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QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 11:10 AM) Kiley McDaniel ‏@kileymcd 5m Freeland medical described as "bad" by one scouting dir; could still go to 8/COL for deep discount. Some teams in 20s saying they'll pass. Expand Free fall to our 2nd pick. I'm half kidding but reminds me of what Buddy Bell said last week. With the second pick they were targeting a couple pitchers that everyone had pegged as 1st rounders but could very well fall draft day.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:55 AM) Also an interesting though. I'd be much happier with Kolek pick if it saved, say a million dollars. I think we have a better chance saving a lot more on Nola than Kolek. Obviously that's all speculation but Nola is older (college), has a quick window(more reason to sign ASAP) and so far has a lot less hype.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:50 AM) Backtracking already? He said Kolek is still a possibility. This changes. All the time. Certainty doesn't exist. Welcome to the draft. According to Future Sox he called it a lock. So yes, welcome to the draft, Keith Law.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:42 AM) How about we not s*** up this thread with your routine Law bashing? Screw that he deserves to be called out for that comment if he's backtracking already.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:36 AM) Why would Nola take way under slot? If the Sox pass on him, he'd still go no later than 8 it seems. I agree he's not going to be taken for way under but after the 3rd pick there's a big time drop off so we could potentially work something out prepick, even if it's a top guy. From 3 to 8 that's 2.5 mil on the table.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:31 AM) Didn't he say just a couple of days ago Kolek to the Sox was the biggest lock of the draft? Yeah, maybe he has Kolek going top 2. UT that would be something we haven't heard of in forever and goes against the last few days of rumors.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:17 AM) I'm a fan of pitchers that don't have to rely on their slider to get hitters out, especially due to the difference in baseballs from college to the pros. Thus, I'd put Aiken above Rodon. Agree with that and part of why I'd have Aiken ever so slightly above Rodon. I'm going to be estactic with either. I think they're extremely close despite being 2 completely different situations.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:13 AM) Aiken Rodon Nola With that said, I completely understand why they would choose Nola over Kolek. Kolek would go against everything that Hawk (mouthpiece of the organization?) has preached against. Sign me up for this list. Though I'm shuffling Aiken and Rodon back and fourth.

http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...p;#entry2991644 Time to lock this thread up

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 4, 2014 -> 10:33 PM) I can't believe Leury Garcia hit a home run... It was a bomb

Ventura is a managerial genius

Um he's out I guess

What the hell

Gordon has the yips

Wat

Time to lock this thread

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 4, 2014 -> 09:24 PM) They had to come out for a reason, wonder what it was Velocity down?

Danks may be hurt. Great.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 4, 2014 -> 05:04 PM) I don't think it is completely unreasonable to take issue with team names like Illini QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 4, 2014 -> 09:53 AM) Illini are named after a newspaper (which coined the term) fwiw. That's why there's no controversy about that name. Ironically the term has retroactively been taken from the University and applied to calling the Illinois Confederation by that name. .

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 4, 2014 -> 01:59 PM) "Who said we are going to take a pitcher?" KW http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/white-sox/...us-has-narrowed Also Buddy Bell gave a radio interview on Sunday and said the Sox would take a pitcher, KW. You should probably shut him up if you want people to believe you.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 4, 2014 -> 11:27 AM) Jose Fernandez You mean Felix Hernandez?

Well the other poster said Fernandez. I assume he meant Jose Fernandez. I mainly thought this because Felix' last name is Hernandez.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Jun 4, 2014 -> 09:43 AM) Wow, that's pretty hard to believe. I think that may even be worse than Illinois' own Pekin Chinks (now "Dragons"). And FWIW, I don't think "Redskins" can be fairly lumped in with "Indians," "Braves," "Illini," "Seminoles," "Utes," "Sioux," or, for that matter, "Vikings," "Irish" or "Dutchmen." Language evolves, and even if it hasn't always been to the same degree, the term has certainly become pejorative. Illini are named after a newspaper (which coined the term) fwiw. That's why there's no controversy about that name. Ironically the term has retroactively been taken from the University and applied to calling the Illinois Confederation by that name.

http://dcprosportsreport.com/MLBMocks.htm 30 Relevant Mock drafts there: 18 have Aiken going first. 18 have Rodon. 0 for anyone else. 11 have Rodon going second. 7 have Aiken. 8 have Jackson. 4 have Kolek. As for us, 18 have Kolek. 5 have Aiken. 5 have Rodon. 2 have Jackson.

Yeah that's getting canceled right away. Doesn't look good either IMO.