poor .290, prompting manager Ozzie Guillen to say he wants players who can get on base and score runs. Makes you wonder why they sent Jeremy Reed to Seattle instead of Joe Borchard, whom GM Kenny Williams insisted was untouchable.
very interesting....i would be pissed if Crede was traded or something. i just got his jersey for my b-day this year.
Nelson is second in the International League in hits (146) and third in doubles (33). He has more walks than whiffs, 48-to-42, and can steal a base (13-of-19). Sound like someone who could hit atop the Chicago lineup next season? There's just one problem -- Nelson turns 31 in January. A prospect he's not, but this we can say for him -- he's a better option than a lot of reserve middle infielders getting recycled around the majors.
let's see if he can contribute. so what if he's 31. he still has at least 4 or 5 years left if he can play like that up in the bigs.
The White Sox, losing patience with Joe Crede, could look to accelerate first-round pick Josh Fields' path to the majors.
Fields, who is Oklahoma State's all-time leader in touchdown passes, got off to a slow start at Single-A Winston-Salem but over the past eight games is batting .438 (14-for-32) with two triples and 10 RBI. Crede's on-base percentage is a poor .290, prompting manager Ozzie Guillen to say he wants players who can get on base and score runs. Makes you wonder why they sent Jeremy Reed to Seattle instead of Joe Borchard, whom GM Kenny Williams insisted was untouchable.
very interesting....i would be pissed if Crede was traded or something. i just got his jersey for my b-day this year.