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I know everyone likes to agree with each other in the scouting space, but there's a reason baseball has such volatility in the draft. This year is wide open to me.

Like very low chance he is there for Saturday, right? I'll be there for the derby.. Seems like that would be too quick a rehab for how long he's been out. I imagine they hold him out through the all star game.

yikes

I went downtown and it's definitely alot more 30's and 40's crowd that wanted to party. It was kind of cool. They were doing some marathon to canada so it was packed. Cleveland there's a popular sports bar in a old mall that has no stores. The Bar was really good but walking around the mall you felt like someone was going to stab you.

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=07/07/2026 https://www.mlb.com/milb/scores/all/all/whitesox?affiliateId=mlbcom-milb Welcome everyone on the Murakami rehab watch.

So... he's going to grow into tools? Color me skeptical. Bobby Witt clearly had elite tools, not just top-tier skills. I don't understand why anyone compares the two outside of them both playing for Rusty Greer. Witt had a better arm, better glove, better speed, and more immediate and projectable power. He also was more likely to get to his hit tool because he had 80 speed. Bobby had THREE carrying tools, and Emerson has... zero? Also, Bobby had his full-year of pro-ball wiped out because of COVID.

I'd take the following players over Emerson and Roch: Lackey Burress Flora Bell Reese For someone really far out there, I like Strosnider's tools better, and while I probably wouldn't take him over them because I'm a coward I do think he has a higher pro ceiling and I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him have a better career. So I like him more.

Yeah I went to Cleveland a couple years ago, downtown definitely did not feel safe as night dropped.

Lol why? I keep reading these comments. Lackey was better than Roch this year. Taking him makes a ton of sense. Maxed out prospects should be avoided at 1-1. Emerson is a skills based high school player which also seems really risky. Skills don't always translate level to level, but tools do. Lackey is by far the best athlete between the three so not sure why you're saying catchers can't be more athletic than the short stops. It's undeniable that Lackey is the best athlete of the three.

There isn't one profile that has suggested Roch could or should play CF. Lackey beats him in pretty much every measure in terms of athleticism. The outfield idea is 100% not destroying his knees and preserving his bat in the lineup. And those tools would make him a plus fielder at any number of positions, especially his elite arm strength. If you don't/can't keep Mune, Braden perhaps moves to LF with Lackey in RF/CF, Colson SS Vargas 3B Antonacci 2B Bonemer 1B and a rotating DH.

We might have to subtract Mune as he can walk after 2027, the future infield could be Colson at 3B, Roch at SS, Meidroth at 2B and Vargas at 1B.

There are still righties ahead of him that aren't on the 40 man even if they do want to add one or two of them

The White Sox are going to have to deal eventually. Whether they take Emerson or Roch, you have to project them to the infield. You have Vargas, Meidroth and Monty there right now. Meidroth might be the odd man out.

Well, I get that, but I highly doubt a catcher would ever beat out two top tier SS options for athleticism. There's a reason good organizations focus on SS profiles - they can literally be moved anywhere. Drafting a C to simply move him to the OF feels like poor scouting or drafting for need. If you take Lackey at 1.1 he better damn well stay at C or his value plummets IMO because you're banking on the bat to carry him. I'd rather take a chance on Emerson's potential if they aren't taking Roch.

Jacob Gonzalez sorta 1B...and part of the $$$ on Rodriguez's remaining contract. Doubt it happens. DBacks seem most interested in financial relief.

Jinxed. 6-1 Lead turns to 7-6 deficit including an overturn at home which could have given Colorado the game. 7-7 to the 11th Sanzatela at 98-99 First LAD game to extras this season. Second longest such streak in mlb history.

Not if Lackey has a better hit / power / athleticism profile and would excel in a move to the outfield. Two of the three propositions there are generally believed to be true. I just need to make a pact with myself to not talk about the draft until Friday. 🤣

You’re correct that some of them won’t require a spot until the offseason, but there are other guys who may need a spot at some in Hagen Smith, Adams, Iriarte, & Pallette that were ahead of Peoples. There is still good reason not to add more pain to the problem.

So they want Beni? A Beni + prospects swap for Rodriguez actually makes some sense.

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I can't see the Sox passing on both Roch and Emerson to grab a catcher. Lackey is talented, but drafting him would be absolutely overthinking the entire process.

The past couple of days are the first we’ve heard the FO being linked to Lackey by any writers from what I recall. Have you heard anything yourself first or second hand to corroborate?

I sure as hell hope not. Nobody wants “He Who Shall Not Be Named” v2.0

Don’t take away my Romero.

I know but I couldn't find it. Feel free to move this if you'd like.