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Thank you @Y2Jimmy0 and @Sleepy Harold for all the work you guys do with FutureSox. It's great especially around draft time.

Roch seems like the safe and most likely pick. And not safe in low risk, lower reward. He's probably the lowest risk with a potentially high to very high reward. Emerson is higher risk but possibly a higher reward. Lackey is the wild card, the "WTF but I appreciate the risk" pick. Roch could be up with the MLB club in 2027 while Emerson is probably a couple years away. The Sox have a logjam in the middle infield, and picking Roch would force them to make some decisions earlier. One of the higher rated MI prospects could be dealt at the deadline for pitching. It's a good problem to have, but as a fan, it's nerve-racking.

Good lord. Dude is going to be 28 years old at the end of this year.

Big numbers for Mexico- England.

One of those notably involves predicting the Sox outbidding other teams vs. drafting a player.

Last two expert predictions on Lackey were 0 and 2%, about the same odds as Mune signing with the Sox last October.

Possibly some regression along with fatigue. Hopefully the all star break gives these guys some much needed rest. There's no doubt the Sox need more pitching. A starter (or two) and a bullpen arm. Fedde and Kay should hold up well and be able to eat a lot of innings. Martin and Burke will probably end up being somewhat inning limited. Shultz will definitely be limited. Picking up a good SP along with another veteran who can eat innings would help a lot. And one more quality arm for the bullpen would be great.

Was the draft day trade for Byram a good one? Seems to range from meh or awful. I am a hockey idiot but when Bedard was drafted I was not overly impressed for a 1-1 especially with his size. Although I kind of felt the same with Kane and was wrong there. Is he worth the deal he will be seeking / getting. For all of the tanking and prospect hype, I am still not seeing anything here to excite me but again, I am not very hockey smart.

I know smokescreens exist, but man this screams Roch. You don't put out a promo video where Roch is featured more than Emerson — and always first among all three. Before anyone says it means nothing, it's like @Y2Jimmy0 keeps saying on the FutureSox pod, this isn't for Sox sickos, this is for average fans that have been getting hype for Roch for a solid year now.

Maybe oversimplifying it, but I think Martin was just due for regression and we’re seeing it. I still think he’s a fine 4 or 5, which is valuable. Burke might be a dude, though. I have an easier time buying a breakout from him.

If memory serves me, Speizo owned a furniture store somewhere and during an interview (possibly w Harry Carey) I remember him saying he really appreciated manager Chuck Tanner allowing him some slack in showing up to Comisky a few minutes late because he had to close up the furniture store. Imagine that,, back then a pro player having to supplement his baseball salary by running a small business!

We know that it won't be Lackey asking for the record bonus and attempting to pull a Konner Griffin, sliding to SFG. But Emerson has just a bit (not by much) more leverage with the college threat.

https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/article/world-cup-blowout-england-mexico-tv-ratings-in-us-top-those-of-usa-belgium-rival-nfl-playoffs-025308679.html

You are spot on. The thing is that the division is so bad it’s there for the taking but the reality is our pitching probably isn’t good enough.

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=07/09/2026 https://www.mlb.com/milb/scores/all/all/whitesox?affiliateId=mlbcom-milb Cannon following up his last excellent start.

7/09 - Bring the lumber, LET'S GO!!!

Let's not forget this a team in the midst of a rebuild. The grind, the pressure, and the spotlight may be taking a toll on these young guys. They are in a slump for sure. They can't count on miracle come backs every night. To get the kind of consistency in the starting pitching, bullpen, and lineup day in and day out takes time. A buildup process. They have come a long way quickly but still have a way to go. Stay the course and may the window stay open for many years. Patience my friends.

Still not over Vargas yelling at Ant for not scoring on his double from second base the other day. Vargas is dead to me after that incident!

Did he though? This team has churned out plenty of high end arm talent. Yeah, this is the biggest issue with moving these guys to the pen. The innings play a role, but it's the fact that they basically become two pitch pitchers out of the pen so they spend years not working on their whole repertoire in the game.

Have we ever this year had the same lineup 2 games in a row? Seems like Venable is trying to prove he’s the smartest guy in the room but he’s yet to make the case.

Get that representative of peace and prosperity outa here amirite?

If you want to keep a secret, tell Ozzie

I have it on authority of a broadcast personality that they’re taking Roch and everything we see in the media has been smoke and mirrors. “Roch is the pick and it’s been decided for a month.” Asked him his source and he claims it is Ozzie. I told him that I doubt Ozzie knows or would be told a month ago if this even was the case and of course he replied with the good ol’ “Believe whatever you want.” 🤷🏻‍♂️

how about we go with a normal lineup except Grichuk for Beni and obviously Romo will start tomorrow for Teel Antman, Vargas, Grichuk, Montgomery, Montgomery, Meidroth, Peters, Acuna, Romo