Jake Peavy: I didn’t quit on the White Sox; Ozzie did

Dave Van Dyck:

Saturday, he said, “I know he had a hard time, saying I quit on him, which couldn’t be further from the truth,” Peavy said. “I would never quit on a team. … Ozzie didn’t finish the season with us the last (two) games. So I don’t know who quit on who.”

As J.J. says it wouldn’t be unreasonable for Peavy to say Ozzie checked out much, much earlier than the last two games.

Other White Sox links:

• James says the best scenario for the closer role is for Addison Reed to take ownership of it.
• Phil Rogers says expect Adam Dunn to play a lot of Left Field in Spring Training.
• The F.C.C. may eliminate the blackout rule for the N.F.L. and all other leagues.

CAIRO 2012 White Sox projections (version 0.4)

SG at the Replacement Level Yankees Weblog published the latest the (version 0.4) 2012 CAIRO projections. Here are the White Sox projections starting with the position players:

mlbamid	Last	First	Age	Pos	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	avg	obp	slg	wOBA	BR	BR/650	BRAA	Pos	Repl	BRAR	oWAR
493596	Beckham	Gordon	26	2B	CHA	AL	134	523	466	61	115	26	1	13	53	6	4	40	96	180	8	9	5	4	.247	.315	.387	.310	54	67	-7	2	17	12	1.2
457477	de Aza	Alejandro	28	CF	CHA	AL	63	236	212	32	56	12	2	4	23	9	4	20	44	85	4	2	2	1	.265	.331	.403	.324	27	74	-1	1	8	8	0.8
276055	Dunn	Adam	33	DH	CHA	AL	145	599	504	65	111	24	1	29	79	1	1	95	179	223	10	6	0	3	.221	.354	.442	.353	78	85	9	-14	19	14	1.4
452095	Flowers	Tyler	26	C	CHA	AL	59	233	201	25	44	9	1	9	24	2	1	29	66	82	3	4	1	1	.220	.331	.409	.329	27	75	0	4	7	12	1.2
117244	Konerko	Paul	36	1B	CHA	AL	147	622	538	75	153	27	1	30	95	2	1	70	97	271	13	7	0	8	.285	.370	.504	.377	93	97	20	-11	20	29	2.9
452121	Lillibridge	Brent	29	RF	CHA	AL	77	197	175	28	41	7	1	7	23	7	4	16	51	72	3	3	2	1	.236	.308	.410	.314	21	70	-2	-2	6	3	0.3
543569	Morel	Brent	25	3B	CHA	AL	92	340	313	36	76	15	1	9	33	5	3	22	50	119	7	2	3	2	.244	.295	.381	.297	33	62	-7	1	11	5	0.5
150229	Pierzynski	A.J.	36	C	CHA	AL	115	459	427	43	118	24	1	9	46	2	1	21	44	172	15	4	3	4	.277	.314	.402	.313	48	68	-5	8	15	18	1.8
425567	Rios	Alexis	31	CF	CHA	AL	148	614	568	74	142	28	2	17	67	19	8	38	93	227	20	4	1	5	.250	.301	.399	.306	63	67	-8	2	20	14	1.4
493364	Viciedo	Dayan	23	RF	CHA	AL	80	321	297	35	76	13	0	12	35	3	1	20	59	124	8	3	1	1	.255	.309	.419	.318	35	72	-2	-3	10	5	0.5

A .353 wOBA from Adam Dunn? I’ll take it! I’ll take the .329 wOBA from Tyler Flowers too!

