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November 15, 2013
Prospects Will Break Your Heart
Chicago White Sox Top 10 Prospects
Prospect rankings primer
The Top Ten
1. Erik Johnson
What Happened in 2013: Johnson continued to take developmental steps forward in 2013, pitching his way across three levels, including five starts in the majors.
Strengths: Big, strong body; delivery has refined and works well; fastball works 91-93; can touch higher; thrown with good angle; can work it east/west; slider is a good, hard breaking ball in the mid-upper-80s; above-average offering; curveball good sightline/change of pace offering in the low 70s; changeup is average pitch; good strike thrower.
Weaknesses: Lacks high-end stuff; relies on location and changing speeds; doesn't project to be a big bat misser; more pitch to contact; changeup is fourth offering; not a big weapon.
Overall Future Potential: 6; no. 3 starter
Realistic Role: High 5; no. 4 starter
Risk Factor/Injury History: Low risk; achieved major-league level
Bret Sayre's Fantasy Take: Johnson's time is now, but as far as top prospects across organizations go, he's one of the weakest from a fantasy perspective. In a more neutral park, his profile would be more attractive, but I wouldn't expect him to be better than a SP4 while pitching half his games at U.S. Cellular. Think an ERA around 4.00 and a league-average strikeout rate.
The Year Ahead: After a taste of major-league action, Johnson is ready for a rotation spot in 2014. He has good but not great stuff, and with an improved delivery, the command has taken a good step forward and he can execute a four-pitch mix. The slider might become his out-pitch weapon, but the rest of his stuff is average to solid-average, so he will need to hit his spots and keep hitters off balance to find sustainable success. He should find his footing as a middle-of-the-rotation innings horse, with solid but not special outcomes.
Major league ETA: Debuted in 2013
2. Tim Anderson
What Happened in 2013: Anderson was pushed straight to the full-season level after signing, and the 20-year-old more than held his own in a 68-game sample
Strengths: Impact athlete; plus-plus run; really good looking swing; shows bat speed and power potential; raw is easy 6; arm is a 5 (maybe a little more).
Weaknesses: Glove needs refinement at short; arm isn't a weapon on left side; whispers of a future move to the OF (outside org sources); hit/power have a long way to go.
Overall Future Potential: High 6; first-division player/all-star
Realistic Role: High 4; utility/below average major leaguer
Risk Factor/Injury History: High risk; limited professional resume
Bret Sayre's Fantasy Take: If I'm targeting a single player from this organization in a dynasty format, it's Anderson. He comes with equal (if not better) upside than Hawkins, mostly due to potential eligibility, and it comes with a far better baseline of performance. Sure, there may be plenty of reasons he doesn't get there, but this could be an Ian Desmond type of package if the dream lives.
The Year Ahead: Anderson can show all five tools, including plus-plus run, plus raw power, and a swing that looks conducive for consistent hard contact. The glove is still unrefined at short, but several sources think he has a chance to make it work in the infield, while others see a better fit in center field, where the fast-twich athleticism could make him a plus (or better) defender. He was pushed to start his career, but with a lot of development left in his future, the White Sox don't need to throw Anderson into the deep end quite yet. Regardless of where he starts or where he finishes, the continued development of his bat and his glove are paramount to his statistical output in his first full season.
Major league ETA: 2016
3. Courtney Hawkins
What Happened in 2013: Hawkins spent the entire season in the Carolina League, a small eight-team league where advance scouting can play a larger role in the exploitation of young hitters.
Strengths: Plus athlete; plus-plus raw power; shows impressive bat speed; good run for size; arm is plus; makeup is praised.
Weaknesses: Big swing-and-miss; shows bat speed but the swing [itself] can get very long; struggles with pitch recognition; chewed up by arm-side stuff; approach is ultra-aggressive; lacks up-the-middle defensive profile.
Overall Future Potential: 6; first-division player
Realistic Role: 4; below-average major leaguer
Risk Factor/Injury History: High risk; wide gap between present/future
Bret Sayre's Fantasy Take: Oh, the power. And oh, the strikeouts. A better fit for shallower dynasty leagues, Hawkins possesses great ultimate fantasy upside (think a notch shy of Nelson Cruz), but the risk of getting next to nothing out of him is very real.
The Year Ahead: Hawkins had a disappointing season, and after a certain point, it just started to get worse when he lost all forms of comfort and confidence at the plate. You can argue that his assignment was too aggressive or that the league was quick to adjust and exploit because of the small roster of teams, but he just never settled into a groove and it never clicked. On a positive note, Hawkins did rip 35 extra-base hits (including 19 bombs) as a 19-year-old in a pitcher-friendly league, so the season wasn't a complete bust. The pitch recognition and long swing are legit issues, but the power potential, makeup, and youth are all on Hawkins' side. His stock has slipped, but he's not off the radar and it's way too early to write him off.
Major league ETA: 2016
4. Chris Beck
What Happened in 2013: Making his full-season debut in the Carolina League, Beck put his four-pitch mix to work, eventually finding his way to Double-A, where everything started to come into focus for the former second round pick.
Strengths: Big, strong durable frame; shows utility of a four-pitch mix; fastball is solid-avg to plus; works in the low 90s with good sink; can ramp up to higher velo when he needs it; short cut-slider is solid-avg; can show plus; late horizontal action and effective off fastball; can turn over a good changeup with some fade; will throw a curveball into the mix; can throw strikes and work deep into games.
Weaknesses: Lacks knockout stuff; more of pitch to weak contact approach; conditioning has been an issue in the past; delivery can be non-athletic; secondary stuff might be a tad weak at the major-league level.
Overall Future Potential: 5; no. 3/4 starter
Realistic Role: Low 5; no. 5 starter
Risk Factor/Injury History: Moderate risk; mature arsenal, with some mechanical inconsistencies in the delivery and small margin of error.
