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QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:48 AM) I've seen Walla mainly associated with the 3rd round, but I wouldn't mind drafting him in the 2nd. He can really hit. Looks like he'll be limited to LF though, maybe even 1B if he doesn't show a whole lot of range. Has a really strong arm though. He's going earlier than that. I wouldn't be opposed to taking him earlier if the Sox get him to sign under slot and than allocate those resources to another guy. His bat is so freaking good and he's the type of prospect that will have a lot of trade value a year or two from now if the team wants to move him. Which is always something to factor in given Kenny's willingness to make deals.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:41 AM) If there is any reason Scheppers drops 23 spots to us, I'll guarantee he'll just pass right on by. Although I believe there's no way gets by Detroit. Not so fast my friend

Trout evidently put out a demand of a 2.5M bonus. It isn't a ton but for a guy slated to go in the back half of the 1st round it might scare some teams off and push him to the supplemental round. However, it isn't that bad of a number and might not scare anyone off since the teams picking in the back of the draft tend to have deeper pockets. I don't think the Angels will pass up on him.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:37 AM) According to Sickles: Looks like we can eliminate any HS players if we are set on not wanting to go over slot. One of the top prep pitchers is expected to slide out of the first round due to his bonus demands. It is Texas lefty, Matt Purke.

Here's a guy whose name is flying up the boards. Not sure where he'd play defensively, but his bat gets rave reviews. Max Walla He Wallops the ball. I love this guys name. Jabari Blash and Max Walla in the same draft, maybe. Here's a link to the article, but below is one of the things that stands out the most. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=967

Tanner Scheppers put up one hell of a final outing in St. Paul. Was pitching in the upper 90's and topped out at 101. It was against a lineup that included former White Sox prospect Anthony Webster (who, IIRC, was one of the guys traded in the Carl Everett deal). http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=964 If Scheppers is there and the Sox pass, I will f***ing throw a hissy fit. He has such a special arm and imo, if he's healthy, he's the 2nd best player in this draft.

Dye, Jenks and Dotel would all have a lot of value, imo.

QUOTE (WSoxMatt @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:14 AM) My point being we rarely have success starting a guy out of the bullpen top prospect or not I understand that, but a whole lot of those guys listed weren't legitimate pitching prospects and were either called up out of necessity or pushed into a starting gig by necessity (remember how bad the Sox 5th starters were for a stretch? Oh and if you go by that rationale, the Sox did use Gavin Floyd a bit out of the pen and rotation in his first season with the Sox. The majority of his outings were starts but he also made 6 relief appearances.

And on that list of guys that didn't make it, few were considered top prospects.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 08:15 AM) My belief is Sox will draft J. Mitchell out of LSU. Most of soxtalk will be upset, claiming that he strikes out too much. Then, Hawk and KW will talk about it and the comparison to Carl Crawford will come out. Soxtalk will then slowly shift to liking the pick. Come on, most everyone discussing the draft over in the FutureSox forums would be okay with Mitchell. He's the best collegiate athlete in the draft.

In the future, we'll tweet some boxscores and stuff as well (ie, if Danks has a monster game or Poreda does something special).

Okay, I figured out how to send updates. Alex, get it so I can just twitter via my account and it will go to FutureSox.

We'll also start doing a Soxtalk twitter so people can get updated Sox lineups and scores and any relevant news with ease!!!! Just another reason why Soxtalk is the f***ing best (and yes, I'm biased being the owner but who cares!!!).

Eh, we'll just do one for the time being so futuresox it is. Now can you set it up so there are multiple contributors to the futuresox one? I registered nad than followed the site. Chisoxfn is my username and send a text to my phone.

That is assuming Heads can teach me how to use Twitter.

www.twitter.com/futuresox We'll make sure to put out all the draft updates so everyone that follows the Sox has the opportunity to get all the info they need from the best minds on the Sox minor leagues...US!!!!!

A soxtalk twitter might be badass. Albeit I have zero idea how to use Twitter.

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 08:49 PM) you may be right. If that's the case though, the sooner the better for Danks. He can't be any worse than what's out there now. Still an OF of Danks,Upton, and Quentin would look awfully nice in the near future . You might be right, but you know what, you got to look out for Danks future and right now I don't see anything wrong leaving him down in the minors.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 08:40 PM) I think Mitchell's power could also be intriguing. He's absolutely ripped and bench pressed 335 pounds, and squatted 450 pounds before arriving on LSU's campus. If someone can correct his swing, he could be a special talent. If his swing can't be corrected then we might end up with Esix Snead. I'd be excited with a guy like Mitchell in our system. You can't help but get excited over his upside, even though there is definate bust potential. I think with as many picks as the club has there is nothing wrong with taking a more high upside, potential bust pick and Mitchell fits that bill and should be a guy that isn't a tough sign.

And while he strikes out a lot, he also walks a lot. So thats a good sign.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 08:36 PM) Agreed, and that means you don't cater your draft to not overlap him, etc. Plus toolsy outfielders are valuable. Hell, look at Carlos Gomez, Martinez, McClutchen. Guys that all have a s***ton of speed and a lot of raw tools. All are in the majors now, Gomez obviously having a year of seasoning, but they all had massive trade value (even look at Lastings Milledge). Bottom line there are far dumber picks you can make than toolsy outfielders because as long as they put up decent numbers in the minors they'll have awesome trade value and if they do put up big time numbers or develop you'll end up having a stud.

The Sox aren't trading for a Cfer unless its a stop gap guy and the only way they do that is if this team goes on a big run and it looks like a CFer puts them over the top. Otherwise you'll see them ride Pods and than eventually hand the show over to Jordan Danks who is said to be major league ready by Buddy Bell. That isn't to say he's going to come in and be a star right away but that he might be able to hold his own up here and I do think another month or two will benefit him, but the second the Sox fall out of contention or Pods falls apart, you can expect to see Jordan Danks join Gordon Beckham in Chicago as the Sox get ready for next season. They'll still try to sell themselves as contending and in this division you'll almost always be contending, but I think the Sox future is brighter in the next couple years, imo.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 08:34 PM) Extremely risky kid from what I've heard. If he figures it out (and I mean REALLY figures it out) he's a super stud. But he can also be very, very bad. I gotta say he'd be a very talented football prospect. If I'm not mistaken didn't a team select him once before? Hopefully he'll follow the Granderson theme in talent (though if I remember Granderson had nice upside, but really didn't stick out too much in Thornton High. Looks like he made up for it) Though I must say.. I'm not a fan of Mitchell so IF he deos get selected, hopefully the sox see something. Twins drafted him out of high school.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 08:32 PM) Shelby's not really a true prospect, is he? Seems like he's more of a back-up at best. He's got a very live bat but he hasn't really clicked this season. He could always move back to 2nd base though and become a hell of an asset, imo. I'd say he's got a shot to at least be a solid backup but he still has the offensive potential to be a very solid everydayer. He can't play a corner outfield position though and be a premium bat so his value enlies in being able to play CF, 2B or as a utility guy.

QUOTE (JDsDirtySox @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 08:30 PM) don't know why... but every time I see Jared Mitchell play I think of Gary Matthews Jr. The swings are relatively similar.