And the pitcher projections:

mlbamid	Last	First	Age	Team	Lg	Role	G	GS	W	L	Sv	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	RA	ERA	FIP	RAR	WAR
518420	Axelrod	Dylan	27	CHA	AL	SP	22	14	4	6	0	90	100	46	43	8	32	58	4	1	390	4.62	4.28	4.11	13	1.3
430884	Crain	Jesse	31	CHA	AL	RP	68	0	3	4	17	66	56	29	27	7	31	62	1	2	275	4.01	3.65	3.93	10	1.0
433579	Danks	John	27	CHA	AL	SP	25	25	8	10	0	155	157	74	69	17	48	118	5	4	652	4.28	3.99	3.93	29	2.9
425856	Floyd	Gavin	29	CHA	AL	SP	30	30	9	11	0	188	189	90	84	20	53	147	8	10	788	4.30	4.02	3.81	35	3.5
458950	Humber	Philip	30	CHA	AL	SP	18	15	5	6	0	92	102	53	50	14	29	58	3	3	398	5.19	4.87	4.73	8	0.8
349193	Ohman	Will	35	CHA	AL	RP	60	0	3	3	2	49	48	25	23	7	21	45	2	2	212	4.57	4.20	4.31	4	0.4
408241	Peavy	Jake	31	CHA	AL	SP	16	16	6	5	0	98	99	46	45	11	27	82	3	3	409	4.27	4.15	3.70	18	1.8
592665	Reed	Addison	24	CHA	AL	RP	32	0	2	2	0	43	42	19	18	5	15	44	2	1	181	4.03	3.74	3.55	6	0.6
519242	Sale	Chris	23	CHA	AL	RP	48	0	3	3	0	57	45	20	20	5	23	61	2	2	232	3.26	3.16	3.34	13	1.3
519242	Sale	Chris	23	CHA	AL	SP	27	27	11	8	0	164	152	74	69	18	66	151	4	6	672	4.07	3.77	3.86	34	3.4
543819	Stewart	Zach	26	CHA	AL	SP	20	19	4	8	0	109	135	71	67	18	44	65	5	2	488	5.88	5.55	5.31	1	0.1

Chris Sale has 2 projections; one as a starter and one as a reliever. I’ll take the 165 innings (and the 2 more wins above replacement) everyday of the week and twice on Sunday!

Yoenis Cespedes says the White Sox are among the teams with “more interest” in him

MLBTR:

Yoenis Cespedes says the six teams with “more interest” in signing him are the Marlins, Cubs, White Sox, Orioles, Tigers and Indians, tweets Dionisio Soldevila of the Associated Press. The Cuban outfielder, who struck out in each of his three at bats in the Dominican Winter League last night, will likely become a free agent soon. Cespedes said he isn’t worried that his performance in the Winter League will reduce his bargaining power, Soldevila tweets.

Clay Davenport analyzed Yoenis Cespedes’ case and projected his MLB stats:

Year	Tm	Lge	Age	PA	AB	R	H	DB	TP	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BAvg	OBP	SLG	EqBA	EqOBA	EqSLG	EqA	RAR	WARP	Defense	MJ	Brk	Imp	Col	Att	Drp
2012	FA_	NL	26	566	516	74	134	26	2	24	77	46	101	8	3	.260	.325	.457	.263	.330	.471	.279	33.5	4.1	132-CF   1	88	23	53	19	9	0
2013	FA_	NL	27	560	509	75	133	26	2	24	76	47	101	8	3	.261	.329	.462	.262	.332	.467	.280	34.6	4.3	131-CF   1	95	27	48	20	17	0
2014	FA_	NL	28	559	509	75	134	26	2	25	79	46	101	7	3	.263	.329	.470	.264	.333	.475	.282	35.7	4.4	131-CF   1	100	24	48	23	23	8
2015	FA_	NL	29	516	467	69	122	24	2	23	72	45	95	5	2	.261	.331	.469	.262	.335	.475	.283	33.3	4.1	120-CF   1	98	28	47	31	31	20
2016	FA_	NL	30	496	451	63	115	21	1	22	69	41	88	4	2	.255	.323	.452	.256	.327	.461	.276	27.7	3.4	116-CF   1	92	24	37	40	37	24
2017	FA_	NL	31	463	418	60	109	20	1	21	64	41	82	4	2	.261	.333	.464	.262	.337	.474	.282	29.3	3.6	108-CF   1	97	23	42	42	46	29

Check out Davenport’s analysis.

PS. You got to check out Jose Abreu’s 2011 stats: .453/.597/.986 with a 32/58 K /BB ratio in 212 AB.  That’s a 1.983 OPS! The guy hit 33 HR in 212 AB!!

