Wow. This is the first time in my life I’ve been on
the exercycle while a team—not the White Sox, of course—hit
back-to-back-to-back homeruns. Thank you
for that experience, Derek Holland.
But the Sox were
actually in a position to win; thank you for the bases-clearing double, Adam
Engel. If only we had a bullpen. I thought the sign of a good general manager
would be to have replacements ready for the people you trade away, but Rick
Hahn works off a different plan. In the
ideal world, yes, he had replacements, three of them in fact. Too bad Zack Burdi, Jake Petricka and Nate
Jones are all injured. But Hahn wanted
those Yankees’ prospects, and, if a trade for them gutted the Sox pen, so
what? Hey, it’s a rebuild.
Speaking of
prospects (and the White Sox p.r. department is happy to do so 24/7), MLBPipeline.com
says the Sox have 7 of the top 50 prospects in the game, and 10 out of the top 68.
Wow, again. The minor-league
system must be kicking some major butt, right?
Not really. The top four farm teams are a combined 166-228
on the season so far, with only low-A Kannapolis posting a winning record. But hey, again, it’s a rebuild. What do won-lost records count for?
Everything.
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