Bret Sayre's Fantasy Take: Beck also has a strong ability to keep the ball on the ground, but it won't help him be fantasy relevant in anything but deeper leagues. That said, he's an interesting name to file away in AL-only leagues for the second half of the season (should injuries strike).
The Year Ahead: Beck is likely to return to Double-A, where he will hope to build on a promising 2013 season and possibly pitch his way to the majors. The delivery improved last season, and with the delivery came better command and more consistent secondary arsenal. He has a good fastball that he can manipulate to force poor contact, and his secondary arsenal is average with a chance to play a little higher. He's not a high-ceiling arm, but one that can log innings and limit damage, and if everything continues on course, he should arrive in Chicago at some point in 2014, most likely settling in to the back of the rotation.
Major league ETA: Late 2014
5. Tyler Danish
What Happened in 2013: After not allowing an earned run during his senior season of high school, Danish only allowed four in his professional debut, which spanned two stops and 30 innings.
Strengths: Big competitor; arm works very well from lower slot; creates angle; fastball works 89-91 with big life; slider is a plus potential offering; very difficult on right-handers; sharp tilt; changeup could be third plus offering with more refinement; shows good sink and deception; plus pitchability; rubber arm.
Weaknesses: Unconventional delivery with lower three-quarter slot; some question how that plays in rotation long-term or against lefties; fastball lacks plus velo; relies on movement and location; slider can saucer across the zone; changeup not there yet.
Overall Future Potential: 6; no. 3 starter
Realistic Role: 5; late-innings reliever (setup)
Risk Factor/Injury History: High risk; limited professional resume
Bret Sayre's Fantasy Take: While it's not an inevitability at this point, Danish should be valued as a reliever in fantasy leagues. If he does make it through the gantlet as a starter, his ability to keep the ball on the ground will mix very well with U.S. Cellular—which punishes fly-ball pitchers. Regardless, it's still not a sexy profile.
The Year Ahead: Danish is the type of arm that I normally discount or place in the reliever box ahead of developmental reality, but with Danish I've been convinced to support the unconventional candidate. In big spots, Danish pitches his best games, and attacks hitters like his stuff has top of the rotation grades when it doesn't. He relies on deception and movement, and when he can hit his spots, hitters don't have a much of a chance. He might look like a future righty specialist, and perhaps that is his realistic role. But discount this kid at your own peril, because he wants the ball all the time and loves to take on the opposition. I absolutely love that type of a competitor. If you ever get a chance, ask an amateur scout about Danish's cojones. He wears them outside of his uniform when games matter the most.
Major league ETA: Late 2016.
6. Marcus Semien
What Happened in 2013: Semien took a magic ride in 2013, crushing the Southern League before promotions to both Triple-A and then the majors, where the 23-year-old infielder put his name into the mix for a major-league job in 2014.
Strengths: Shows good all-around baseball skills; has bat-to-ball ability; has pop in the bat; can put the ball in the gaps; crushes left-handed pitching; runs well; arm is average but can make throws from left-side; glove plays around average; has fundamental ability on all sides of the ball.
Weaknesses: Lacks a plus tool; can make contact but hit tool likely to play fringe-average or below; can sting a baseball but will not be a big over-the-fence threat; struggles against arm-side pitching; arm isn't a weapon on the left-side.
Overall Future Potential: Low 5; second-division player
Realistic Role: High 4; utility player/platoon
Risk Factor/Injury History: Low risk; achieved major-league level
Bret Sayre's Fantasy Take: If he can take advantage of his home park, Semien could turn his fringy power into a couple of 15-homer seasons—as many before him have. That combined with the potential for 15 steals leaves him on the fantasy map, just not by any means a star attraction.
The Year Ahead: Semien is ready for a full season of major-league exposure, and with versatility and the ability to hit left-handed pitching, he will likely find a way to carve out a role on the 25, either as a starter at third, or maybe at second, or as a quality utility option. He lacks impact tools and is unlikely to exceed expectations and develop into a first-division type, but he will provide a valuable service for a major league team, and given the skill set, has a chance to stick around for a long time.
Major league ETA: Debuted in 2013
7. Carlos Sanchez
What Happened in 2013: Sanchez had a down year, but he was a 21-year-old playing at the Triple-A level, not exactly a prospect behind the developmental curve.
Strengths: Advanced for his age; good with the bat; shows bat speed and control; from both sides; can use all fields and work against all types of stuff; it's the hands; glove is easy plus; easy actions; makeup to fail; gamer.
Weaknesses: Well below-average power; arm can make throws but isn't weapon from left side of the infield; glove-first player with some contact ability but limited high-end impact potential
Overall Future Potential: 5; average major-league player
Realistic Role: High 4; utility player
Risk Factor/Injury History: Low risk; development is near major-league ready
Bret Sayre's Fantasy Take: Even at second base, a player that has minimal power and is not a good bet to steal 20 bases just doesn't have the type of foundation to be a reasonable fantasy option—even if his hit tool is all it could be.
The Year Ahead: After a very long 2012 campaign that stretched year round without much of a break, Sanchez wasn't as sharp in 2013, and fatigue (along with an assignment to an advanced level), was certainly a factor in his disappointing season. But the 21-year-old is far from a finished product, and with versatility on defense, instincts for the game, and a contact bat from both sides of the plate, Sanchez is going to eventually bring something to the 25-man roster. The floor is utility, but the bat offers a little more than that, possibly even a major-league regular if everything comes together.
Major league ETA: 2014
8. Micah Johnson
What Happened in 2013: Johnson set the Sally League on fire to start the season, but some of the weaknesses in his game were exposed as he was promoted up the professional ladder.
Strengths: Plus-plus run; high-end athlete; has a good swing; can put the barrel on the ball; shows an approach at the plate; becomes a weapon when he reaches base.