Still Way Too Early CAIRO 2012 Projected Standings

Here’s the 2nd version of the extremely early, unset rosters, AL Central CAIRO projections:

TEAM	W	L	RS	RA	Div	WC 1	WC 2	PL%
DET	88.9	73.1	785	702	63.2%	1.78%	14.80%	79.74%
CLE	85.0	77.0	749	706	30.6%	3.40%	9.19%	43.14%
CHA	75.7	86.3	707	789	4.2%	0.15%	1.82%	6.12%
KC	73.5	88.5	682	755	1.8%	0.05%	0.64%	2.44%
MIN	67.4	94.6	715	850	0.4%	0.00%	0.06%	0.46%

BTW, Here’s the 1st version of the CAIRO projections:

TEAM	W	L	RS	RA	Div	WC	PL
Tigers	89	73	780	703	54.3%	4.7%	59.0%
Indians	87	75	751	696	40.8%	5.9%	46.6%
White Sox	77	85	723	795	3.3%	1.5%	4.8%
Royals	73	89	684	760	1.6%	0.2%	1.8%
Twins	66	96	698	829	0.0%	-	-

Seems the loss of Carlos Quentin lowered the White Sox projections a bit. Also, the latest version’s projections feature 2 wildcard teams.

Other White Sox links:

• James looks at going after Yoenis Cespedes, and signing Luis Martinez. He also finds a destination for the DFA’s Mark Teahen in his HoF results post!
• J.J. looks at Addison Reed’s role, and what should be expected from Alejandro De Aza.

Baseball Instict’s Simon Castro scouting report

David Reiffer:

Four-Seam Fastball– Castro fires a low-to-mid-90s four-seamer from a low 3/4 arm slot. The offering features good movement away from left-handed hitters and is a plus pitch.

Slider – The slider is above average at times with sharp late downward movement. Castro lives on the heater/slider combo.

Change-up – The change needs work and, according to reports, needs refining due to a hesitation in his delivery that may tip-off more advanced hitting.

Two-Seam Fastball – Scouts report that this pitch has some movement too but not as much as the four-seamer and with less downward movement. Tops out in the low-90s.

Reiffer says if Don Cooper can straighten out Castro’s command problems, Castro can become a member of the starting rotation.

Marco Paddy signs his first Latin America player for the Whiite Sox: Venezuelan RHP Luis Martinez

Ben Bradler:

The White Sox have signed Venezuelan righthander Luis Martinez for $250,000, the organization’s most expensive international signing in recent years.

Martinez, who turns 17 on Jan. 29, is 6-foot-4, 195 pounds and gets good downhill angle on an 88-91 mph fastball that has hit 92, an increase from the 84-88 mph velocity he was showing last summer around July 2. He has a projectable frame with long arms and plenty of room to fill out, so he should have at least a plus fastball in time. Martinez has a solid delivery, a high-70s curveball that is his best secondary pitch and he mixes in a changeup as well. …

Investing in the international market! Refreshing!

Baseball America’s Top 10 White Sox prospects for 2012

Phil Rogers:

1.	Addison Reed, rhp
2.	Nestor Molina, rhp
3.	Simon Castro, rhp
4.	Trayce Thompson, of
5.	Jake Petricka, rhp
6.	Keenyn Walker, of
7.	Jhan Marinez, rhp
8.	Tyler Saladino, ss
9.	Juan Silverio, 3b
10.	Ozzie Martinez, ss

White Sox Front Office and sabermetrics

Doug Padilla’s chat:

Q: This may be a tough question for you to answer. But, do you have any idea how highly the White Sox FO values sabermetrics?

A: They put a solid emphasis on it. Not saying it’s the deciding factor in all their moves, but they have a guy that works closely with KW to break down those numbers.

“Solid emphasis” would be better than I thought. Hopefully, Padilla is right. Another interesting note:

Q: Whats the biggest difference between Walker and the new hitting coach?

