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I'll be honest, I never watched video of him as I thought there was no chance he'd be around.

FANTASTIC PICK!

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 8, 2010 -> 12:11 AM) Wow, fathom. You'll get a guy you want. 3 years in a row for me, which is really when I started following this.

Not too upset that Grandal is gone. I wasn't overly impressed with him, even if I thought he'd be a good fit. Take a Sale!!

Good to see McGuire go. Can't believe the two Sale's are going to be there. Cincy likely to take Wimmers. We couldn't have asked for this to go better, now is the time to pay up!

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 8, 2010 -> 12:57 AM) How are the Sox going to piss everyone off this year? One of the Sale's, Grandal, Cox or Allie will be there. Ranaudo too. Taking Brandon Workman over Grandal/Sale

Well, if he wants to play for his dad, then the Braves or Marlins should select him.

Wow....there's going to be a big time player available

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 11:48 PM) Either Cox or Grandal look to be there, draft them and if they dont sign we will have two picks in the top 15 next year. Same with Sale, Sale, and Choice. Hopefully one of them is the player that the Sox had higher than the starting pitchers.

Possible one of the Sale's are available?

Of course I'm joking. Grandal is going to be there if we want him.

Rumor is Sox are going to take Ozney with the first pick.

See ya Loux!

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 11:01 PM) I have a feeling a few desirable players will slip in the range of the Sox, but they will end up bypassing them anyways. 100% agree...only hope is that Keith Law seems pretty sure Grandal is our main target. If we end up taking an extremely cheap player over some of these talented college players that will be available, it will make me hate this past offseason even more where we just wasted money it seems.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 09:49 PM) If Grandal slips to the Sox that would be spectacular, but I really doubt that happens. No chance he gets past 5

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 09:42 PM) Keith Law brings up another possible shocker with Chance Ruffin linked to the Reds at #12. wouldn't shock me, as they'd go with the immediate fix to their bullpen. Dusty's not the most patient of fellas.

I really hope we can look back at this thread in 3 years and make fun of how wrong we were with saying we didn't like the pick of Loux or Workman. With that said, I also want to tell myself in 3 years that I really need to stop watching reality shows on MTV.

QUOTE (scenario @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 09:36 PM) I understand what you're saying. The pitching has been a disappointment... yes. That was not expected. But I just don't understand why we chose to accept offensive mediocrity (at best) in the first place. We have THE lowest team batting average in the American League. We're near the bottom in OBP. We're 9th in SLG. All despite the fact that everyone is healthy. The sad part is that this (to me) is not a surprise... which is what I find so frustrating about the design of this years team. You shouldn't spend $100M and expect to have a mediocre (at best) offensive team. That's just not acceptable IMO. AWESOME POST! No excuse for such a high payroll to go into a season needing career years to even think about competing.

John Manuel had this to say about Loux: Reports of velocity up to 96 mph, but he has fringy secondary stuff and medical issues. Had elbow issue last year, and there are whispers of other medical problems.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 08:46 PM) I think it's only a matter of time before things snap back into place for Mark. He's going through the Hoffman issue right now of not enough separation between fastball and change-up.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 08:45 PM) I just think that hitters have seen enough of Buehrle in the AL for so long and when his stuff isn't 100% like it is now, he's going to struggle. I could see him going to St. Louis and really pitching well from the get go though. Absolutely, couldn't agree more

QUOTE (jamesdiego @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 08:38 PM) Maybe in order to go to the Cards Buehrle would waive his player option if asked. But I highly doubt it. I don't see anyone even thinking about trading for him. I think Buehrle would be willing to try and make things work out with the Cardinals as well. Of all players, he's the person that we need to be trying to trade. I can't see many people complaining about it if we did deal him, especially given his recent performances.

Mets aren't going to take another lefty starter, as they have 3 already and that's not even counting Oliver Perez. Giants, IMO, are the best fit for Buehrle, even though Cardinals are the ideal candidate but don't have the money/prospects.

I've had a feeling for a while Brentz will go a lot higher than expected, kinda like the LaPorta of this draft.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 7, 2010 -> 08:17 PM) This argument again? The same one I see used for Peavy? Let's not be ridiculous. A pitcher changes leagues and his ERA changes by 2 or 3 full points, and you seriously think that's because of the league change? If the AL was that much better, they'd win 95% of the interleague games, not 53% of them. The AL is better, but not even close to enough to solely justify Peavy's downfall or Silva's renaissance. Completely disagree with you