WestEddy

It was a very smart observation on my part. Again, if you have a point to make, make it. If you're just going to heckle me for saying something that is obviously above your ability to ponder, maybe your time would be better spent chewing peach pits.

And rereading this, one doesn't necessarily have to think in terms of "removing the ten best players", just the ten players that have the most upper first round hype. In a particular draft, there's only a small handful of players who are conceivable as a #1, or top 5. My thought is that under the KW/Hahn/Hostetler (Laumann) regime, the pressure to select the best remaining consensus pick was too great. That's Madrigal or Vaughn. When they're picking #15, or so, there's a much greater pool to pick from in players who wouldn't be questioned at #15. KW was a low ceiling/high floor guy. Hahn was preoccupied by hype, either in draft choice, international signings, or trades for prospects. I believe Laumann goes back to the days the White Sox relied on the MLB scouting agency for their draft prep. Hostetler did draft Larry King's 2 sons. And a water volleyball player.

Hostetler had 3 drafts - 2017-2019. I think they got lucky/unlucky with Burger. Vaughn and Madrigal were both loved by all the draft day prognosticators as "best top pick available". Gonzalez only fits with those other two in that they were most probably products of KW/JR meddling. I'm not sure if he's 5 tool (not really fast), but yeah, a lot of bad picks on low ceiling, high floor college guys who could fill a hole in a year. Shirley's a lot more out of the box, and they seem to have a clearer plan with development on what they're going to do with the picks.

Here's what I said: Here's some BS Quin blurted out, to cram a simple observation into his "Getz is really Hahn and KW in a long overcoat" narrative: I'm sure you, Quin, and this Hi9is guy have it in you to make a point without being a boorish moron, or lying. Are we buddies, yet? I need someone to take me grocery shopping.

You've told me my logic makes zero fucking sense three times, now. I'm sorry that a simple observation makes you so angry. Perhaps it's because you're too dumb to understand English. That's where my money is. Now you can carry on fucking off.

I read your post after my previous. That's what I'm thinking. Shirley seems to be a lot better at this than Hostetler. From interviews I've heard of Hostetler, he hadn't impressed me as much more than a toadie.

Maybe they're forced to get more creative when the pick isn't basically made for them by all the bloggers and mock draft guys.

No, I haven't made an argument at all. Just pointing out that in the last 11 drafts, or so, outside of Rodon (3, 2014), we've done better with guys picked at 11 or later. Just an observation. You don't have to seethe and argue with that.

Fulmer (8), Collins (10), Madrigal (3), and Vaughn (4) were all top ten picks. Sale (13), Anderson (17), Burger (11), Crochet (11), Montgomery (22), Schultz (26), and Gonzalez (15) weren't. Rodon's the only top 10 they've hit on, recently. You're welcome for the knowledge.

It's been pointed out that Paddy didn't get the same title as the other "directors". He's not so made.

https://x.com/IsItTheWelsh/status/1793450465868607488

I liked both trades. Some of the FutureSox guys were saying that the draft pick is probably the most valuable thing we got for Santos. I didn't watch the game. Nastrini had one bad game at AAA after being optioned, and he seemed to right the ship in 3 starts. He's good, but does experience control issues. I think he's a guy who stabilizes, and eats innings for a couple years until the real guys (Noah Schultz, Grant Taylor, Jairo Iriarte, Mason Adams) come up.

Benintendi is great at those 9 pitch groundouts. Perhaps there's a playoff bound team missing that.

I actually think we do better out of the top ten.

https://x.com/CST_soxvan/status/1793393334305583126

A little TMI, if you ask me... https://x.com/CST_soxvan/status/1793396903805075650

A little early, but good things come in twos. https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1793397615012597880

If these are the 9 they're playing, why not put Pham in LF, and DH Benintendi?

Colas is also OPSing .630 away from Truist Field. I also wonder if the incident where he was benched for getting picked off of first base is more common than we've heard about. DeLoach's OPS away is .667.

I just Googled "crotch rocket". I didn't do much research.

Players have clauses that say they can't skydive or ride motorcycles. But teams don't usually park a van outside their house, and kidnap them when they're pulling the Ninja 250R out of the garage.

Good, because I hope Clevinger is hit in the head with multiple come-backer line balls by the Orioles, and retires to eat oil leaks in the ocean.

nevermind

Are you suggesting that teams spy on their players? And if they're doing things the team doesn't approve of, .... intervene?

The last three wins have been shut-outs. Crochet's got a bit of a scoreless innings streak going.