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This was such a sweet draft. That highschool shortstop (Actually both of them; The Teammates) were stellar picks. Sox did a lot of drafting of guys that slid, most likely for monetary reasons, so they are gonna have to spend some money. Luckily their higher picks won't cost huge money. Well the 2nd rounder will cost money.

LMAO.

Series Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks By Mark J. Jacobsen and Mario Scalise June 3, 2003 SoxNet.net The White Sox are in trouble folks. After losing three straight to the Cleveland Indians, they travel to the desert to face Curt Schilling and the Arizona Diamondbacks. This will be the first ever series between the two clubs, with the MLB inter-league re-alignment. This is also the first inter-league series of the season for the White Sox, who were 8-10 during inter-league play in 2002. Opponent: Arizona Diamondbacks Record: 26-31, .456, 9 1/2 GB (NL West) Place: Bank One Ball Park Time & TV: Game 1: 8:35 p.m. (WGN); Game 2: 8:35 p.m. (FSN); Game 3: (8:35) p.m. (WCIU) 2002 Record vs Sox: 0-0 2003 Record vs Sox: 0-0 THE LATEST Luis Gonzalez is back, and has his average up over .300, which is not good news for a White Sox pitching staff, which was victimized by a weak hitting Indian line-up this past week. It appears that this team is finally returning to the team that came out of nowhere to beat the Yankees back in 2001, and unfortunately, the White Sox the seem to be heading the other direction. The White Sox will also be facing a former AL opponent in Shea Hillenbrand, who was traded to Arizona late last week. WHO'S HOT (Last 4 Games) Luis Gonzalez, OF: 9-19, 2 HR, 8RBI, 3R --After a slow start, Luis Gonzalez is starting to look like the hero of game seven we all remember. After being mired in a 3-34 slide (.088), Gonzalez has caught fire and is again the central figure in the Diamondback line-up. WHO'S NOT (Post-April) Carlos Baerga, 2B: 9-51, HR, 6 RBI --It looked as though Carlos Baerga’s career was rejuvenated after a strong showing in April, batting .409 with 12 RBIs, two homers and four doubles. Then May 1st came and away went Baerga. He has lowered his OBP from .417 to .320 and his batting average from .409 to .284. One plus is his glove is still strong as he has no committed an error in 40 games. PITCHING PROBABLES Game #1: Esteban Loaiza (8-2, 1.96 ERA) vs. Miguel Bautista (3-3, 3.24 ERA,) --This will be the inaugural meeting between the two teams, and it should be a pitchers duel. Bautista has been on fire, going 3-1 with a 2.76 ERA since joining the rotation in mid-April. Bautista will be opposed by possibly the best pitcher in the majors thus far, Esteban Loaiza. Loaiza will take his league-leading ERA into tonight’s game, and if these pitchers continue their current trend … it should be fun to watch. Game #2: Jon Garland (2-3, 4.88 ERA) vs. Curt Schilling (4-3, 3.04 ERA) --The White Sox anemic offense will be facing arguably the best pitcher in the league over the past five years. Unless Jon Garland can limit the number of offensive opportunities he allows, and the offense can scratch across a few early runs, this game could get ugly. Game #3: Dan Wright (0-3, 6.57) vs. Elmer Dessens (4-5, 5.45 ERA) --This game will pit two pitchers, that were expected to do things much greater than they currently are. Dessens was the go-to-guy in Cincinnati last year, and since coming over in an off-season trade – which was supposed to sure up a shaky end of the rotation - he has struggled. Danny Wright was supposed to build off an encouraging 14-12 season, but has not been able to due to injury. A win for either pitcher would go long ways to build their confidence. Should be interesting to watch. KEY TO THE SERIES Be aggressive. The Sox are six games under .500, 6.5 out and just 1.5 games above the far less talented, fourth place Indians, so if they are going to somehow raise this sinking ship, which in many eyes is already sunk, they need to take chances and make aggressive mistakes. The Diamondbacks have one of the better defensive teams in the majors. The only way to beat that is to keep the routine plays at a minimum and always keep the pressure.

20th pick Jeffrey Schmidt - SS - Mira Mesa Highschool (San Diego?) This is the last pick of the day. We'll be back tomorrow will full coverage from day two. In a few days we'll begin spotlighting a lot of the picks over at FutureSox.com

No prob. I'm working with a few other writers on getting together a full page with short notes on all the Sox picks. Thats going to take a few days though cause we got a ton of research to do for it. Once its done though, I'll get it up on futuresox as well as put it up on Soxnet. Man I love the draft. Another thing to help take my mind off the White Sox problems

19th Mike Moat - RHP - San Diego State He was taken in the 11th round by Texas in the 2000 draft. COMMENT: Athletic. Pitchers frame. Rounded shoulders. Similar to Brian Boehringer. Quick arm. Average fastball, mostly 89 mph. Hard, sharp, late breaking slider. Sets up other pitches. Competitor. Can spot pitches, always around plate. Steady improvement.

