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And the drafters haven't changed. And the old PD, which apparently was the bigger part of the problem, was headed by Getz. All so weird.

I am surprised by the angst about this. I was and proponent of Gonzales in May on and he hasn't disappointed me. And of course the idea to trade him would come up and the near universal sentiment was that a couple of good months in Charlotte didn't create trade value. In Chicago, he wasn't overmatched, but he didn't wow either; and he never played middle infield. So how much trade value did he really build up? And then the reality is that he just wasn't on Getz' A-team (sending him back down was the final statement on that). Getz may be wrong about that, and perhaps other teams saw him more favorably, and, thus might have paid more. But I could also see scenarios where they let him linger in AAA for a while, and whatever value there is wastes away. I'll save my angst for when we package young players for an average starter....

One interesting aspect of this trade is how Eisert has been revealed as an analytics darling and is an otherwise high value pitcher. I got the shakes every time he entered a game and had assumed he was #13 on the Sox pecking order.

Not a huge moneymaker, no. But the school's not paying it...the donors are. Some of these schools have donors with Ishbia level resources. The baseball NIL hasn't gotten that much out of hand...yet. But when a player ranked 250 isn't picked until the, what, 400s, I assumed it was NIL. I read that the Oklahoma pitcher Johnson had a first-round grade out of high school. It's a big bet on yourself. (I love that pick, fwiw).

The bonuses for the ranked college guys picked in the teens will be interesting - NIL effect.

"Lack of defensive value?".....

Could the Sox have 2 DSL teams like most of the other orgs, and they just choose not to? Everyone's under a cap, so the number of players should be relatively equal - Or do the other orgs just sign a whole slew of $10K, players

The lists do look a bit raggedy. I suppose the international void takes its toll. Bonemer is MLB#16. Might be the highest ranking this century for a player drafted and developed by the Sox.

Trade? Yes. Always be open and alert for opportunities Buy? Never

Sure

Teams are going to be all over Getz for Bonemer. Especially after this draft. Various 35 year olds, career years, clubhouse clowns will be offered....do not give in. The Dodgers are getting long in the tooth in the IF and have a hole at 2B and will have a OF prospect or Emmet Sheehan to offer. Do not give in,

I assume some facetiousness here; nevertheless, to replace departees, downturns in performance (as we know), injuries (as we know), trade for young players at different positions. Up the middle ballplayers are of extreme high value. And just upgrades.

Hicks has been pitching like one of the best relievers in the league. Now can he keep it going and can he do it in leverage situations? I guess I had hoped Schultz would have a little more "Stuff." Maybe it will come. As are a mess - glad we took advantage.

What is the theory behind taking the college senior in, say, round 8, and using the savings to pay overslot to a prep player in, say, round 12; versus taking the prep player in round 8; and the college senior in round 12. Can you not use the savings in rounds 11-20 to compensate for overslots in 1-10?

Another punt. I hope it's for big fish in future rounds, but I'm not holding my breath.

Who have they drafted that really warrants overslot? Anyone? So they certainly should have $ left for some prep guys in rounds 10-15.

I don't know what his D is all about, but call him up in a couple of weeks to DH. These guys are ready earlier these days.

They should have used #41 for Thome. If taken before then, then pick someone else. But, if they can get Thome signed for pick #41 value, which is where he should have been picked anyway, that would reduce the ickiness of this situation.

Fedde continues his greatness: gives his all for the White Sox. Bullpen has been smooth all week. Murphy still has some command issues (control seems to be okay, at least for now) but he can heave it 99mph, so he could be a man. Get one more tomorrow then get some rest.

True. But they all need to be sidestepped, if you ask me. There were "other fish in the sea" beyond Thome's kid. Stay far away from all of the insider stuff.

yes you tell me that every year and I continue to disagree: if you pay overslot, you are giving up something beyond the pick that you are using. If the player is ranked in the same range or lower than where you draft him, and you pay above slot, it is, by definition, a reach. If your drafting room and scouts are smarter than consensus, reaching could have a positive outcome.

Well they were drafted basically where they were ranked. To pay them overslot is to reach. I hope they are right. And yet another funky-delivery guy.

Certainly should. None of the guys selected warranted overslot and Roch should be a bit under.

Mead and Gonzalez are different situations. We would never have had Mead had Getz not signed Hauser and flipped him for Mead. Can't blame Getz for Mead as we'd have never had Mead, but for Getz, I also think it's possible that had we kept Mead, Peters might have been squeezed out. I didn't like Mead much, but I was wrong. Gonzalez was the Sox all along; and he might turn into a really productive player. But I think it's pretty obvious that he wasn't on Getz' & Co.'s A-list (sending him down was the final sign). So they got something for him. Tatis - they got nothing. The Samardzija deal (which might have been worse) - 1 year of an average pitcher. At least Thome might be good. I do like the flip of relief pitchers, and the 40-man relief.

I agree 100%. I think Home Run Derby is stupid under any circumstance. But coming off of injury? Gracious.