A: Walk was huge on mechanics, passing along what he had learned over the years from some of the greats in the game. He coached the mental side as well, but the word is that Manto will stress the mental side even more. Manto wants you in a great frame of mind to hit, then he will go to work on mechanics.

John Danks’ 2012 salary: $500,000

Interesting note on John Danks: His 2012 salary is $500,000. He then gets a $7.5 million signing bonus, paid between June, '12 and Oct., '12—
Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) January 10, 2012

All $8 million goes against 2012 payroll. Danks also gets $100,000 for Cy Young and World Series MVP—
Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) January 10, 2012

Short leash for Alex Rios?

Scott Merkin’s mailbag:

… If Rios does get off to a slow start, let’s say through April or even a week into May, I don’t think the White Sox will hesitate to go in a different direction.

Other White Sox links:

• James finds Kenny Williams’ off-season aproach improved, and looks back to the blackout game.
• colin looks at the terms of John Danks’ extension and sees “a fair market deal that works in the White Sox’ favor thanks to the organization’s talent for handling pitchers.”
• BTB says Gavin Floyd is a younger alternative to Hiroki Kuroda and Roy Oswalt.

BaseballInstinct looks at Sox prospect RHP Nestor Molina

BaseballInstinct:

75°. Nestor Molina, RHP, White Sox, 1/9/1989 - Molina’s best pitch is a 91-93 mph fastball that he commands very well. With just 16 walks in 130.1 innings in 2011 he’s a pitcher who hits his spots and doesn’t beat himself. He works fastballs low and outside painting the black and uses a sinker to get ground balls and a slider as an out pitch. His 4 seam is an average pitch with plus command, but the sinker is a plus pitch with movement and command. He slid right into the top of the White Sox SP prospect ranks. While he isn’t an Ace type, his pitch mix and command make him a nice bet to fill out the #4 spot in a rotation. His frame is a little small, so workhorse #3 is unlikely, but sometimes pitchers are just better than their peripherals. Molina is one of those guys. ETA 2013.

Stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2007	18	Blue Jays 2	DOSL	FRk	TOR	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	3	1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
2008	19	Blue Jays 2	DOSL	FRk	TOR	4	1	.800	0.96	20	0	17	0	0	4	37.1	30	6	4	1	5	0	27	0	0	2	147	0.938	7.2	0.2	1.2	6.5	5.40
2009	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A-	TOR	3	1	.750	1.67	17	2	5	0	0	1	43.0	40	11	8	1	5	0	38	1	1	2	171	1.047	8.4	0.2	1.0	8.0	7.60
2009	20	Blue Jays	GULF	Rk	TOR	3	0	1.000	1.69	15	2	5	0	0	1	37.1	31	8	7	0	4	0	32	1	1	1	143	0.938	7.5	0.0	1.0	7.7	8.00
2009	20	Auburn	NYPL	A-	TOR	0	1	.000	1.59	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	9	3	1	1	1	0	6	0	0	1	28	1.765	14.3	1.6	1.6	9.5	6.00
2010	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	TOR	8	2	.800	3.11	39	2	13	0	0	4	81.0	71	35	28	4	20	1	64	0	0	2	329	1.123	7.9	0.4	2.2	7.1	3.20
2010	21	Lansing	MIDW	A	TOR	8	2	.800	3.17	37	2	12	0	0	4	76.2	64	31	27	4	20	1	61	0	0	2	309	1.096	7.5	0.5	2.3	7.2	3.05
2010	21	Dunedin	FLOR	A+	TOR	0	0		2.08	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.1	7	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	20	1.615	14.5	0.0	0.0	6.2
2011	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	TOR	12	3	.800	2.21	26	23	1	0	0	0	130.1	114	39	32	8	16	0	148	1	1	5	512	0.997	7.9	0.6	1.1	10.2	9.25
2011	22	Dunedin	FLOR	A+	TOR	10	3	.769	2.58	21	18	1	0	0	0	108.1	102	37	31	8	14	0	115	1	0	3	432	1.071	8.5	0.7	1.2	9.6	8.21
2011	22	New Hampshire	EL	AA	TOR	2	0	1.000	0.41	5	5	0	0	0	0	22.0	12	2	1	0	2	0	33	0	1	2	80	0.636	4.9	0.0	0.8	13.5	16.50
5 Seasons						27	7	.794	2.21	103	27	37	0	0	9	292.2	255	91	72	14	47	1	277	2	2	11	1162	1.032	7.8	0.4	1.4	8.5	5.89
FRk (2 seasons)				FRk		4	1	.800	0.94	21	0	18	0	0	4	38.1	30	6	4	1	6	0	27	0	0	2	150	0.939	7.0	0.2	1.4	6.3	4.50
A+ (2 seasons)				A+		10	3	.769	2.56	23	18	2	0	0	0	112.2	109	41	32	8	14	0	118	1	0	3	452	1.092	8.7	0.6	1.1	9.4	8.43
A (1 season)				A		8	2	.800	3.17	37	2	12	0	0	4	76.2	64	31	27	4	20	1	61	0	0	2	309	1.096	7.5	0.5	2.3	7.2	3.05
AA (1 season)				AA		2	0	1.000	0.41	5	5	0	0	0	0	22.0	12	2	1	0	2	0	33	0	1	2	80	0.636	4.9	0.0	0.8	13.5	16.50
Rk (1 season)				Rk		3	0	1.000	1.69	15	2	5	0	0	1	37.1	31	8	7	0	4	0	32	1	1	1	143	0.938	7.5	0.0	1.0	7.7	8.00
A- (1 season)				A-		0	1	.000	1.59	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	9	3	1	1	1	0	6	0	0	1	28	1.765	14.3	1.6	1.6	9.5	6.00