Weaknesses: Real questions about defensive profile at second; glove is below average; arm is strong enough but not a real weapon; bat lacks plus potential; well below-average power; plus-plus athlete but doesn't show a lot of baseball instincts.
Overall Future Potential: Low 5; second-division player
Realistic Role: High 4; utility infielder/below-average major leaguer
Risk Factor/Injury History: Moderate risk; yet to pass extended Double-A test; elbow surgery on resume (amateur).
Bret Sayre's Fantasy Take: If a player steals 80 bases, I will pay attention. That's a simple fact. Jose Altuve led all second basemen with 35 steals this past season, so if Johnson could hit enough to steal 40 bases, he's almost certainly going to be a top-10 fantasy option—anything else would be gravy.
The Year Ahead: After his explosive Low-A production, the questions started to roll in about Johnson, and some of the stat-based projection started to paint him as a future impact first-division type in the making. The reality is that Johnson is a very fast individual that can swing a decent bat and can bring his legs into the offensive equation, and that will eventually take him to the major league level and possibly keep him there in a starting capacity. But the defensive profile is more athletic than skilled, and the offensive skill set—while potentially catalytic—lacks a plus punch. He's going to struggle to hit against better pitching, and without another step forward with the stick, it's hard to see a major-league regular emerging from that profile.
Major league ETA: 2015
9. Trayce Thompson
What Happened in 2013: Thompson played a full season in the Southern League, and after a productive and promising May and June, the 22-year-old outfielder came crashing back down to earth, finishing the season with an anemic .229.
Strengths: Plus athlete, with excellent size and strength; runs well; raw power is easy plus; can launch balls for distance; arm is strong and a weapon in center; glove is at least solid-avg.
Weaknesses: Hit tool is well below average; swing is long and difficult to control; limited time in the zone; plus power unlikely to play; reads/routes in center aren't always crisp; more tools than usable skills.
Overall Future Potential: 5; average major leaguer
Realistic Role: High 4; bench outfielder
Risk Factor/Injury History: Moderate risk; still lacks refinement at the plate; failed Double-A test.
Bret Sayre's Fantasy Take: The career minor-league home run and stolen base numbers hint at a good amount of fantasy upside with Thompson, but his deficiencies are so large at the plate that he's better off left as someone else's dream (and likely waste of a roster spot).
The Year Ahead: Thompson is a frustrating prospect because he has the raw physical qualities of an impact level player but lacks the feel and utility to bring it to the field. The hit tool isn't very good, and unless he completely restructures the swing or taps into certain neurological reactions at an advanced stage of development, it's unlikely that he will ever hit. This limits his future role, but doesn't crush his potential to reach and contribute at the major-league level. He has defensive chops and the big raw power, so it's easy to see a bench bat if the hit tool can offer a little cooperation. If everything comes together, he's a major-league regular, but that dream drifts further away from reality with each passing season.
Major league ETA: 2015
10. Francellis Montas
What Happened in 2013: Acquired in the Jake Peavy trade, Montas might have the most electric arm in the system, and he showed it off in five starts for Kannapolis.
Strengths: Near elite arm strength; during instructs, worked 93-98 with fastball; has touched triple-digits in the past; explosive offering; slider has improved; shows more depth without losing velocity; future plus pitch; despite loose stuff, can find the strike zone; athletic body with remaining projection.
Weaknesses: Delivery can get out of whack; more of thrower than a pitcher (at present); tendency to work up with fastball and lose movement; can run into hard contact; slider is inconsistent; changeup is underdeveloped; likely bullpen profile.
Overall Future Potential: High 5; late-innings reliever (closer)
Realistic Role: 4; up/down type; middle relief
Risk Factor/Injury History: High risk; Low-A resume; long developmental road ahead.
Bret Sayre's Fantasy Take: He has potential, but it's not wise to invest in a potential relief prospect yet to reach Double-A, unless it's for an extremely deep dynasty format. The odds are just so long.
The Year Ahead: The reports on Montas have always been good, at least as far as the arm strength and fastball potential are concerned. Throwing 100 can have that effect on people. But in order to reach his potential, Montas needs to find refinement in his delivery and his secondary arsenal, most notably take his present slider and turn it into a bat-missing weapon to pair with his bat-missing fastball. I don't normally get excited about Low-A arms with reliever profiles, but the reports on Montas from fall instructs had a different tone this year, reports that suggested he was starting to offer more depth than just velocity gun masturbation. This is a legit arm, a potential impact arm at the highest level if everything comes together. Keep an eye on this prospect. He could take a big step forward in 2014.
Major league ETA: 2016
Notable Omission: Jose Abreu: It's hard for me to justify ranking a prospect who will bypass the traditional developmental process and start his professional career on the 25-man roster. Were Abreu eligible (by the aforementioned standard), he would rank no. 1 on this list based on his huge raw power. The value is tied to his bat, and sources are mixed on power utility he will be able to bring into game action against major-league pitching; the power is very strength based and some question the bat speed and ability to keep his hands inside the ball when worked inside. I was able to talk to one Latin American scout who absolutely loved what Abreu brings to the table, both in terms of hit and power, suggesting a .275-plus hitter with 30-plus home run potential. That's a monster player, regardless of the defensive limitations.
Prospects on the Rise:
2. OF Jacob May: A third-round pick in 2013, May was a strong candidate for inclusion in the top 10, as scouts seem to really like this kid. Perhaps the bloodlines play a role in the affection (May is the grandson of Lee May and son of Lee May Jr.), but his up-the-middle profile with a strong bat drives the positive reports.
3. LHP Chris Freudenberg: An eighth-round pick in 2013, Freudberg is an under-the-radar player who just might surprise people in 2014. Injuries and inconsistencies limited his rise as an amateur, and his debut in the Appalachian League was rather insignificant, but the 6'3'' lefty showed off his impressive stuff during instructs, including a plus curveball and a low-90s fastball.
