Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune’s baseball blog “Hardball” reports that three White Sox pitching prospects have “gotten mixed results” in their last appearances. Aaron Poreda, the hard-throwing left-hander, struck out 5 and allowed only 1 run in 5 innings of work for Class-A Winston-Salem. Kyle McCulloch pitched 6 shutout innings for Double-A Birmingham. Lance Broadway went 8 innings, giving up only 1 earned run for Triple-A Charlotte.
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White Sox Prospect Watch: Poreda, McCulloch, Broadway
Friday, April 18th, 2008Ozzie Guillen to Decide on Second Baseman Today
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008White Sox Manager Ozzie says he will choose a starting second baseman today, writes Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun Times, and it looks like it’s a choice between Juan Uribe and Alexei Ramirez. General manager Kenny Williams tested the trade waters when he put Uribe on the waiver wire, but now that Danny Richar is on the DL and Pablo Ozuna has been designated as a part-timer (starting against left-handed pitchers), Uribe and Ramirez are the only choices left. Given his solid spring performance and Guillen’s comments in the article, it seems likely that Ramirez will get the nod and they will try to play Uribe elsewhere. Don’t sleep on this one.
White Sox Prospect Watch: Ramirez, Shelby
Thursday, March 20th, 2008- Playing center field again, Alexei Ramirez hit his first home run for Chicago on Wednesday, and finished the day 2 for 3 with 2 walks and 3 runs scored. Although the details are still unclear, it has been reported that Juan Uribe has been waived by the Sox, thus paving the way for Ramirez (a natural second baseman). This situation has the pungent aroma of a fantasy sleeper.
- MLB.com’s Scott Merkin writes that John Shelby, a natural outfielder in the process of converting to second base, is making his presence known in the White Sox minor league system. Although he is a ways away, the former University of Kentucky Wildcat’s .301 BA with 16 home runs, 35 doubles, 9 triples, and 79 RBIs in Triple-A last year shows promise. A second baseman that hits like that would be a valuable commodity in the bigs.
White Sox Prospect Watch: McCulloch, Poreda, Broadway
Friday, March 14th, 2008- Southside prospect Kyle McCulloch was once a very promising young pitcher but is now struggling as a non-roster invitee to White Sox spring training this year, writes Scott Merkin of MLB.com. Admittedly not a “pure stuff guy,” The former Texas Longhorn and Big 12 player of the year has a reputation as a hard worker and is not letting himself get bothered by what looks to be another year for him in the Chicago minor league system. Since being drafted in 2006, McCulloch is 11-15 in 40 minor league starts.
- Merkin quickly notes that Aaron Poreda, drafted in 2007 by the White Sox, is turning heads in spring training with his near 100 mph fastball.
- Lance Broadway, who made 4 appearances with Chicago’s big league club last year, is working with what he’s got to get back to the show. However, his 10.50 ERA and 13 hits in 6 innings this spring is not helping his cause.
