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This is why it always astounds me when people get all bent out of shape when the Sox trade "valuable" prospects to get established talent. The odds of trading away a superstar are pretty slim...in my opinion the worst deal KW did was the one for Swisher. We lost Gio. Other than that....haven't lost much major league talent in trades. For us to get some of the quality players we have gotten with guys who have amounted to nothing is a reflection of good maneuvering by KW. Peavy for three mediocre pitchers? Genius. |
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Chris Young and Daniel Hudson are both good players that came from KW trades. |
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Keith Law's ratings are up. He's got us 28 as well, though the Tigers are not on the bottom (he's got them 25).
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Clayton Richard would not make the current Sox rotation. Chris Young is decent (he's not much of a hitter), and the jury is still very much out on Hudson.
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That's what happens when you draft based on "signability" and also to avoid dealing with agents you don't like. Lip |
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That's your opinion.
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And probably the same opinion of most scouts...
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"Keith Law sucks, his prospect ratings are good for toilet paper and not much else." That is all. |
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I know a lot of White Sox fans despise him, but its not like everything horrible he's said about our system and prospects isn't 100% true... FWIW, he's got Hawkins at 74 on his top 100 list. |
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I also do not have a big problem with Law. Law is not ever on the Sox side, but he also has not been very wrong about Sox prospects. Big Ceiling, future star like players have not come up through the Sox Farm (sans Chris Sale who got about 2 cups of Coffee and a Donut in the minors). Bland is right that Law ranks based on the likelihood of being great, not being useful. That is why guys like Santiago, Quintana etc. don't really count in these rankings. A lot of teams get back end rotation, fill in lineup, bullpen contributions from these fringe types.
Law ranked Hawkins 74 in his Top 100, which was good, and Carlos Sanchez got some praise in his "10 that just missed". He writes with Sanchez that he doesn't see the defensive tools to be an everyday SS. He thinks he will hit .300, but lack the power/offensive ability to be a great 2b. Kind of sounds like he projects him to be a .300 hitter but with a low .700 OPS. Kind of a 8-9 hitter.
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No kidding. I'm actually surprised no one has made that argument yet.
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If the Sox had Clayton Richard (in his current form and considering his last three years) he would be in the starting rotating over Quintana and Santiagio. Or Floyd would have been traded. Either way, he has a much better track record than Quintana and Santiago has started what, a handful of games... if that?
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When Clayton was with the Sox his ERA was around five and he usually couldn't make it out of the 6th inning. Maybe he would have gotten better, but I don't think so. He was 'mediocrity defined' with the Sox, pitching against stacked A.L. batting orders. let's not forget that either. Lip |
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