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 1/8/2012.

Fangraphs’ David Golebiewski talks about Dayan Viciedo

David Golebiewski:

While the White Sox lack many (any?) blue-chip talents, the man replacing Quentin in right field, Dayan Viciedo, should be on your radar. Viciedo is young, powerful, increasingly selective at the plate and will benefit from taking aim at the U.S. Cellular Field bleachers. …

Other White Sox links:

• J.J. handicaps the candidates to catch the opening day (ceremonial) pitch.
• James looks at the return of the Jason Frasor trade: Myles Jaye, and Daniel Webb.
• The Sox released their 2012 promotional schedule.
• KenWo looks at the 2012 HoF ballot. And THT’s Chris Jaffe gives you next Monday’s HoF results.

BaseballInstinct looks at Sox prospects OF Trayce Thompson, SS Tyler Saladino, and RHP Addison Reed

BaseballInstinct:

123°. Addison Reed, RHP, White Sox, 12/27/1988  -Chris Sale part deux? It sure seems that way. Clearly, with the White Sox dealing Santos and pushing Sale to the rotation they feel that they have the real deal in Reed. You fantasy baseball types out there may want to remember this come auction/draft day or make a push for trading for him in those keeper leagues with farm systems. ETA 2012.

Reed’s Stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2010	21	CHW-min	Rk	1	0	1.000	1.80	13	2	3	0	0	1	30.0	17	7	6	1	6	0	44	2	0	1	115		0.767	5.1	0.3	1.8	13.2	7.33	GRF · PION
2011	22	CHW-min	A+,AAA,AA,A	2	1	.667	1.26	43	0	15	0	0	5	78.1	43	14	11	3	14	0	111	3	0	6	293		0.728	4.9	0.3	1.6	12.8	7.93	WSM,CHR,BIR,KAN · CARL,IL,SOUL,SALL
2011	22	CHW	AL	0	0		3.68	6	0	2	0	0	0	7.1	10	3	3	1	1	0	12	0	0	0	33	120	1.500	12.3	1.2	1.2	14.7	12.00
1 Season				0	0		3.68	6	0	2	0	0	0	7.1	10	3	3	1	1	0	12	0	0	0	33	120	1.500	12.3	1.2	1.2	14.7	12.00
162 Game Avg.				0	0		3.68	68	0	23	0	0	0	83	113	34	34	11	11	0	136	0	0	0	374	120	1.500	12.3	1.2	1.2	14.7	12.00

