IBC

As 2009 ends, this is a first glance at how the core of the 2010 IBC White Sox appear to be looking at this point in time:

2B...Akinori Iwamura .290/.357/.388
DH...Gordon Beckham .270/.350/.466
1B...Joey Votto* .318/.409/.561
3B...Ryan Zimmerman .286/.358/.518
RF...Nelson Cruz .260/.332/.524
LF...Nolan Reimold .279/.365/.466...Nate Schierholtz* .270/.303/.404
SS...Alexi Ramirez .276/.332/.370
.C...Kyle Phillips* 300/.372/.433 at AAA
CF...Fernando Perez [hurt most of season]...Mark Kotsay* .278/.327/.390

SP...Ubaldo Jiminez 3.52 ERA, 188/81 K/BB, 1.24 WHIP
SP...John Danks* 3.69 ERA, 148/69 K/BB, 1.26 WHIP
SP...Jeff Niemann 3.94 ERA, 120/58 K/BB, 1.35 WHIP
SP...Brett Cecil* 5.30 ERA, 69/38 K/BB, 1.65 WHIP
SP...Tim Stauffer 3.58 ERA, 53/34 K/BB, 1.44 WHIP
SP...Manny Parra* 6.16 ERA, 111/72 K/BB, 1.78 WHIP

RP...J.P. Howell* 2.84 ERA, 79/33 K/BB, 1.20 WHIP
RP...Todd Coffey 3.01 ERA, 64/21 K/BB, 1.17 WHIP
RP...Shawn Kelley 4.53 ERA, 41/8 K/BB, 1.16 WHIP
RP...Bobby Jenks 3.71 ERA, 49/16 K/BB, 1.23 WHIP

Catcher

Miguel Olivo
Luis Exposito
Max Ramirez
Max Stassi

First Base

Kevin Youkilis
Justin Smoak#
Dan Dorn* (also LF)

Second Base

Gordon Beckham (also 3B, SS)
CJ Retherford
Jayson Nix (also 3B, SS, LF, RF)

Shortstop

Alexi Ramirez (also 2B)
Mike Aviles (also 3B, 2B)

Third Base

Ryan Zimmerman
Fernando Tatis (also 1B, 2B, SS, LF, RF)

Right Field

Nate Schierholtz* (also LF)
Corey Hart (also LF)

Center Field

Michael Brantley* (also LF)
Kirk Nieuwenhuis*
Logan Schafer*
Jordan Danks*

Left Field

Nolan Reimold
Nick Weglarz*

Designated Hitter


Starting Pitchers

Ubaldo Jimenez
John Danks*
Jeff Niemann
John Lannan*
Joshua Outman* [DL]
Manny Parra*
Daniel Hudson
Jake Arrieta
Josh Collmenter
Wily Peralta
Ryan Buch
Edwin Escobar*
Wade Miley*

Relief Pitchers

JP Howell*
Drew Storen
John Grabow*
Todd Coffey
Shawn Kelley
Shawn Camp
Dustin Richardson*
Dustin Nippert (also SP)
Jhan Marinez
Robbie Weinhardt
Dan Jennings*

italics denote prospect not expected to be in 2010 database

After a few trades:

CF...Michael Brantley .313/.358/.348 & .267/.350/.361 (AAA) w/50 SB
2B...Akinori Iwamura .290/.357/.388
3B...Ryan Zimmerman .286/.358/.518
DH...Adam Dunn* .267/.398/.529
RF...Nate Schierholtz* .270/.303/.404...Corey Hart .260/.335/.418
LF...Nolan Reimold .279/.365/.466
SS...Alexi Ramirez .276/.332/.370
1B...Justin Smoak# .290/.410/.443 (AAA & AA)
.C...Kyle Phillips* 300/.372/.433 (AAA)...Luis Exposito .287/.339.439 (AA & HiA)

Bench:

2B/SS...Everth Cabrera# .255/.342/.361 & .360/.439/.460 (AAA) w/30 SB
3B/SS...Gordon Beckham .270/.350/.466
LF/RF/3B/1B/2B/SS...Fernando Tatis .282/.339/.438

Pitching:

SP...Ubaldo Jiminez 3.52 ERA, 188/81 K/BB, 1.24 WHIP
SP...John Danks* 3.69 ERA, 148/69 K/BB, 1.26 WHIP
SP...Jeff Niemann 3.94 ERA, 120/58 K/BB, 1.35 WHIP
SP...John Lannan* 3.88 ERA, 89/68 K/BB, 1.35 WHIP
SP...Brett Cecil* 5.30 ERA, 69/38 K/BB, 1.65 WHIP or Manny Parra* 6.16 ERA, 111/72 K/BB, 1.78 WHIP or Daniel Hudson 3.38 ERA, 14/9 K/BB, 1.39 WHIP & 2.32 ERA, 166/34 K/BB, 0.94 WHIP (AAA, AA, HiA & LoA)

RP...J.P. Howell* 2.84 ERA, 79/33 K/BB, 1.20 WHIP
RP...Todd Coffey 3.01 ERA, 64/21 K/BB, 1.17 WHIP
RP...Shawn Kelley 4.53 ERA, 41/8 K/BB, 1.16 WHIP
RP...Dustin Nippert 3.88 ERA, 29/7 K/BB, 1.33 WHIP & 2.55 ERA, 8/2 K/BB, 1.02 ERA (AAA & AA)
RP...Bobby Jenks 3.71 ERA, 49/16 K/BB, 1.23 WHIP

