Gordon Beckham ETA?
Gordon Beckham ETA?
Does anyone have any insight on when G. Beckham will arrive in the big leagues?
Re: Gordon Beckham ETA?
It is a bit curious that the White Sox have kept Beckham at SS as the path to the bigs is readily available at 2B -- unless they feel they can move Alexei back to 2B, likely against his will.
If he were at 2B in the minors, I would say sooner than later, but with his staying at SS, they probably want to see if Ramirez can play SS at the big league level so a callup may not be imminent.
If he were at 2B in the minors, I would say sooner than later, but with his staying at SS, they probably want to see if Ramirez can play SS at the big league level so a callup may not be imminent.
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I have a feeling it's purely fan speculation, but I've heard plenty about Ramirez possibly moving to CF.
Re: Gordon Beckham ETA?
Fan speculation based on some quotes from Ozzie.
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Re: Gordon Beckham ETA?
From article Monday:
http://www.southtownstar.com/sports/154 ... nb.article
Guillen all but ruled out calling up shortstop Gordon Beckham, the touted 2008 first-round draft pick.
''Beckham doesn't play second,'' Guillen said. ''If you see Beckham up here this year, we're in trouble. He should play a full season down there (at Birmingham). If we have to (bring him up), we will, but I hope we don't have to.''
http://www.southtownstar.com/sports/154 ... nb.article
Guillen all but ruled out calling up shortstop Gordon Beckham, the touted 2008 first-round draft pick.
''Beckham doesn't play second,'' Guillen said. ''If you see Beckham up here this year, we're in trouble. He should play a full season down there (at Birmingham). If we have to (bring him up), we will, but I hope we don't have to.''
Re: Gordon Beckham ETA?
Read on another site fan speculation that he is being called up 6/4. Can't find a verifiable link yet, sorry.
Re: Gordon Beckham ETA?
he's been officially called up according to ESPN with Betemit being released
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Re: Gordon Beckham ETA?
Don't know much about this guy since I play predominantly in NL leagues. In a 12 team mixed, is he worth snatching with a current middle infield of Felipe Lopez, Furcal and Kelly Johnson?
Re: Gordon Beckham ETA?
Guys picked #8 overall are going to be saddled with the "prospect hype", so it is usually best to temper expectations.
With that said...
Kelly Johnson is a pretty decent comp for what to expect this season -- decent average, more pop than speed from a middle guy. Upside is obviously much higher.
Furcal is scuffling a bit but he has been dinged up -- I expect a decent rest of the season, with a few more steals worked in along the way.
Which brings us to Furcal. I don't think I would drop him, but he is providing an completely empty .245 average - even with tempered expectations, Beckham can't do any worse.
I'd likely put him in for Furcal and hope at some point, I have 4 viable MI so I can deal one.
If you need to drop Furcal -- hmm, it would depend on what I could pick up if Beckham struggles and I wanted to cut bait.
With that said...
Kelly Johnson is a pretty decent comp for what to expect this season -- decent average, more pop than speed from a middle guy. Upside is obviously much higher.
Furcal is scuffling a bit but he has been dinged up -- I expect a decent rest of the season, with a few more steals worked in along the way.
Which brings us to Furcal. I don't think I would drop him, but he is providing an completely empty .245 average - even with tempered expectations, Beckham can't do any worse.
I'd likely put him in for Furcal and hope at some point, I have 4 viable MI so I can deal one.
If you need to drop Furcal -- hmm, it would depend on what I could pick up if Beckham struggles and I wanted to cut bait.
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You know you have to seek therapy when you see one of your pitchers had a bad night and it takes you 15 minutes to find the team you have him on. - The Forum Funklord
I'd rather be wrong for the right reasons than right for the wrong reasons - The Forum Funklord
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Which is the conundrum we face with these minor leaguers. For every Ryan Braun, there's at least one Alex Gordon. I'd hang onto Furcal as long as I could. Barring an unknown injury, I think Furcal at least performs as well as Beckham would and is at his lowest right now. In fact, I'd look for Furcal to bounce back to a more Furcal-esque performance the rest of the year. Furcal probably won't do any worse whereas Beckham could as a rookie.Todd Zola wrote:Which brings us to Furcal. I don't think I would drop him, but he is providing an completely empty .245 average - even with tempered expectations, Beckham can't do any worse.
I'd likely put him in for Furcal and hope at some point, I have 4 viable MI so I can deal one.
If you need to drop Furcal -- hmm, it would depend on what I could pick up if Beckham struggles and I wanted to cut bait.