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Yes, I have and I have no idea how you can call the guy a plus major league hitter right now.

Lance Johnson would like a word...

A playoff team with nothing to sell is just a wild combination of words.

Billy Carlson. Colson should never be dangled as trade bait.

Roch wore 1 in college, so… Roch days til him.

Not that hard. He's 16 on MLB Pipeline. Those three guys slot in that range as well. It's likely a coin flip for any evaluator.

One thing I'm hoping for is thinking about the 2024 draft and how it became pretty lukewarm at the top - but was filled with some college infielders. That draft has now had an incredible start which is unlikely to be repeated. They were all a bit faster prospects too, but I do hope that this ends up similarly. Lotta "there are no witts" but there weren't in 2024 either (until griffin), and they still are impactful. So that's my hope anyway.

I'd still take that shot to bring in an athlete like that. But just be pretty clear eyed about it.

Yea. Sounds like the makeup is off the charts.

The thing that sucks for him is if the wand stops working the only reasonable next step is to kill him as a sacrifice. THat's why you don't mess around with magic, but he made his choice.

Totally fair. I think his athletic and character are what's giving him this juice right now.

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/mlb-draft-2026-top-50-draft-prospects-starting-with-roch-cholowsky-grady-emerson-and-vahn-lackey-190532005.html

I'll add he didn't look great in the outing I saw versus a pretty bad team. My buddy is not a fan of his as a prospect and doesn't think he could be a freshman starter for a big school like FSU, for whatever that is worth.

Tied for the division and 2 games up in the WC. Get in the playoffs. This offense can take this team to the WS, just need the pitching to follow suit.

Also, nice work with the thread title! Time zone nerds be trippin right now!

Yeah, that would be fantastic. I wonder how much value those guys would put on being part of a Sox org that (unfairly or not) will provide some level of preferential treatment given their fathers being members of the front office.

Yeah, I also just don't love High Schoolers at 98 and 99 MPH. Especially given his very limited track record dedicated to pitching. My ideal pitching prospect sits about 92-94 in high school and grows into velocity as a pro. This, from what I've looked into in my life, gives you a better chance of avoiding injury and sustaining velo throughout your pro career. There are tons of stories of high schoolers drafted throwing 98+ in high school who peak at that velocity and trend downward as pros. Projectable pitchers, at that age, have a better track record of success imo.

Sharing the Slightom bit from BA today.

That’s why I asked 😂

Maximize the chances you have, as the next one isn't guaranteed. I agree with this, but at the same time I'm still trading Taylor because I think I can help this team more by moving him too. I'm a huge fan of Taylor's, but absolutely hate how the team has managed him so think he's worth more to someone else.

Dollars wise it feels like it could be doable if we can get Contreras a bit cheaper than the $3M you referenced. Honestly, I really want us to take two high ceiling prep arms tomorrow. For me, the draft is all about upside and there is a nice group of HS arms that fit to the billing in this class. As much as college arm could help the major league team faster, I don’t want to settle for safety or proximity with our day 1 picks.

Go college pitching heavy the rest of the draft and that could be a really good draft.

If the Sox could shave off 500K from both Contreras and Thome and turn this into a 5 player class with another prep bat/arm I would actually be over the moon.

How is this different from "don't sell"?

He concentrated a lot on football in high school, according to several of my buddies with connections to LT. That could be part of his issue with secondaries.