Continuing to tweak:

CF...Michael Brantley .313/.358/.348 & .267/.350/.361 (AAA) w/50 SB
2B...Akinori Iwamura .290/.357/.388
1B...Kevin Youkilis .305/.413/.548
3B...Ryan Zimmerman .286/.358/.518
LF...Nolan Reimold .279/.365/.466
RF...Nate Schierholtz* .270/.303/.404...Corey Hart .260/.335/.418
SS...Alexi Ramirez .276/.332/.370
DH...Gordon Beckham .270/.350/.466
.C...Kyle Phillips* 300/.372/.433 (AAA)...Luis Exposito .287/.339.439 (AA & HiA)

Bench:

1B...Justin Smoak# .290/.410/.443 (AAA & AA)
2B/SS...Everth Cabrera# .255/.342/.361 & .360/.439/.460 (AAA) w/30 SB
LF/RF/3B/1B/2B/SS...Fernando Tatis .282/.339/.438

Pitching:

SP...Ubaldo Jiminez 3.52 ERA, 188/81 K/BB, 1.24 WHIP
SP...John Danks* 3.69 ERA, 148/69 K/BB, 1.26 WHIP
SP...Jeff Niemann 3.94 ERA, 120/58 K/BB, 1.35 WHIP
SP...John Lannan* 3.88 ERA, 89/68 K/BB, 1.35 WHIP
SP...Brett Cecil* 5.30 ERA, 69/38 K/BB, 1.65 WHIP or Manny Parra* 6.16 ERA, 111/72 K/BB, 1.78 WHIP or Daniel Hudson 3.38 ERA, 14/9 K/BB, 1.39 WHIP & 2.32 ERA, 166/34 K/BB, 0.94 WHIP (AAA, AA, HiA & LoA)

RP...J.P. Howell* 2.84 ERA, 79/33 K/BB, 1.20 WHIP
RP...John Grabow* 3.36 ERA, 57/44 K/BB, 1.41 WHIP
RP...Todd Coffey 3.01 ERA, 64/21 K/BB, 1.17 WHIP
RP...Shawn Kelley 4.53 ERA, 41/8 K/BB, 1.16 WHIP
RP...Dustin Nippert 3.88 ERA, 29/7 K/BB, 1.33 WHIP & 2.55 ERA, 8/2 K/BB, 1.02 ERA (AAA & AA)

Still making minor changes adding a tad more speed up top and better infield defense ...

CF...Michael Brantley .313/.358/.348 & .267/.350/.361 (AAA) w/50 SB
SS...Everth Cabrera# .255/.342/.361 & .360/.439/.460 (AAA) w/30 SB
1B...Kevin Youkilis .305/.413/.548
3B...Ryan Zimmerman .286/.358/.518
LF...Nolan Reimold .279/.365/.466
2B...Gordon Beckham .270/.350/.466
RF...Nate Schierholtz* .270/.303/.404...Corey Hart .260/.335/.418
DH...Alexi Ramirez .276/.332/.370
.C...Miguel Olivo .249/.292/.490

Bench:

.C...Luis Exposito .287/.339/.439 (AA & HiA)
1B/DH...Justin Smoak# .290/.410/.443 (AAA & AA)
1B/LF/RF/DH...Danny Dorn* .275/.337/.457 (AAA)
LF/RF/3B/1B/2B/SS...Fernando Tatis .282/.339/.438

Pitching:

SP...Ubaldo Jiminez 3.52 ERA, 188/81 K/BB, 1.24 WHIP
SP...John Danks* 3.69 ERA, 148/69 K/BB, 1.26 WHIP
SP...Jeff Niemann 3.94 ERA, 120/58 K/BB, 1.35 WHIP
SP...John Lannan* 3.88 ERA, 89/68 K/BB, 1.35 WHIP
SP...Josh Outman* [DL] 3.48 ERA, 53/25 K/BB, 1.16 WHIP or Manny Parra* 6.16 ERA, 111/72 K/BB, 1.78 WHIP or Daniel Hudson 3.38 ERA, 14/9 K/BB, 1.39 WHIP & 2.32 ERA, 166/34 K/BB, 0.94 WHIP (AAA, AA, HiA & LoA)

RP...J.P. Howell* 2.84 ERA, 79/33 K/BB, 1.20 WHIP
RP...John Grabow* 3.36 ERA, 57/44 K/BB, 1.41 WHIP
RP...Todd Coffey 3.01 ERA, 64/21 K/BB, 1.17 WHIP
RP...Shawn Kelley 4.53 ERA, 41/8 K/BB, 1.16 WHIP
RP...Dustin Nippert 3.88 ERA, 29/7 K/BB, 1.33 WHIP & 2.55 ERA, 8/2 K/BB, 1.02 ERA (AAA & AA)

2010 Preseason Top 10 Propspects:

1. Justin Smoak, 1B
2. Michael Brantley, LF/CF
3. Daniel Hudson, SP
4. Jake Arrieta, SP
5. Nick Weglarz, RF
6. Max Stassi, C
7. Logan Schaefer, CF
8. Drew Storen, MR
9. Jordan Danks, CF
10. Luis Exposito, C