chitownblue (not verified)

July 17th, 2008 at 12:25 PM ^

Richard has had 6 starts above AA so far, Drew Henson played in AAA for 2 whole seasons. So, we'll see. He was, however, recently written up at Baseball Prospectus as possibly the only in-house help the White Sox may have for their rotation.

The roster is a bizarre mix. There's a handful of older (30+ years old) fringe MLB guys like Terry Tiffee and Mike Koplove, 3 legit elite prospects (Colby Rasmus and Matt LaPorta are 2 of the 5 best young hitters in the minors, while Trevor Cahill is one of the best pitchers) and then a bunch of moderate to mediocre prospects.

However, David Eckstein's dad is a coach, so you know they'll grit it up!

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colin

July 17th, 2008 at 12:28 PM ^

But pretty good assessment overall.  It's a very strange looking team.  Of course, it hardly matters since baseball is going the way of the dodo as far as the Limpics are concerned.

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dex

July 17th, 2008 at 12:32 PM ^

It's going to be tough to beat the Asians with their analytical, almost mathematical approach, the Latinos with their fiery passion, the Euros with their propensity for sneakily leaning into inside pitches, and the Arabs with their explosive power, but I think our grit can do it.

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hat

July 17th, 2008 at 1:14 PM ^

I love how sports like synchronized diving (now practiced in THREE countries worldwide!) get to be in the Olympics, but baseball, which is more global than ever, is going to be dropped after this time. Fucking Euro snobs.

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