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Post by Sons of Vaval on Aug 21, 2022 6:50:18 GMT -5
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Post by Xmassader on Aug 23, 2022 21:54:44 GMT -5
Another scoreless inning and Hold (#5) tonight for Declan who lowered his Charlotte ERA to 3.00.
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 23, 2022 22:06:58 GMT -5
Another scoreless inning and Hold (#5) tonight for Declan who lowered his Charlotte ERA to 3.00. HC grads who progress to the pros like Miller, Raymond and Cronin improve when they get there. It might mean HC has less skilled coaches than the pros which wouldn't be surprising, but it could also mean they received good coaching at HC that helped them develop to be able to succeed at the next level.
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Post by hcbaseballalum on Aug 24, 2022 4:58:28 GMT -5
Another scoreless inning and Hold (#5) tonight for Declan who lowered his Charlotte ERA to 3.00. HC grads who progress to the pros like Miller, Raymond and Cronin improve when they get there. It might mean HC has less skilled coaches than the pros which wouldn't be surprising, but it could also mean they received good coaching at HC that helped them develop to be able to succeed at the next level. That's a massive stretch, but I would say that he is from Montclair, NJ and represents the type of kid that we should be recruiting.
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Post by bfoley82 on Aug 24, 2022 9:41:37 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Aug 24, 2022 10:03:05 GMT -5
HC grads who progress to the pros like Miller, Raymond and Cronin improve when they get there. It might mean HC has less skilled coaches than the pros which wouldn't be surprising, but it could also mean they received good coaching at HC that helped them develop to be able to succeed at the next level. That's a massive stretch, but I would say that he is from Montclair, NJ and represents the type of kid that we should be recruiting. In Cronin’s case he was very young and very inexperienced when he showed up as a frosh straight from Regis (NY) and has progressed every year. He is now more than holding his own in AAA. Given the family ties to HC and his great familiarity with HC (he spoke of this in a recent podcast) I’m not sure about the amount of ‘recruiting’ involved but that’s another story.
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Post by Xmassader on Sept 1, 2022 22:59:54 GMT -5
Declan had his 18th outing with no runs allowed in his 22nd appearance for Charlotte tonite lowering his Charlotte ERA to 3.10. He was not a 9/1 call-up to the Chisox. Instead Chicago called up Matt Foster, a Charlotte pitcher with a 4.50 ERA in 47 games with the Knights. Foster has had separate short stints in the majors in 2020, 2021 and 2022 with a 9-4 record and 9 Ks per 9 innings. Declan, as many other prospects, is hurt by the new post 8/31 roster limit which used to be 40 and is now 28 with no more than 14 pitchers.
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Post by HC92 on Sept 2, 2022 6:53:52 GMT -5
If he keeps being as effective as he’s been, he’ll get a shot in the Majors eventually. Effective bullpen arms are very valuable and demand exceeds supply.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Sept 4, 2022 12:32:10 GMT -5
This is great news --
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Post by hcpride on Sept 4, 2022 13:35:37 GMT -5
Wow. This means he’s one of their very top prospects. At any position. They think he’ll be in the majors next year. Sets him up quite nicely to grab a roster slot coming out of spring training next year.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Sept 4, 2022 13:36:17 GMT -5
Yeah, this is a huge deal.
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Post by purplehaze on Sept 20, 2022 15:20:48 GMT -5
Just noticed on the Knights webpage that Declan is injured and on 7 day IR - the regular season has about one week left
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Post by alum on Sept 21, 2022 10:03:51 GMT -5
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 21, 2022 10:23:42 GMT -5
Great: excel in the Fall league and go to Spring Training and make the big club in 23
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Post by WorcesterGray on Sept 21, 2022 10:38:45 GMT -5
Or, more likely, Cronin will be exposed in the Rule 5 draft in December - making the ChiSox 40-man roster out of the AFL is a longshot.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jan 26, 2023 8:07:20 GMT -5
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Feb 13, 2023 12:54:13 GMT -5
Pitchers and catchers report today.
Happy baseball season.
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Post by hcbaseballalum on Feb 13, 2023 13:08:49 GMT -5
So awesome on Declan. Please send reports if people see them. There has to be a white Sox prospects site.
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Post by hchoops on Feb 13, 2023 16:49:36 GMT -5
Keith Law of The Athletic does not list Declan in his top 22 White Sox prospects
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Post by HC92 on Feb 16, 2023 8:12:30 GMT -5
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Post by alum on Feb 16, 2023 8:16:45 GMT -5
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Post by hcross22 on Feb 17, 2023 15:14:32 GMT -5
College of the Holy Cross University is a bit of a mouthful!
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Feb 22, 2023 8:52:34 GMT -5
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Post by WorcesterGray on Feb 22, 2023 11:25:00 GMT -5
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Feb 22, 2023 11:43:24 GMT -5
Cronin isn't going to make the big league club out of spring training, but I think a realistic goal is to perform well enough that he potentially makes the 40-man roster and gets called up sometime during the season.
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