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 1/6/2012.

and

151° . Tyler Saladino, SS, White Sox, 7/20/1989 - Tyler Saladino has done nothing but hit in his pro career since being drafted out of Oral Roberts in the seventh round of 2010. He boasts unusual power for a shortstop, slugging 16 home runs in just 102 games in the pitcher-friendly Carolina League, ranking third in the circuit in slugging percentage (.501). He also hit 26 doubles and nine triples, and he brings a solid approach to the plate that allowed him to post a .363 OBP. There are some concerns about his defense at shortstop, but he should at least be able to handle second base at a major league level.  Saladino remains underrated; he’s not a flashy player, but he has a very good bat for the middle infield. In a system where most of the position players have serious question marks in at least one area of the game, his well-rounded skill-set is refreshing. ETA 2014.

Saladino’s Stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2010	18	Bristol	APPY	Rk	CHW	48	187	173	17	44	9	1	1	21	0	2	9	25	.254	.291	.335	.626	58	7	0	5	0	0
2011	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	CHW	63	252	234	21	79	16	1	0	34	2	1	14	31	.338	.381	.415	.795	97	2	3	0	1	0
2011	19	Bristol	APPY	Rk	CHW	20	78	73	10	28	7	1	0	13	2	0	2	12	.384	.410	.507	.917	37	2	2	0	1	0
2011	19	Kannapolis	SALL	A	CHW	43	174	161	11	51	9	0	0	21	0	1	12	19	.317	.368	.373	.740	60	0	1	0	0	0
2 Seasons						111	439	407	38	123	25	2	1	55	2	3	23	56	.302	.343	.381	.724	155	9	3	5	1	0

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 1/1/2012.

and

156°. Trayce Thompson, OF, White Sox, 3/15/1991 – Trayce Thompson slugged his way to this spot on the list, bashing 24 homers and 36 doubles with Low-A Kannapolis. A very athletic player who is just beginning to harness his potential, Thompson also walks at a good clip, with 60 free passes in 136 games. He may slow down too much to be a center fielder, but he should be a very good defender in right field, and he has the power bat to carry that position as well. His Achilles’ heel is the strikeout, as he whiffed 172 times this past year.  Thompson probably has the most upside of any position player in the system, between his power and athleticism, but the strikeouts are a serious problem that will need a lot of work. A comparable player is Dodgers outfielder Kyle Russell, who has a similar build, athletic ability, and statistical profile, and the proverbial jury is still out on Russell even as he’s advanced to Triple-A. ETA 2015.

Thompson’s Stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2010	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	CHW	60	254	213	47	65	17	1	3	24	5	4	27	56	.305	.390	.437	.826	93	3	5	5	4	0
2010	20	Bristol	APPY	Rk	CHW	13	56	48	7	14	3	0	1	6	1	2	5	12	.292	.364	.417	.780	20	0	1	1	1	0
2010	20	Kannapolis	SALL	A	CHW	47	198	165	40	51	14	1	2	18	4	2	22	44	.309	.397	.442	.839	73	3	4	4	3	0
2011	21	Winston-Salem	CARL	A+	CHW	102	464	397	75	107	26	9	16	55	7	7	51	90	.270	.363	.501	.864	199	9	9	4	3	1
2 Seasons						162	718	610	122	172	43	10	19	79	12	11	78	146	.282	.372	.479	.851	292	12	14	9	7	1

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Baseball America talks about Sox pitching prospects Myles Jaye and Daniel Webb

Matt Eddy and Nathan Rode have more info on the two pitching prospects the Sox got from Toronto for Jason Frasor:

First 20-year old Myles Jaye:

Jaye signed for $250,000 at the 2010 draft signing deadline and made his pro debut with Bluefield last year. A two-way player in high school, he attracted attention from the Blue Jays with his arm speed, fastball life and command. Jaye sat 85-86 mph and scraped 91 in high school, but he was touching 95 by the time instructional league rolled around in 2010. Tall and lean, Jaye has an athletic delivery. His fastball has good sink to it, but his secondary stuff is a work in progress. He has shown feel for a changeup and started working with a slider in pro ball after using a curve in high school. Jaye offers intriguing upside but is several years away.

