2013 Minor League Catch-All

[34 Inch Stick]

Originally Posted by rdivaldi

...and that's the way it should be.

no complaint here

[JB98]

Originally Posted by cards press box

I do think that the media would have made some mention of a Tennessee victory over Birmingham if that had happened because that would have played right into the Theo Epstein "loaded farm system" narrative.

BTW, do the Cubs have any decent pitching prospects at any levels of the minors? More to the point, do they have any pitching prospects that are ahead of Erik Johnson or Andre Rienzo? Or, for that matter, Jake Petraica, Daniel Webb or Tyler Danish?

Bruce Levine probably would have mentioned it. He's the leader of the Friends of Theo. I'm not sure anyone else would care. A Double-A series really doesn't merit any mention from the Chicago press.

[CHISOXFAN13]

Saw a link on the Trib site when Daytona won the FSL the other night.

Don't expect to see one of Birmingham wins the Southern League, but it is nice to see the AA squad enjoying a stellar season.

[rdivaldi]

Speaking of the Barons....

Bassitt bests Bradley in SL opener

[rdivaldi]

Birmingham takes the Southern League crown, defeating Mobile.

Birmingham overcomes two-run deficit to win crown in SL

[KyWhiSoxFan]

Maybe with some luck -- and not by design given the Sox history of non-development of position players -- they found a good one in Micah Johnson. He's pretty exciting and I hope he continues his progress.

[A. Cavatica]

Originally Posted by KyWhiSoxFan

Maybe with some luck -- and not by design given the Sox history of non-development of position players -- they found a good one in Micah Johnson. He's pretty exciting and I hope he continues his progress.

Yeah, it's been fun to follow him this year. Imagine if he keeps hitting and Leury improves his average -- what a keystone combination that would be.

[KyWhiSoxFan]

Originally Posted by A. Cavatica

Yeah, it's been fun to follow him this year. Imagine if he keeps hitting and Leury improves his average -- what a keystone combination that would be.

I like Johnson for his speed. I'm old school and think the game should be kept simple to succeed: pitching, speed and defense. You have that and you're always going to be competitive.

[FielderJones]

Originally Posted by rdivaldi

Birmingham takes the Southern League crown, defeating Mobile.

Birmingham overcomes two-run deficit to win crown in SL

But we have the worst minor leagues in baseball. ****ing rankings, how do they work?

[rdivaldi]

Originally Posted by FielderJones

But we have the worst minor leagues in baseball. ****ing rankings, how do they work?

Well, to be fair B'Ham did have some older non-prospects on the roster. But our farm system is nowhere near as bad as people make it out to be.

[Hitmen77]

Originally Posted by FielderJones

But we have the worst minor leagues in baseball. ****ing rankings, how do they work?

Because the Sox have finally starting doing better in drafting players over the last 2 or 3 years and some of these guys are now making their way up through Birmingham?

The Baron's success is a good sign, but it doesn't change the fact that the Sox farm system was rightfully ranked near the bottom for many years.

[rdivaldi]

Semien and Curley named MVPs of their respective leagues:

http://milbprospective.mlblogs.com/2...e-mvp-choices/

[cards press box]

Here is a nice article from the Tribune about Sox OF prospect Micker Adolfo.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...,4924051.story

[rdivaldi]

MiLB names organization All-Stars headlined by Johnson & Johnson:

Starter Erik, speedster Micah headline South Side All-Stars

[Bucky F. Dent]

Sean Bierman coming to the Sox to complete the Crain deal to the Rays.