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I also agree with Lip that investing in more scouts and better facilities (both domestic and international) are something that the Sox can stand to improve upon. The Rangers were able to stock up on Dominican players thanks to their baseball academies. The Sox may not be able to do the same thing for a while, but I would like to see it. Paddy has done a very good job of cleaning up the mess that Wilder left, but there is still a lot there. Just a speculation, but I wonder when teams will start investing in African countries. |
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One of them is/was on the Mariners. I forget his name and I don't know if he's still in the league, but still.
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I believe you're thinking of Greg Halman who is no longer an active player on account of being dead.
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List of Aussie born MLB players. No listing for Greg Halman (although I don't know how old this list is)
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/play...?loc=Australia Lip |
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It would seem to me that if an organization wanted to seek out an untapped area from which to develop talent, that organization would set up academies on the Indian subcontinent, given its massive population and the popularity of cricket. I had a Nepalese student who was a good cricket player. He had never previously held a baseball bat, but the first time we took him for a softball game, he was making solid contact and crushing massive frozen ropes and moon shots.
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The only Australian player I can think of off the top of my head is Grant Balfour |
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Dave Nillson (I think that's the correct spelling) made the All Star team a few times as a catcher / DH for MIlwaukee.
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Courtney Hawkins came in at #68 on MLB.com's top 100 prospects.
They speak pretty highly on the kid. It's nice having a potential impact position player in the system. Besides Beckham's short stay in the minors I can't think of a solid position player that we have had in the minors. Dayan Viciedo, Brandon Allen and Chris Carter come to mind but I think Hawkins' overall potential trumps theirs. |
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EDIT - BA was in the BA Top 100 two consecutive seasons, as well, but I am confident that by the time he reaches Chicago*, Hawkins will have surpassed his pedigree. * assuming he doesn't get traded |
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Although not drafted by the White Sox, Tyler Flowers was BA's #60 prospect leading into the 2010 season. Not really sure what the White Sox did with his swing after that.
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Crede was #94 in '02, #36 in '01 and #96 in '00 Flowers got busted of PEDs shortly before the Sox acquired him. |
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People always forget this, I'm glad you brought it up. When I hear the expectations from the team, I cringe because I know its based on things he did artificially.
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