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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.

I think Shirley said that there's a prep arm he really likes; maybe we'll see him (although those guys are high risk)

They are going to develop him. Will need him in a couple of years, if not sooner.

Always be open to selling; you usually get the best of it value-wise, and it makes sense if you trade where you have depth, a player you won't be able to extend, etc. Heck we sold tonight (I don't know whether or not it was a great deal, but we sold). Sox certainly shouldn't be buying aging pitchers.

I think Smith is more of a drafting failure: 5 inning college pitcher with a less than smooth delivery. And to then pay him over-slot. As for this trade, it's not a great value trade. That said, I think it's pretty clear that the Sox weren't big fans of Gonzalez; heck he had to beg to be coached. (I had hope they'd take the opportunity to dump Beni, but alas). They really wanted the extra pick so they had to pay up for it. I hope Shirley makes great use of it. But, please, no reaching (see Smith above).

They can have any reliever except for Taylor; heck, any 2 except for Taylor.

I presume you mean "He" as in Bannister. It's hard to tell the talent he inherited. Crochet needs to be credited to Bannister. Hahnber wouldn't let him leave the pen and kept rushing him. Shultz wasn't a universally beloved pick; Taylor was an injured pitcher who played 1 year in college; he could throw hard. No one has been able to do anything with Palette or Kelley, but Shirley used nearly all of rounds 2-5 to get Kelley. It's hard for me to discern how much real talent there was.

Pretty awful series. Thoroughly outplayed. Actually, bullpen was good except for Eisert. That said, starting Grichuk and Perez, the 2 worst players on the roster, for all 3 games, is not a serious effort. It's a clown act. It's "I'm the smartest guy in the room" nonsense. Okay they hit RH - so what? Sox have gotten a lot out of Grichuk - but he didn't suddenly become great at age 34. Pick the spots.

He's had 9 games with 2 IP, for a cool 1.00 ERA and didn't allow an ER in 8 of them. But he's had several outings between 1 and 2 innings, for ERA of 4.63. He started 4 games in April and allowed 1 hit and 0 ER. To me, when he's on, he looks unhittable; but he's not always on. I hope they try him as a starter; but yall may be right.

Need some pitching!

And/or Shirley. I'm a litter easier on Bannister because he inherited a big hole. Building takes time, especially from the abyss. I thought they might have been able to make a reliever out of Cannon. And still interested in why they decided Taylor is just a reliever.

It's something to consider in the offseason if Bonemer's ready (he probably will be); also presuming no injuries or performance downturns from anyone on the middle infield. Depth has an amazing ability to get used. But if there really is excess, we can trade it for young pitching, where we have a deficit. Not long ago, tonight's opponent thought they had a lot of prospect depth; that lasted about a month with 1 injury and 1 bust and then they were scrambling. Now the media is trying to convince the good Sox to send them some of ours.

That's what quality youth brings. Beni is still an albatross really, but as the only one, it's manageable. We've had some good fortune (Peters, e.g) but it's about darn time. And yes I'm greedy: We should have been 1/1 last year and getting ready to bring up Cade Anderson. We didn't tank 2023-25: we just suc##ed.

The general consensus here is that the Sox will take Roch; those on here who seem to have some connections seem to think it's likely Roch. Law says that the scouts want Emerson and the FO wants Lackey and Roch is a distant 3rd. Like 2 years ago, when my only request was to not take Smith, the bloggers and those "in the know" would say "don't worry; they're not taking a pitcher." Of course, no one had much of an idea as the candidates all had questions. But last year, everyone nailed the Carlson pick. I am just excited to find out who it will be.

What's the price? You can't pay a top 100 prospect for a 36 year old non-ace; he's in the midst of a great season which could very well even out over the 2nd half, as it did in 2025: first half 2.5 ERA and 1.083 WHIP; 2nd half 5.45 and 1.46.

Just want to point out that Bonemer will be ready next year to take a spot; Emerson should extend the window....a window that should be open a decade + (unless we start doing stupid stuff). One thing I prefer about Roch is that he bats right... right handed hitting proficiency is becoming a scarce commodity.