U going to any of the games 427? Or are you gonna just hit the ones in Anaheim?

I think the Sox will have to give him something like a million buck bonus, but I think they are going to do it. They wouldn't of went after him if they didn't plan on paying him first round money. Just my two cents. I think they realized how good he was and decided it will be worth the money. If we sign him, he could only play 4 highschool games in his senior season since his baseball season is just starting up. I think its a tough sign and they may wait on him, but eventually they'll lock him up. I'd like him to play a full shortseason this year. This guy has the talent to play a full year next year, but thats only going to happen if they lock him up early (My guess). Another real tough sign is the shortstop we drafted in the 6th or 7th. It was nice that we drafted someone else from the school (Hopefully his buddy) that way we could hopefully pull some leverage and bring both of them in. Don't know what the Sox were thinking on that though.

I'm loving the draft. Key to this is signing the guys. I'll finish up the rest of the draft. I'm assuming it ends in a bit. Good luck with the finals Cerb.

The guy we took in the 2nd round is a STEAL.

Well I think that Yan or Pedro Lopez are the future 2nd base guys. I think Hummel will be like Tony G. A solid bench player. Just my two cents. I'm a big Hummel fan though so I'd like to see him come through. I love him more off the bench though. Its just great having guys that can play 3rd, 2nd, and SS. Also, confidence shoudln't be too low. If the Sox decide to rebuild, they have some very marketable guys that could quickly rebuild this team. I love the way Cleveland did things last year, and the Sox got a ton more to unload. The only fear is will KW make the right moves.

He was a teammate of the guy we drafted earlier. Talent wise he'd be a higher pick. I think we'll have some trouble signing him and his teammate, but I'd love to nab the two of them. Mix them with Gonzalez, Yan, and Pedro Lopez and we have some damn good (Toolsy) middle infield guys. This kid is supposed to be a slick fielder with some offensive potential.

A ton of work goes into these drafts. The Sox are going to have to spend some big bucks on this draft. I sure hope they can get quite a few of these guys signed. The big risk with all these highschool players is most of them should be committed to very good schools so they have plenty of other options as leverage. College players don't necessarily have that.

Big Lefty. 6-7 and should develop some good velocity. Already hits the low 90's. I like this move. I love going with big strong pitchers and him being a lefty is a plus.

Landon Powell is still out there. Anyone else here antsy for the Sox to snag them and give it a shot of whether they could sign him. He'd be a steal at this point. One of the best catchers in the draft and he's sliding BIG TIME.

This was a good pick. I'll say one thing, Sanders and Brumbaugh know they only got a few more years to make it to the show with the Sox IT should be fun watching these outfielders play in the lower levels. The Sox seem to be getting more atheletes (Ala Webster and even Reed last year) that can hit but also go out and get em in the outfield. I think I like the way the Sox have drafted lately.

He's now a switch hitting 3rd baseman. He had an injury of his hammate bone and started hitting left handed for the first time. Has a ton of power. Nice pickup. This kid must be smart.

Out of Buena highschool. He has a mid to high 80's fastball now, but from the looks of him, that should get a little better as he develops into his frame. He has good size. According to Team One he needs to develop his control as well as work big time on his secondary pitches. They seem to think he could develop quite a bit. This seems like a pick based on the scouts thinking he has the ability to really turn into a stud.