Factors on the Farm (Prospects likely to contribute at the ML level in 2014)
2. RHP Chris Bassitt: Tall pitcher with good sinker and multiple breaking ball looks, Bassit could eventually find a home in either the back of the rotation or the bullpen. The command is below average, but he can miss barrels, and when he does find them, hitters struggle to square him up.
3. LHP Scott Snodgress: From the left side, Snodgress shows a plus fastball and tumbling curve, but he struggles to control his body in the delivery, and the command is well below average as a result. The fastball is strong enough for the bullpen if he fails to develop into a quality starter, but even then he will need to find more consistency in his release points and refine his command and secondary stuff before that is a realistic option. But being 6'6'' and left-handed buys you a lot of development patience, and its too early to write Snodgress off either way.
Top 10 Talents 25 And Under (born 4/1/88 or later)
For a team that finished a game shy of losing 100 games in 2013, the White Sox minor-league system doesn't give a ton of hope for the future. That said, their farm system is in much better shape than it was at this point one year ago and there is some talent at the big-league level that could be part of the next winning club on the South Side.
Left-hander Chris Sale is still the obvious alpha dog in the organization with true front-of-the-rotation stuff and results over the last few years. He is backed up by left-hander Jose Quintana ,who has exceeded all expectations at the bi-league level and fits squarely in the middle of any rotation in the league. With those two horses fronting the rotation, the White Sox can at least be competitive in many series.
The mid-season acquisition of outfielder Avisail Garcia adds much needed athleticism and ceiling to the roster, giving them a potential impact player in either center field or right field over the next few years. There are still open questions about Garcia's future impact, but he has the tools to hit for average, show at least average power and be a quality defender at any outfield spot. In a deadline deal for an aging pitcher like Jake Peavy, that's a lot of potential to infuse in the roster.
Another outfielder, Dayan Viciedo offers right-handed power that is hard to find in today's game, but his rough defense and swing at everything approach gets him in trouble at times; limiting his overall ceiling. That said, his performance at the highest level earns a ranking ahead of raw players like Anderson and Hawkins.
At the back end of the list, right-hander Andre Rienzo was impressive at times during his 10-start MLB debut. Despite a power fastball, Rienzo doesn't have the swing-and-miss stuff to push him further up this list and project him as more of a mid-rotation starter. Instead, he's more of a back-end type with late-inning potential if that doesn't work out.
All told, the White Sox appear to be headed in the right direction as they try to get back on a winning track. With the presence of Sale and Quintana in the rotation, Garcia in the outfield and even Jose Abreu at first base, the White Sox have pieces they can either choose to move to further a complete reconstruction of the roster, or players they can build around as they look for youngsters like Tim Anderson, Courtney Hawkins, Tyler Danish and Trayce Thompson to fulfill their potential and assist at the major-league level. —Mark Anderson
A Parting Thought: I've been highly critical of the White Sox in the past—both in terms of prospects and process—but I really like their 2013 draft and international pursuits, and the system looks much better today than it did at this time last season. It's on the rise and I'm impressed with some of their young talent, particularly Tim Anderson and Tyler Danish.
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Jason Parks is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @ProfessorParks
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Amusing coincidence that Mort's guy Hawkins is at No. 3, considering ruckus he caused for putting a 3 on him.
Nov 15, 2013 06:31 AM
It's depressing how most of this list realistic role is a role-4 player.
Nov 15, 2013 06:40 AM
I'm a tough grader.
Nov 15, 2013 06:49 AM
I'm glad of this. It's weird. The write up left me disappointed in previous failure while leaving me optimistic for the turn around happening.
Nov 15, 2013 09:06 AM
You may be, but I actually thought you were pretty generous on several of those guys (e.g., Anderson, Hawkins, and Thompson). Not that you gave them any extra credit for their tools, but seemed optimistic about what they could actually get out of them.
Nov 15, 2013 11:51 AM
Any thoughts on Leury Garcia?
Nov 15, 2013 07:25 AM
Plenty of thoughts on Garcia; been watching him since he was 16. He's not prospect eligible, but I think he could develop into a super-utility player, one of my favorite concepts in baseball: a player that can play all OF, IF positions. Super-sub. He's a 7 glove; 7 arm; 8 speed player. His approach needs work and he needs to learn to play to his strengths instead of pretending to be a player he isn't, but I think he eventually becomes the mythical super-utility player and changes the way some teams approach filling those bench roles.
Nov 15, 2013 07:30 AM
This list is the definition of #slack.
Nov 15, 2013 10:28 AM
Kevin Brown
How did Mort take it when he heard you put Hawkins at 3?
Nov 15, 2013 10:46 AM
"Excuse me Sir are a major league scout? Yes? What do you think of Tyler Danish's BALLS? Pretty good-sized, I hear?"
Nov 15, 2013 11:00 AM
I have a question Jason P. I read what you wrote about Abreu but, I still have questions, because even that report is mixed.
Nov 15, 2013 11:33 AM
A). Yes. I've spoken with scouts that question the utility of the hit tool and if the power will play to potential. I wouldn't have suggested otherwise if I didn't.
Nov 15, 2013 11:58 AM
Gptcha JP, thank you. I knew you had heard from scouts, first-hand, I was just curious as to how many and, how many were on what side of each coin on him.
Nov 15, 2013 12:14 PM
Considering he's only played in front of a handful of people in closed showcases, I haven't been able to see him in person. As I've mentioned, I was able to speak with four sources at those showcases, so I have a good idea who the player is. This doesn't include video viewings of the player.
Nov 15, 2013 15:15 PM
I hear what you are saying, and it makes sense. I respect the apprehension, to an extent. However, ss a Mariners watcher, I feel they really missed the boat on him and that contract will look like a bargain very soon. I may be a just a person on the internet to you but, Id tell you the same thing if we were face to face. Sorry to sound arrogant but, that is my view. We shall see how it turns out huh?