Jaye’s Stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2011	19	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	TOR	3	3	.500	3.00	13	9	3	1	0	1	54.0	48	22	18	7	18	0	49	0	1	3	222	1.222	8.0	1.2	3.0	8.2	2.72
1 Season						3	3	.500	3.00	13	9	3	1	0	1	54.0	48	22	18	7	18	0	49	0	1	3	222	1.222	8.0	1.2	3.0	8.2	2.72

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And 22-year old Daniel Webb:

Webb pulled down $450,000 at the 2009 draft signing deadline as the top pitching prospect from Florida junior college ranks. He neglected to sign with the Diamondbacks as a 12th-round pick out of high school in 2008, a year in which just two prep righties went in the draft’s first round—Ethan Martin and Gerrit Cole. Webb ranked as No. 48 overall draft prospect that year. He has a good pitcher’s frame and a live arm that produces a plus fastball, but most scouts think he’ll eventually move to the bullpen because of his slingy arm action and lack of command. He shows feel for a changeup, but his curveball still needs work.

Webb’s Stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2010	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A–A	TOR	1	7	.125	4.74	15	15	0	0	0	0	68.1	77	50	36	4	32	0	43	10	1	4	320	1.595	10.1	0.5	4.2	5.7	1.34
2010	20	Auburn	NYPL	A-	TOR	0	6	.000	5.24	13	13	0	0	0	0	56.2	69	43	33	4	26	0	39	9	1	2	270	1.676	11.0	0.6	4.1	6.2	1.50
2010	20	Lansing	MIDW	A	TOR	1	1	.500	2.31	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	8	7	3	0	6	0	4	1	0	2	50	1.200	6.2	0.0	4.6	3.1	0.67
2011	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	TOR	4	5	.444	5.48	19	12	4	0	0	2	67.1	82	53	41	7	24	0	51	6	1	4	305	1.574	11.0	0.9	3.2	6.8	2.13
2011	21	Blue Jays	GULF	Rk	TOR	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	21	Lansing	MIDW	A	TOR	4	5	.444	5.59	18	12	3	0	0	2	66.0	80	53	41	7	24	0	51	6	1	3	299	1.576	10.9	1.0	3.3	7.0	2.13
2 Seasons						5	12	.294	5.11	34	27	4	0	0	2	135.2	159	103	77	11	56	0	94	16	2	8	625	1.585	10.5	0.7	3.7	6.2	1.68
A (2 seasons)				A		5	6	.455	5.10	20	14	3	0	0	2	77.2	88	60	44	7	30	0	55	7	1	5	349	1.519	10.2	0.8	3.5	6.4	1.83
Rk (1 season)				Rk		0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
A- (1 season)				A-		0	6	.000	5.24	13	13	0	0	0	0	56.2	69	43	33	4	26	0	39	9	1	2	270	1.676	11.0	0.6	4.1	6.2	1.50

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Alejandro De Aza finishes the DWL regular season with a .619 OPS

The DWL (Dominican Winter League) regular season is over. Alejandro De Aza had 128 PA and a .198/.313/.306/.619 batting line with 17 BB and 28 K. Fangraph’s SCOUT leaderboard says:

Name	Org	PA	xBB%	xK%	xHR%	BBz	Kz	HRz	SCOUT
Alejandro De Aza	TIG	128	11.8%	21.3%	0.8%	0.70	-0.56	-0.41	-0.09

Like J.J. said at least De Aza’s plate discipline numbers Are similar to the ones he had with the Sox last year (17 BB, 34 K in 171 PA).

Wondering who’s atop the SCOUT leaderboard?

Name	Org	PA	xBB%	xK%	xHR%	BBz	Kz	HRz	SCOUT
Ricardo Nanita	TOR	134	11.5%	9.9%	2.8%	0.63	1.48	0.93	1.01

Ricardo Nanita. That’s a familiar name!