2003 Draft Picks By Jason Gage FutureSox.com The Draft is upon us and the White Sox held the 15th pick in the first round and all the following rounds. For those who aren’t familiar, the MLB draft is a two day process that covers 50 rounds. Seniors in high school are eligible for the draft as are juniors and seniors in college as well as red-shirt sophomores. Enclosed below is a list of the Sox picks in the draft. This page will be updated throughout the next two days as the picks come in. 1. Brian Anderson – R/R - OF – University of Arizona Height: 6-2 - Weight: 200 2. Ryan Sweeney – L/L – OF – Xavier High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Height: 6-5 - Weight: 210 3. Clint King – OF - Southern Miss. (Red Shirt Sophmore) Height: 6-0 - Weight: 190 - Bats: Left - Throws: Right 4. Roberto Valido – R/R – SS – Coral Park High School (Miami, Florida) Height: 6-1 - Weight:175 5. Matt Nachreiner – RHP, SP/RP – Round Rock High School (Texas) Height: 6-2 - Weight: 175 6. Chris Kelly – R/R - 1st – Pepperdine Height: 6-1 - Weight: 190 7. James Casey – RHP – Azle High School Height: 6-4 - Weight: 215 8. John Russ - RHP – Frank Phillips College Height: 6-2 – Weight: 180 9. David Cook - CF – Miami (OH) Height: 5-11 - Weight: 195 10. Frasier Dizard - LHP – USC Height: 6-0 – Weight: 195 11. Richard Brooks - RHP – North Tonawada High School (New York) Height: 6-3 – Weight: 178 12. Donald Veal - LHP – Buena High School (Arizona) Height: 6-3 – Weight: 185 13. Wes Hodges - S/R - 3rd – Baylor School (Tennessee) Height: 6-2 – Weight: 185 14. Richard Nanita - L/L - CF – Florida International University Height: 6-0 – Weight: 202 15. Greg Moviol - LHP – Saint Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) Height: 6-7 – Weight: 225 16. Cody Dickens - RHP – Surrey Community College Height: 6-2 – Weight: 200 17. Guillermo Martinez - R/R - SS – Coral Park High School (Miami, FL) Height: 6-0 – Weight: 175 18. Corey Haggerty – 2nd – State University New York (Cortland) Height: 6-0 – Weight: 175 – Bats: Left – Throws: Right 19. Mike Moat – RHP– San Diego State Height: 6-1 – Weight: 190 20. Jeffrey Schmidt – R/R – SS – Mira Mesa High School (California) Height: 6-3 – Weight: 210 21. Matt Lenderman – R/R – C – Plano East High School (Texas) Height: 5-11 – Weight: 205 22. Travis Doyle – RHP – Grand Rapids Community College Height: 6-5 – Weight: 205 23. John Hurd – RHP – Southern Idaho Height: 5-10 – Weight: 175 24. Burke Baldwin – LHP – Neuqua Valley High School (Illinois) Height: 6-5 – Weight: 215 25. Antoine Gray – R/R – 3rd –Southern University Height: 5-9 – Weight: 185 26. Logan Williamson – LHP – Pensacola Catholic High School (FL) Height: 6-0 – Weight: 195 27. Dwayne Pollock – RHP –Texas A&M Height: 6-3 – Weight: 195 28. Peter Pope – R/R - 3rd –Meridian Community College Height: 6-1 – Weight: 195 29. Gerrardo Cabrera – R/R - CF –Miami Dade Community College Height: 6-1 – Weight: 173 30. Brandon Lowe – 1st – Vidalia High School Height: 6-1 – Weight: 173 – Bats: Left – Throws: Right 31. Robert Grinestaff – C – Jeffersonville High School (IN) Height: 5-11 – Weight: 185 – Bats: Left – Throws: Right 32. Joshua Morgan – R/R - C – Thomasville (Alabama) Height: 6-2 – Weight: 205 33. Alex Acevedo - S/R – SS – Dominican Republic Height: 6-1 – Weight: 172 34. Scott Martin - R/R – RF – Delaware State University Height: 6-0 – Weight: 205 35. Sean Thompson - LHP – University of California - Santa Barbara Height: 6-2 – Weight: 195 36. Paul Moviel - RHP – Kishwaukee College Height: 6-6 – Weight: 220 37. Neil Geisler - 3rd – Okaloosa Walton Junior College Height: 6-5 – Weight: 175 – Bats: Left – Throws: Right 38. Michael Mendrin - LHP – Central High School Height: 6-2 – Weight: 180 39. Jason Sullivan - RHP – Joplin High School Height: 6-4 – Weight: 205 40. Matthew Deachler - R/R - C – James Madison University Height: 5-11 – Weight: 205 41. Rolando Acosta - R/R - SS – Pima Community College Height: 5-11 – Weight: 170 42. Eric Everly - LHP – Olney Central Junior College Height: 6-3 – Weight: 200 43. Dustin Shafer - R/R - SS – Russell High School Height: 6-3 – Weight: 185 44. Brandon Johnson - R/R – 2nd – Crowder College Height: 6-0 – Weight: 195 – Bats: Left – Throws: Right 45. Mitchell Woolf - RHP – College of Southern Idaho Height: 6-3 – Weight: 170 46. Gregory Del George - S/R - SS – Monsignor Farrel High School Height: 5-11 – Weight: 165 47. Richard O’ Brien - R/R - C – Catholic High School Height: 5-11 – Weight: 199 48. Michael Alvarez - RHP – Monsignor Pace High School Height: 6-1 – Weight: 189 49. Timothy Edmeades - 3rd – Buena Regional High School Height: 6-3 – Weight: 205 – Bats: Left – Throws: Right 50. Sean Gaston - C – Brownsburg High School Height: 6-1 – Weight: 170 – Bats: Left – Throws: Right In the coming days FutureSox will begin a spotlight on some of the Sox draft picks. Note: If your interested in writing or helping at FutureSox, please email us at [email protected]

Geeze, this guy sounds good. He must of fell because of signability issues.

I'm digging this draft so far.

Shows what I remember

Dizzard is a talented player. I've heard a bit about him and he's supposed to be good. Had a bad year, but the Sox have been relatively good taking guys with a lot of talent and making some minor changes to them. Think of what they did with Dan Wright. This guy has good velocity for a lefty and has some solid secondary pitches. Could of went much higher had it not been for a down season.

I'm very excited about that shortstop from Miami. We never signed Chris Getz did we? If I recall he was a shortstop out of Michigan or something like that.

Ok, FutureSox.com is now up. I have a lot to do on the overall site, but the basis is there and I got an article that is on the draft picks. 2003 Draft Picks By Jason Gage FutureSox.com