Nov 15, 2013 17:23 PM
OK, I get it: Hawkins is only 19 and just played his first full professional season. It's not that big of a deal that he failed the high A level. However, I am still curious about the the precedents. Who else was a highly touted hitting prospect that failed the high A level at that age? If there are many, how many of them went on to have a solid career in the Majors?
Nov 15, 2013 13:24 PM
though Id look. I went back to 1990 and looked at guys wityh OPS of around Hawkinss' .633, and were 219 in the Carolina League.
Nov 15, 2013 14:02 PM
Excuse my spelling. I meant to say "Thought Id look ... ... who were 19 in the Caroloina League"
Nov 15, 2013 14:04 PM
Thank you, casejud.
Nov 17, 2013 07:49 AM
casejud: did you total how many 19 years olds played in the Carolina League since 1990? What was your cut off year (no sense in checking on 19 years olds who played there the last couple years as they still haven't fully matured yet)?
Nov 17, 2013 07:57 AM
It was like 2-3 per year, Id say. Some years 4-5, some years the youngest player was 20. I didn't total them though.
Nov 17, 2013 09:22 AM
Be careful with the "usually excellent ones" comment. That's simply not true of minor leaguers in general. You want to see young players at an advanced level, and yes that is a good indicator of a player that will eventually play in the majors--perhaps even at a a high level. But I've seen far too many young players fail to reach their ceiling to believe in a blanket statement like that.
Nov 17, 2013 12:48 PM
By the looks of his picture, if Trayce Thompson was born in 1980, he'd really be into Jodeci and Keith Sweat in high school.
Nov 19, 2013 07:07 AM
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March 17, 2012
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Notre Dame looked set to advance in the NCAA tournament before Tu Holloway got going.
Throw in an unusual call from an official, and the Fighting Irish suddenly were headed home
They lost a 10-point lead midway through the second half, then committed a lane violation on a free throw with 2.8 seconds left to lose to Xavier 67-63 in the South Regional on Friday night.
After Holloway's go-ahead basket with 21.3 seconds left, the Fighting Irish had a chance to tie the game when Eric Atkins drew a foul while driving into the paint. He made the first free throw, but official Michael Stuart ruled Jerian Grant left his position behind the 3-point arc too early as he ran in for a rebound. That gave the ball back to Xavier, who added two more free throws on an intentional foul call on the ensuing inbounds pass.
The same unusual call was made at a critical moment of top-seeded Syracuse's 72-65 victory over UNC Asheville during the second round of the East Regional on Thursday.
Coach Mike Brey said the Fighting Irish didn't lose the game on that call – their 4 of 9 shooting from the free throw line was certainly a problem – but the play still stood out for Grant.
"Just shock and disbelief," he said. "You always hear that … `You can't call that at the end of a game' or it's just `Let the kids play the game out.' And it hurts to lose on a call that – I mean, we didn't lose on that call, but it hurts to end the game like that."
For Xavier, Holloway finished with 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting, including a flurry that helped the 10th-seeded Musketeers (22-12) rally against the seventh-seeded Fighting Irish (22-12). His final points came when he rounded a screen from Kenny Frease and sent a high-arcing shot over Jack Cooley's outstretched arm for the 64-63 lead.
Dezmine Wells finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds for Xavier, which advanced to Sunday's third round. The Musketeers will face Lehigh, which pulled one of two shockers by No. 15 seeds Friday in stunning second-seeded Duke 75-70 in the Blue Devils' home state and in an arena where they had never lost.
Cooley finished with 18 points on 8-for-8 shooting for the Fighting Irish, who couldn't slow Holloway in the second half. Notre Dame led 48-38 on Atkins' 3-pointer with 12:20 left, but Xavier answered with nine straight points to get back in it. At one point, Holloway scored 11 of his team's 17 points to give the Musketeers a 59-58 lead with 3:43 left.
Grant put the Fighting Irish back up with a 3 with 1:01 left to beat the shot clock, but Mark Lyons scored on the left baseline on the next possession to set up Holloway's go-ahead score.
Holloway scored 17 points in the second half.
Both teams had to overcome bumpy regular seasons and fight their way out of early season holes just to make it back to the NCAA tournament. Notre Dame lost preseason all-Big East pick Tim Abromaitis to a season-ending knee injury in November and stood at just 11-8 in the middle of January before a nine-game winning streak – starting against unbeaten Syracuse – finally got Notre Dame moving.
Xavier's fall followed a reputation-destroying brawl in the final seconds of the win against Cincinnati on Dec. 10, which led to suspensions of varying lengths for three of its top players. The Musketeers lost five of six after the brawl, then alternated wins and losses for all of February before solidifying their NCAA bid by reaching the final of the Atlantic 10 tournament.
Both teams needed that kind of fight in the tough final minutes in Greensboro. Notre Dame shot 51 percent while Xavier shot 50 percent, with neither team leading by more than three in the final 5 minutes until Wells' final free throws.

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There are game files there, I wonder if it's possible to load them in, save them out.Then we can have those Spectrum games too...
My game "ciudadela fantasma" is there 3D Construction Kit
Hi guys, I can confirm that the data files are compatible across all 3 8-bit systems. The process was pioneered here:http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35273&highlight=construction+kit
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That was where I gave in. Dunno what to do in this game. Hopefully there will be a working update some day.
Thanks, Flanimal I didn't try the game till the end because I haven't played the entire game yet, even C64 versión. It's nice you like the colors, I tried to apply the most similar to C64 ones from Amstrad pallette.The trick is: .... paste the Datafile in memory !!! Then, save it to disk (or tape)
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The biggest tech news this week is: Google is safe.
