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The Mets may need him even more than the Phillies do. They could also use an IF (although I really hope we don't trade Sosa). Should set up a legitimate bidding war (not Mets Rule 5/AAAA player v. Phillies Rule 5/AAAA player).

Those 2, especially Mahle, seem very Houser-like.

Then this trade won't matter anyway because the prospects received will have flamed out long before then. Rebuilds should take 3-4 years. This one was a little deeper so perhaps 4-5; but really 3-4. We should see real tangible progress on the field next year. These things can turn quickly - pitching can help. Sox may have more close-to-ready pitching than it appears. If Getz doesn't have this thing humming in a couple of years, then JR needs to move on from him. Of course refusal to move on from non-performing personnel has been the real curse of JR all these years. I hope they can get something interesting for him. But teams aren't going to want to trade squat. Just be leery of Rule 5 "prospects."

If he rakes the 2nd half, the tradee will likely pick up his option.

It's all kind of a shame because the team that could really use Robert is the White Sox.

More of this, please!

I think Sosa will hit; he also isn't the FO prototype and I think it's healthy to have a few players who are not the prototype especially for this unproven FO. I hope they keep him (absent, obviously an overpay) I think they'll move him with any decent offer because he isn't the prototype.

Good question. I'm not so sure about those Orioles, but more generally, should the Sox sell Martin, Cannon or Smith for market value. Any player is available for the right price, but at fair value? Martin perhaps, but the others will likely continue to improve. And feel more confident if Schultz and Taylor hadn't hit a hiccup. But the Sox will have to make some moves to get this fixed.

Well that's a problem that the Sox should try to resolve, isn't it? I think the idea is that yes indeed they are both premium catchers. They were both top 100 prospects; is it not unreasonable to believe that they will both be above average starting catchers? As such, here is your choice: 2 on the roster gives us premium catcher coverage 100% of the time. But 1 roster hole 100% of the time. Moving 1 for premium player at another position gives us premium catcher 67%ish of the time (Korey Lee or the like the other 33%) but that roster hole is now completely filled. If they aren't premium catchers then this is all moot. But there is time to find out 1 way or the other.

Certainly no hurry. And at least for this season, he who doesn't catch, is the DH every night.

Thus the idea of trading one of them. Their value is at catcher and Sox can't get full value from both at catcher.

Neither one will probably ever hit well enough for first or dh

For the most part, these players are the product of the White Sox pillar-to-post. (B Montgomery the major exception re drafting). Gives a good idea of where Sox drafting/signing/development stands. Where would this group sit league wide..17-20? I'm also hoping that some of the big pitching (what appear to be) busts like Kelley, Dalquist, Palette can contribute in the pen at some point. While relievers don't help a system ranking much, they sure as heck help the team.

Gavin Floyd had a snazzy curveball. Seems to be that they are a bit risky: too easy to hang and too easy to hit when hung.

He's been here 6 months, he doesn't have his own major league pitching coach, and I would assume he's focusing his work in the minors. I do suspect some of these vets (primarily Robert) are casualties of the new approach). There will be some free swingers who are good players and they'll have to figure out how to get the best out of them.

The first 6 picks look solid; they are all ranked and have nice write-ups. Very happy they picked Carlson. But I can't tell the price: how many of the subsequent 14 rounds were legit picks for their round. How many completely punted or semi-punted. Only one of the final 14 is ranked; each seems to have some skill and none look completely ridiculous, but 7 are college seniors. So I can't tell. And as I've noted before, in my opinion, a team in the Sox position has no business throwing away picks. They need as many lines in the water as they can get. If and when their overslot guys prove worthy of the price, then I'll change my tune. (And yes, I know how the draft works and I know that to pay players overslot you have to punt some rounds. That's the point- don't draft players who demand overslot. So far, they haven't proven to be worth it.)

7 college seniors/grad students. But they do seem of higher quality than prior years. Don't look like 10K guys for the most part. But not 150K guys either.

Exactly. If they pay up, they are objectively reaching. In the team's mind it would be like "well he was #20 on our board, we draft him at #43 and pay some overslot, we still got a bargain." And that's fine, if that team is better than the consensus at talent evaluation. But this is the 121 loss team that thinks it's better than the nom....... Maybe, I don't know that he's particularly over slot anyway. He's a good pick.

So do I. He's a 2nd round talent and we got him in the 2nd and he should get 2nd round slot (which would be the highest 2nd round slot).. As for "makeup", the problem with this team has been lack of talent. We need guys that can hit and have speed. Not a team of, with all due respect, Getz'.

Then they should have picked someone else. Reaching yields 121 losses.

Nice. They wanted a SS and got one.

A little late, eh?

Carlson or Irish. Not that difficult.

Arquette, Parker, Carlson, Irish: at least 1 will be there. Or Hall (underslot).

Amen. One of these SS. Hitters will be there at 10. Please don't clown this up, Getz.