Danny's Diamond Notes

January 16, 2019 Dan Victor

A little information and perhaps a mild rant

The minor leagues are a racket. “Racket” you say… please expound. Well, as an avid baseball fan I would truly be lost without the minor leagues. I live for the game and take great pleasure in watching these kids evolve as they chase their big-league dreams. However, being drafted by a major league team means virtually nothing about a player’s professional potential. Being signed into the minor leagues is in essence, the equivalent

January 11, 2019 Dan Victor

Prospect profile: Luis Gonzalez

The White Sox farm system is currently ripe with top prospects, and much of that organizational strength is the product of exceptional outfield and pitching talent. For that reason, Luis Gonzalez often falls victim to a numbers crunch when he is ranked on organizational top-prospect lists. While there are others in the system with tools that scream, Gonzalez doesn’t have that one eye-popping tool. Instead, he has to settle… settle

My wife and I wearing our "Sebyliever" shirts with the man himself

January 9, 2019 Dan Victor

My interview with Seby Zavala

In 2016 a young catcher in the Chicago White Sox organization inspired me with his hard work, grit and determination. That catcher Bernardo Sebastion Zavala (Seby) has gone from being a 12th round pick to becoming a four-time minor league all-star and now as the Charlotte Knights starting catcher, he is on the Sox 40 man roster and on the brink of a major league call up.

January 9, 2019 Dan Victor

The Journey Begins

“The next time someone whines that baseball doesn’t have enough action, you can do two things: first, explain the planning, strategizing, calculating, and deception that place before every pitch. Then quote Hall-of-Fame announcer Red Barber: “Baseball is dull only to dull minds.”Zack Hample

January 8, 2019 Dan Victor

My lifetime love affair with baseball

Let me preface this post by telling everyone… I am not a professional baseball scout. First and foremost, I am a HUGE fan (both literally and figuratively). I plan on losing the “literally” of that equation by getting my ass aboard a treadmill more frequently in 2019. That being said, I have an insatiable appetite for all things baseball and am always striving to learn more about