Of course, from a business perspective, Google never looked endangered in the first place. The company has close to 70 percent of the US search market, and pushes 90 percent in some parts of Europe; in mobile search, it utterly dominates, with around 98 percent. Google's market share in the US would surely be even higher but for all of the computers pre-installed with Microsoft software.
When a company gets that big, its biggest threat starts to come not from its competitors—who, at least in the Web search business, are few—but from governments, or big public-relations slip-ups. "We've always accepted that with success comes regulatory scrutiny" was Google's very diplomatic way of describing that predicament yesterday.
Now the FTC's antitrust investigation is over, with no charges brought, and some quite minor changes to Google's business practices. On the patent front, Google will make a sacrifice that's more substantial—but still doesn't outweigh the enormous benefits of being "in the clear" as far as the feds are concerned.
Is it a good thing that regulators won't be messing with Google? On balance, yes. Corporations that amass too much power are worth worrying about, and need to be watched—by governments, by non-profits, by journalists and by citizens at large. But at the end of the day, the insistence that Google wasn't playing fair wasn't coming from an enraged citizenry. It was coming from Google's rivals.
Google didn't make the Internet, and it doesn't own the Internet. But it has become a dominant force in navigating the net. Today, those tools of net-navigation touch everyone, like it or not. It's hard to imagine what the net would look like without them. Much of the war against Google that's getting pushed in courts and in Congress—by newspapers, by the entertainment industry, by traditional software makers—is, in reality, a proxy war. The real battle is an impossible fight against the disruption and change wrought by the Internet itself. That's not a fight worth cheering for, even for those deeply concerned with Google's power.
The antitrust attack that rivals pined for
Microsoft and other rivals had hopes for an assault from government regulators against Google—ideally, the same kind of massive antitrust litigation Microsoft had to endure back in the 1990s. Now, it's quite clear that such action isn't forthcoming in the US, and it's less likely to happen in Europe now, either.
As the regulatory probes against Google dragged on, it has become clear that in the antitrust area, they were sponsored by the company's chief corporate rivals—Microsoft especially. Almost no consumer or public interest groups expressed concerns about "search bias." The competitors' criticisms reached a new volume when Google completed its acquisition of ITA a few years ago, and a coalition called FairSearch was formed, which ultimately included Oracle and Microsoft.
When FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced the end of his investigation yesterday, he seemed to be speaking to some of Google's competitors/critics directly. And he sounded ready to head them off at the pass.
"Some may believe that we should have done more," said Leibowitz yesterday. That may come out of a "mistaken belief that criticizing us will influence other jurisdictions," he added.
In other words, he knew the criticism of Google would keep coming, in hopes to get the EU to take a tougher line against the company. And that's exactly what happened.
FairSearch quickly called the FTC's decision to not charge Google "premature," and today put up a second blog post saying that it's the EU and state attorneys general who will get the final word.
Microsoft took a similar position."[T]here appears to be no reason, despite the FTC's optimistic statements this morning, to believe that Google recognizes its responsibilities as an industry leader," wrote Deputy GC Dave Heiner in a blog post.
The only silver lining in the end of the antitrust investigation against Google, in his view? That the other investigations still aren't over. "In Europe Vice President Almunia has made clear that he will close his investigation of Google only with a formal, binding order that addresses search bias and other issues," wrote Heiner.
A patent "loss" that isn't too bad
On the patent front, Google did suffer a meaningful setback. The company has agreed it won't use its big stash of standards-essential patents to get injunctions or "exclusion orders" in most cases. A hefty chunk of the $12.5 billion purchase price of Motorola was understood to be for its 17,000 patents, which it could use to counter-sue against attacks that Microsoft and Apple brought against the company, or its Android partners.
So was that purchase a bad deal now? Hardly.
First of all, no one should think the Moto purchase was all about patents. Google got much more than that: Motorola Mobility had manufacturing facilities, research facilities, more than 20,000 employees.
But it also got a giant stash of useful patents, the best of which are "standards essential" patents that have become controversial. Google did need those patents; and they're now somewhat encumbered because they can't be used to ask for injunctions. Microsoft and Apple, meanwhile, are flush with "feature" patents that aren't related to the international standards, so they're still in a position to try to kick products off the market.
That's not as big a setback as it may seem, though. First of all, Google and its partners can still use those patents to fight back in court. They can ask for significant damages based on such patents. Injunctions aren't going to be the end-all of the patents wars; Apple didn't get one in its court battle against Samsung, but it's still fighting and Samsung has the potential to suffer significant setbacks from that litigation. And the Moto patent portfolio is a big moneymaker in its own right, which has already been licensed to parties that aren't interested in fighting all the time.
The clearest sign that Google didn't get hit hard here? It's that arch-rival Microsoft is so unhappy about it. "The FTC's proposed consent decree on patents runs for 13 pages, most of which spell out exceptions," the company notes in its responsive blog post. And Google can still threaten an injunction if it believes the patents being used against it are standards-essential themselves, even if its opponents disagree. That's often a murky line.
An unfortunate focus
Google's competitors have been lobbying for regulatory intervention for years now. In hindsight that focus is unfortunate, and probably misguided, as former FTC policy director David Balto noted in a recent article in The Hill. (Balto has done work for Google in the past.) Google's critics have switched up some of their theories and have tried turning to the DOJ, the other main antitrust regulatory agency; but at the end of the day, it really was an exhaustive investigation that, in terms of the evidence, never got past the first step.
"This came down to a simple proposition—are consumers harmed?" said Balto in an interview with Ars. "They never got past that first initial question." Even if consumer harm had been found, Google may have had defenses. It could have pushed evidence supporting its line that its industry is competitive, with the competition just "a click away," as the company has said before. Or it could have argued that search results are a kind of editorial product, protected under the First Amendment just like the front page article selection on the New York Times (which obeys its own mysterious, if more human, algorithms.) But it never got that far.
