BA's top 10 White Sox prospects; arbitration day

Baseball America -- more specifically, Phil Rogers -- released the newest list of the top 10 White Sox prospects, and you'll see one key name missing. Especially if you compare it to the 2009 list:

Yes, there is a complete lack of Tyler Flowers on this list, which is pretty surprising. Flowers had a very disappointing year, but I don't think to the extent that two(!) relievers(!!) sprung over him. Brandon Short is pretty questionable as well, due to his walk-strikeout disparity, but he had a really nice year otherwise. Double-A will tell us a ton about him.
Our friend Larry was present for the chat (behind the paywall), and asked Rogers a couple of Flowers-related questions. The more Rogers talked, the more convoluted the reasoning was. It seemed like the ranking was based on how much usage the Sox will get out of him (Rogers suggested a change of scenery was necessary), rather than how he stacks up in terms of tools and performance alone. But then Larry asked whether personality played a part:

Phil Rogers: No, I don't think the White Sox have any issues with Flowers. I think people in the organization like him. The one thing is I think they were afraid A.J. Pierzynski couldn't handle having a possible replacement as his backup, so they haven't really given Flowers a chance to advance the last two years. I think that might have become a mental hurdle for Flowers.

So I'm not quite sure what to think.
Anthony Carter seems like the obvious bubble candidate Rogers has a tendency to fall in love with. Carter is 24, had a merely OK Birmingham debut at the age of 24, and doesn't have a second pitch people rave about. Scott Merkin is on the bandwagon, too, though.
But while the tendency is to lean against Rogers, his lists have merits. I think he gets swung a bit by the Sox pumping up their own guys (think Juan Silverio, Clevelan Santeliz), but he was on the Eduardo Escobar bandwagon before a lot of people, so he does have some knowledge that others don't.
As always, Rogers spent a lot of time in the chat to explain his picks and omissions, and a few notes:
*To answer Knox's question about Mitchell's speed, Rogers heard Mitchell was "having trouble trusting his left foot when making cuts around the bases and wasn't getting out of the box as quickly."
*Jose Martinez "hasn't developed power and has lost some speed."
*Jordan Danks is "such a skiller fielder and a tough guy that the White Sox aren't even close to giving up on him."
*The Sox are "dubious about Nevin Griffith," due to injury and "makeup" problems. Take these last two bullet points together, and I'm guessing that either the Sox think Griffith isn't working through pitchable pain, or he's being cagier about his self-assessments and catching the Sox off-guard with his absences.
*Brent Morel "played REALLY well at shortstop last year for Charlotte," and the scouts "who watched him said they were amazed." That somewhat conflicts with what Kevin Goldstein heard (he makes the plays he gets to, but doesn't cover a ton of ground), although that's still pretty good for a career third baseman. I'm guessing the sample is too small to really know either way.
(Not in the chat, but in the Top 10 scouting reports, he describes Morel as a "below average runner," which goes against every scouting report I've seen. He's never been described as a burner, but it seems like he can steal 15-20 bags and take extra bases.)
*Kyle Bellamy "has not yet developed a changeup or another off-speed pitch to keep left-handed hitters off his low-90s fastball."
*Jacob Petricka "has a special fastball, both in terms of velocity and movement."
*A couple potential leapers next year: Michael Blanke (whose catching is better than advertised) and Matthew Heidenreich (who hasn't pitched a full season yet).
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It's Arbitration Deadline Day across Major League Baseball, and A.J. Pierzynski's status is the only question mark. Scott Merkin writes:

If the White Sox offer arbitration to Pierzynski and he accepts, then Pierzynski would return to the team with an almost-certain increase from the $6.25 million he earned in the final season of his three-year extension. Losing the two Draft picks if Pierzynski declines an arbitration offer could dissuade interested teams from making a run at Pierzynski, so the White Sox might decline in order not to hinder Pierzynski's chances on the open market.

Emphasis mine, because I don't understand how that outweighs an opportunity to pick up picks -- especially if Pierzynski bears some of the responsibility for Flowers' struggles (and I don't think that's farfetched). If he's already helped mess up a big part of the farm system, why let him continue doing so when he's not part of the team?
Also, feel free to vote in the poll to the right. Note that the question is whether the Sox will offer Pierzynski arbitration, not whether they should (we've already had a fun discussion about that).
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Christian Marrero Reading Room:
*Will the claim of Waldis Jaoquin be the answer to the Detroit Tigers' signing of Joaquin Benoit? Probably not, but the Sox acquired another interesting wild arm to work with, which puts the 40-man roster at 35.
*White Sox-Cubs trades are the last refuge of the bored Chicago baseball writer, and Rogers takes "Jake Peavy for Carlos Zambrano!!!" to the extreme.
*Tim Marchman offers a very level-headed view of what Kenny Williams faces this offseason. Highly recommended.
*Scott Boras loaned tens of thousands of dollars to the families of teenage prospects, which isn't kosher, and could be highly problematic. I wonder if this could be another tip of another scandalous iceberg, similar to when Dave Wilder took a ton of cash home with him one fateful flight.
*A.J. Pierzynski has a picture of his Movember Moustache.