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BTW, Schill no-no, he has no walks either and it was an error that will keep him from the PG possibly.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 04:37 PM) NOT TO JINX HIM, BUT SCHILLING HAS A NO-HITTER THRU 8. i hope he blows it.

"They also were looking for a player with raw talent, an individual with the potential to be developed into a Major League All-Star at some point in his career. In left-hander Aaron Poreda, the White Sox just might have got their man. " Quote from Whitesox.com Poreda may be a solid pitcher one day, but he is never gonna be an all-star.

And Porcello goes to Detroit.

If the Tigers take Porcello here, I will be so pissed.

his numbers are not what you would expect for a first rounder in a pretty s***ty baseball conference. 93 hits in 100 innings and only 66 k's. WTF?? He will be nothing more than another reliever.

Scouting Report: Poreda wasn't on the radar screen in high school; he focused more on football as a defensive end/tight end. He did pitch a bit, even tossing a no-hitter, but was awkward and had suspect arm action. In three seasons at San Francisco working with pitching coach Greg Moore, however, he has developed into a first-round candidate and one of the nation's hardest-throwing lefthanders. Poreda works off the fastball almost as much as UC Riverside's James Simmons (No. 47), and like Simmons, it's his only above-average pitch. While his fastball was flat and 89-90 mph in his 2007 opener, he has been consistently in the low 90s since then, touching 96-97 and regularly hitting 94. He throws plenty of strikes (though he lacks true command), and with his 6-foot-6, 240-pound frame, he should prove durable. He doesn't pitch as downhill as he should at his size, in part because of his low three-quarters arm slot. Poreda's arm action and lower slot make his breaking ball a fringe-average pitch at best, though it has improved. He has the makings of a changeup but hasn't thrown it much, sticking to his fastball. He had experimented with a higher slot to aid his breaking ball, but the move cost his fastball some of its late life and was back to his old slot.

Scouting Report: Poreda wasn't on the radar screen in high school; he focused more on football as a defensive end/tight end. He did pitch a bit, even tossing a no-hitter, but was awkward and had suspect arm action. In three seasons at San Francisco working with pitching coach Greg Moore, however, he has developed into a first-round candidate and one of the nation's hardest-throwing lefthanders. Poreda works off the fastball almost as much as UC Riverside's James Simmons (No. 47), and like Simmons, it's his only above-average pitch. While his fastball was flat and 89-90 mph in his 2007 opener, he has been consistently in the low 90s since then, touching 96-97 and regularly hitting 94. He throws plenty of strikes (though he lacks true command), and with his 6-foot-6, 240-pound frame, he should prove durable. He doesn't pitch as downhill as he should at his size, in part because of his low three-quarters arm slot. Poreda's arm action and lower slot make his breaking ball a fringe-average pitch at best, though it has improved. He has the makings of a changeup but hasn't thrown it much, sticking to his fastball. He had experimented with a higher slot to aid his breaking ball, but the move cost his fastball some of its late life and was back to his old slot.

Josh Smoker will be the pick, i projected it at 12:00 PM today and am sticking too it. He's a pretty polished high school pitcher.

Lets just hope Porcello goes here, so we don't scorn the Sox for not taking him because of Boras.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 03:12 PM) Let's go Nick Schmidt. (clap clap clap clap clap) Pick him San Diego (clap clap clap clap clap) please. I don't think you have to worry, KW won't take a college pitcher, I am fairly confident of that.

QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 03:09 PM) Porcello or Main? Main in the Trib today.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 03:07 PM) Porcello or Main. por favor. Rogers has said that the Sox will take him if he is there, so we shall see if Phil's sources are correct.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 02:55 PM) Guys with a lot more connections than us didn't even mention the White Sox when talking about Porcello. well not many thought he would last that far.

I am saying Porcello goes to LA right here.

QUOTE(briguy27 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 02:49 PM) their past 18, and porcello is still left where did many mock drafters have porcello going? top 5 early on, but now later with the whole signability factor. The most potential out of any pitcher in the draft.

Texas prolly goes with a signable guy right here, so that with the 24th pick they can grab Porcello and break my heart.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 02:34 PM) I'm really starting to get Nick Schmidt vibes. I just have a feeling he will fall to the Sox and I'd probably be the only happy/satisfied person here. BA projects him as a #3 pitcher. So I dunno if that's the type of high upside guy the Sox are looking for.

My three are still available (Moroscato, Main, and Procello), please land one of them.

QUOTE(briguy27 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 02:11 PM) if only aumont could of fell to 25 love your Bears sig.

Praying for one of Moroscato, Main or Porcello being available at 25. Anyone of them would give us a great athlete with great makeup and a damn good future.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 01:58 PM) even i am surprised with weathers....theres no doubt in my mind hes got the stuff to close in the bigs...but 8 is pretty high for a closer so your Commodores will have three top 10 picks in the two years? Alvarez is the clear #1 for next year right?

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 01:57 PM) The Rangers being one spot in front of the Sox sucks, as they have the money and need to draft a high-priced pitcher. yeah, but its not like we would actually take a tough signability guy, right?

Phillips actually makes a good point about putting them as starters to let them develope their pitches and improve command.

There is gonna be a top ten talent on the board for the Sox at 25, guarenteed. Will the Sox take him is the question? I will guess no.