The government's investigation of search was exhaustive. It went on for 19 months, and involved millions of documents and countless discussions and interviews with Google executives. The FTC also spoke to Google's rivals, as well as small businesses that were concerned they were getting a raw deal from a leading search that favored its own services. (Some of those businesses continue to be highlighted by FairSearch.)
Maybe the government will have to take a close look at Google's algorithm again one day. But for now, the right regulators have taken a very close look—it has been one of the most comprehensive investigations in the history of the FTC—and the company has come up clean. Critics' continuing hope that Google will get snared in a brawl with the government is misguided.
"They'd rather try to win by hobbling Google through regulatory action rather than through inventing better products," said Balto. "Now Google will be able to innovate as much as they want, and price as aggressively as they want, without leading to an over-aggressive regulator." And that will be good for consumers.


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Late Monday, I started a long position in Apple (AAPL) based principally on price -- the shares were dramatically oversold.
As the shares rose during the day yesterday, ending up by $16 a share, I sold out of the position for a profit.
Per "The Bear Case for Apple" back in September, I remain of the view that the company's profits and revenue will fail to meet consensus expectations.
That said, I wanted to share with you a brief analysis/update on Apple by Seabreeze (written by part of our research team, analysts Nick Pollari and Kelley Hopkins) that explains my continued reluctance to invest in the company.
To me, Apple's shares remain a trading sardine but not an eating sardine.
In the long-term, there are numerous factors to consider when estimating Apple's revenue going forward. Most importantly, the gap is narrowing between Apple products and competitors such as Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT). For example, the processor speeds, battery life and weight of the products are becoming indistinguishable and will no longer provide Apple with an advantage.
The main driver for revenue has been the Apple ecosystem -- the entire family of products and the accessories associated with the brand. Most consumers stick with the brand because you cannot easily transfer data and information onto other products. Eventually, third-party software will allow convergence between Apple products and Google's Android system and/or Microsoft Windows 8. One of Apple's key competitive advantages will be eliminated when this eventually occurs.
The consumer view on constant yearly purchases has shifted. Verizon (VZ) has noted that given the choice between iPhones, customers are choosing the older iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S models over the iPhone 5. The choice for the older model could be based on pricing or the fact that the only major distinction between the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 models is the larger screen on the iPhone 5.
Based on estimates from press releases, the company has opened over 400 Apple retail stores. The major increase in the stores coincided with the release of the last two revolutionary products: the iPhone and the iPad.
The increase in selling, general and administrative costs can be associated with the store launches. There is a strong positive correlation (R-squared) of 0.93 comparing store openings with SG&A costs. The company is opening more stores internationally while the domestic market is reaching a saturation point. In the U.S., the company is opening more stores in smaller markets and opening additional stores in markets where they already have a presence. The average SG&A cost per store is increasing by about 9% a year based on the company opening an average of 39 stores a year.
Revenue has increased by a compound annual growth rate of 35% from 2006 to 2012 while research and development costs increased by a CAGR of 25%. The consensus estimates have revenue growing at 12%. Our estimates, however, are closer to a CAGR of 9% given the cited factors of narrowing competitive advantage.
From 2005 to 2011 (excluding 2009), gross profit margins have ended higher than when they were reported in December (first quarter for Apple) of that year. The trend changed in 2012, when gross profit margins started the year around 44.5% and ended the year near 40%. Company guidance was for 36% gross profit margin and declining going forward.
Apple helped advance the idea of a company being successful by being both a software and hardware manufacturer. Google is advancing its Android software with its Nexus 7 tablet, and Microsoft is doing the same with new Windows software and the Surface. Microsoft is also betting on the success of its phones via its partnership with Nokia (NOK).
Nokia has taken a beating over the years in the phone market but not without reason. Nokia is dependent on the operating systems of other software companies (Microsoft) and has had little innovation when compared to Apple. Nokia has seen little net income margin improvements and has debt on the balance sheet; Apple is debt-free with continuous innovation and improving net income margins. Apple also better manages its SG&A costs than Nokia, which leads to improving margins.
While the market continues to be optimistic on Apple's revenue and gross profit margins, as seen in the following charts, our estimates of forward earnings for Apple are still below that of the consensus.
Unless the company is going to release a new product that implies significant innovation and (ultimately) renewed demand, we expect continued shortfalls at Apple.


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Gaudin thinks time on disabled list will be short
LOS ANGELES -- Right-hander Chad Gaudin, the Giants' latest addition to the 15-day disabled list, believes that he'll be able to rejoin the pitching staff on schedule -- July 6, during a home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"I feel better every day," said Gaudin, who sustained a bruise on his throwing elbow when he was struck by a line drive off the bat of Miami's Derek Dietrich. Gaudin played catch again Tuesday, continuing a steady regimen of throwing.
Gaudin's assignment to the DL on Monday interrupted his four-game stay in the starting rotation as Ryan Vogelsong's replacement. But he refused to curse his fate.
"Things happen," said Gaudin, who's 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA overall, including 2-0, 3.38 as a starter. "You have to deal with them. The only thing you can control is your attitude."
In other injury-related news, manager Bruce Bochy said that infielder Joaquin Arias (strained left hamstring) won't play for the rest of the Dodgers series but should be fit to return this weekend at Colorado. Arias injured himself while running the bases in Monday's second inning.


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Nine Lives of Chloe King Exclusive: Andy Reaser Previews Finale, Team Alek vs. Team BrianCarissa Pavlica at .
Is Andy Reaser surprised by the fan reaction to Alek? Where might things go on season two? And what can we expect on the Tuesday night finale of The Nine Lives of Chloe King?
The show's writer/producer - he penned "Green Star" and "Heartbreaker" - was kind enough to sit for a revealing, exclusive Q&A with TV Fanatic this week. Those questions and answers are below...
