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I don't agree with this at all. Beckham and Hudson earned their way to the majors. Poreda spent significant time in the minors working his way up, Danks hasn't even made his way to the majors yet and Viciedo spent a year and a half in the minors plus his time playing with major league talent in Cuba. Sale doesn't seem to be having any problems rising up either. This "rushing" argument that people like to pull out of their derriere is getting tiresome. Every prospect is different and they progress at their own rate.
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That's a complete myth that comes from the back-to-back picks of Broadway and McCulloch in the first rounds of 2005 and 2006.
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The Cuban leagues are full of players that could play in the majors, granted there are also guys that would struggle in A ball, but Viciedo saw some talented players coming through there. |
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This was and is his main issue. The swing has always been long and need of work. He is not going to succeed in the majors as a starter with that K rate and skill-set.
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As far as the Cuban Leagues are concerned, I disagree. |
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Something can't really be a myth if it's happened... twice.
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Twice in 10 years? 20 years? I would consider that myth status.
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I'm believe that his finish in AA was more due to injury than anything else. His AFL showing was pretty impressive.
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The draft goes past the 1st round in case you were unaware. Hell, our first 5 picks in this years draft were college pitchers. |
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We have drafted the last 2 years Dave Holmberg, Mark Heidenreich, and this year Matthew Grimes out of H.S. We need to keep on drafting more H.S arms with potential. Chris Sale was Junior College pitcher and is 21 years old. Williams and Laumann need to use this strategy more often in future drafts. We haven't spent any money the last 2-3 years years in the International signings, other than Juan Silverio and that hasn't worked out. We need to put an extra $3-5 million on the draft and international signings. If that means we have to take $5 million off the regular roster, I'm all for it. Look what an extra $5 million is doing for the farm clubs of Tampay Bay, Oakland,Pittsburgh, Kansas City, and Boston. They have some of the best farm systems because of it and they will save money in the long run by not going after free agents or making trades with high salaries.
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True, but you must admit that this entire "White Sox make safe picks" falsehood came from their first round selections.
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