Hopefully you're right. We're gonna need him to pick it up soon to keep this 162-0 train chuggin'

Call it approach, call it makeup, adjustments... he doesn't have tools. I've looked at a couple guys the last few years that weren't prospects come up into timeshares, blossom into ASG type players in Allen Craig and Matt Carpenter. They are contact hitters that have a plan up there, and call it feel, but i see the same makeup in young Marcus. Semien is almost the reverse of what folks on this board will correctly deride as KW types; unlike previous and current White Sox prospects in that he draws tons of walks and has good contact numbers. His career arc is similar to the 2 players I mentioned, here is a quick summary:

Simien had a monster So. year at Cal, but only hit about .275 with no power as a Jr.

After falling to the WS as an unnotable draftee, he held his own in Low-A (.253/.320/.376) despite being just 20. Most guys that age will be in rookie league.
In 2012, he had a bustout of sorts (.273/.362/.471) hitting 14 HR at High A Winston-Salem. I had the chance to observe him and a couple other, more heralded draft picks down there. *
2013 in AA saw him win the leagues MVP (.290/.420/.483) with a 15 HR/ 20 SB campaign in 393 at-bats, and spend brief times with the AAA and MLB clubs.

He's basically played 2 full seasons at the professional level and shown remarkable improvement. Obviously, you guys are watching the games (I have not been able to view either game live) and his career may wound up as a journeyman. I'm just saying give him time to get acclimated, he can play all of the infield positions adequately to above average, and has the arm strength to play 3B or SS. He has shown the ability to improve at each level.
*I can understand if you think I may conflate his value, or have a personal interest in seeing him succeed, as everyone likes to find a diamond in the rough after seeing some guy that nobody heard of in the minors. Only time will tell.

Basically, he can do all the things that Beckham can do. College SS, came up as a 3b, didn't look overmatched; settled in as the MLB 2B out of positional need. It boils down to whether you think he can be a better hitter than Beckham has shown, and Bacon pretty much has shown us what he is at this point. Semien is younger, cheaper, team-controlled for longer, and may not have yet reached his ceiling. Were I Rick Hahn; I'd much rather gamble on Semien. The only difference with the level of fanfare of him coming up vis-à-vis the 2B incumbent-- Gordon has that first round pedigree.

This team is going wire to wire with this division

Sounds like they're gonna try to get this game in today. Could be ugly.

Where did you hear that?

Weve been debating it in the office (fantasy implications)


We're leaning no game

You really don't need sources for something like a forecast.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

what? Of course you do. Unless you're a meteorologist.

You really don't need sources for something like a forecast.

Just looking at the radar, they're gonna have about a 4 hour window to get this game in before it rains again.

I'm a pretty reliable source.

No, I thought he heard someone like a coach or announcer talk about how they "really want to get this game in"

You do everything in your power to play today when the team is this white hot!

You do everything in your power to play today when the team is this white hot!

Mark it as it is documented in the threads. I said if it falls right 500 and/or a WC is not out of the question. Of course, they could get hurt or take a shit and lost 83 but not 99. That was Bernsie's outlier.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

Eaton CF
Semien 3B
Abreu 1B
Dunn DH
Garcia, A RF
DeAza LF
Ramirez SS
Flowers C
Garcia, L 2B

Paulino P

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Anyone else listening to Rongey with Hawk? Man I love Hawk. "Rick Hahn has done probably the greatest job I've ever seen of a GM turning around a baseball club"

sounds reasonable to me

Of course it does. You have those White Sox colored glasses glued to your face.


I think the 97 Marlins might disagree. Or the 09 Yankees. Hell, if they dont win the division they'll be looking up at the 07 Cubs