Were you given any restrictions on how closely your story had to follow those set up in the books?
No. The books are certainly where everything started, but TV fiction and book fiction are very different animals. We knew from the beginning that we would have to sustain Chloe's story for much longer (hopefully) than things go in the books.
We also didn't want people to read the books and feel like they didn't have to watch the series, because they already knew everything that was going to happen. So we took a "blue skies" approach. People can still read and enjoy the books, but at the same time, reading the books doesn't spoil the TV series in any way, because anything can happen.
Are you surprised at how adamantly viewers have taken to Chloe and Alek?
This was a bit of a surprise. We expected everyone would start on Team Brian and then migrate to Team Alek as the season went along, but the opposite has happened. People seemed to start on Team Alek at the beginning, but then as Brian's mystery has developed, Team Brian has gained a lot momentum.
How much does audience reaction affect the writing?
Because of the production schedule, there's not much chance for audience reaction to affect our stories in any given season. By the time the series premiered, we were already shooting episode 8! There's a sense among a lot of fans that we just write and shoot an episode in the week between episodes, but that would be impossible - especially given the incredible look of our show.
The writers room met for the first time in February. We spent the first two weeks coming up with our season-long arc. Then we were coming up with individual episodes, pitching them to the network and studio, writing outlines, getting notes, writing episodes, getting notes, casting, building sets, re-writing, scouting locations, hiring directors. And that all has to happen before you shoot a single thing!
Then a whole other team has to edit the episode, find music, write music, mix and color-time the whole thing, generate special effects. From start to finish it takes about one month to complete a single episode. There was actually a time in the middle of the season where our (amazing) creator/showrunner, Dan Berendsen, was working simultaneously on ALL TEN episodes.
That said, WE LOVE audience reactions, and it's quite possible those reactions can factor into FUTURE seasons.
If, fingers crossed, you get a green light for season two, will the focus continue to be on the love triangle?
Most definitely, although it's going to play out very differently from season one (sorry, that's all I can say).
To this point, Brian's story seems disjointed and in the outer rings of Chloe's life. Is the idea to bring him closer to the fold?
Brian's Dad wants to kill the Uniter, and that's not the sort of thing that can remain hidden from Brian forever. In the finale there are going to be some pretty huge revelations in the Brian story. I know it might seem like his mystery is very separate from Chloe's Mai world - but that's definitely not the case. In fact, his mystery shares a very strong (and very surprising) link to Chloe's world.
How much more Mai lore might we look forward to?
Going forward, we plan to reveal much more about Chloe's past and her destiny. But this is all so new to her, we didn't want to clobber people with it up top. I think the secret to what makes this show work is the fact that Chloe has her feet firmly planted in two separate worlds.
On the one hand, she's a normal sixteen-year-old girl, and on the other, she's the destined savior of an ancient race. I think if we jumped into the deep end of the Mai world up top, it would be much harder to relate to Chloe. We want to ease our way into all that stuff. But you can expect more of it in the future.
Paul asked Alek a great question in "Responsible" - how many races are there? We know of humans, Mai and Jackals. Alek said something to the effect that every "god" had its own lineage. Would you expect to explore even more races and their interactions given more seasons?
Definitely. But again, we're really careful about how much of this we see, and when we see it. We want Chloe getting involved in all kinds of different adventures every week. So we probably won't introduce more than one or two kinds of mythical creature per season.
Chloe's dad seems to know about her heritage. If he comes back, would that open the door for Meredith finding out about Chloe?
It certainly could. We really tried to make Chloe's relationship with Meredith feel real, and if Meredith suddenly knew the whole truth about Chloe, it would be very difficult to maintain that. Meredith is so protective of Chloe, it's hard to imagine her letting her daughter go out and risk her lives each week. That said, Chloe is definitely changing, and she can't expect to keep that a secret from Meredith forever.
Our hope in having Chloe almost get caught by her Mom was to address this, to have Chloe seriously consider telling Meredith the whole truth, but then to decide she's not ready to tell her just yet. So while I'm sure it will come up in the future, it's kind of been settled for the time being.
Also, it's very possible that Meredith knows more about her daughter than she's told her. She does have a box of secrets under her bed. Chloe could just as easily find that, as Meredith could look through Chloe's emails.
When will we get some scenes between Valentina and Meredith? If nothing else, their children are friends, so meeting would be a treat for the viewers.
I agree - that would be very fun to see! No plans for it this season, but moving forward, anything is possible!
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U.S. medical cameras market, by application, 2014 – 2025 (USD Million)
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- Endoscopy is the largest segment, owing to the rising demand for minimally invasive surgeries and the increasing prevalence of diseases such as arthritis, cancer and cardiovascular diseases
- The Digital imaging (3D/2D) technology holds the largest market share in the year 2015 that use CMOS / 3CCD image sensors. However, CMOS digital imaging is expected to replace CCD technology due to certain advantages such as less power consumption and increased consolidation.
- Dermatology is anticipated to exhibit highest growth rate owing to increase in chronic dermatological diseases and complications and the subsequent rise in the use of medical cameras to diagnose dermatological conditions.
- Asia-Pacific region is anticipated to record fastest growth owing to the continuous advancements in imaging technology, and increase in R&D in efforts to improve healthcare infrastructure. .
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Global medical cameras market share, by technology, 2015
Grand View Research has segmented the Global Medical Cameras Market on the basis of applications, technology and region:
Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2014 – 2025)
- Endoscopy
- Ophthalmology
- Dermatology
- Dental
- Others
Technology Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2014 – 2025)
- Digital imaging (3D/2D)
- Infrared
- OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography)
- Liquid lens technology
Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2014 – 2025)
- North America
- Canada
- Europe
- Germany
- Asia Pacific
- Japan
- China
- India
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Mexico
- South Africa
- Saudi Arabia
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