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Welcome to Soxtalk first and foremost. With that said, I think Josh should get that one guy who tutored Crede on how to play 3B in the minors. That one hot prospect who couldn't hit but was one of the slickest fielders that never played the game.

I'm not worried about Danks, I'm worried about this offense still not clicking. I can't think of one game this spring where we dominated. Great pitching is useless if you can't score some runs.

He might be a first rounder. That would be great if we were drafting last year, but we need the BPA at our position. That will not be Kyle Long. Look at the last few posts in the Draft/Scouting Thread I made. Those are guys I think the Sox would be better suited to go after.

Anderson Varejao would be a correct assessment. As for the draft, I'm not sold on Brook Lopez. I think he will be a decent 6th man or a really good 4th starter on a team, but nothing to write home about. DeAndre Jordan is too raw which is evidenced by the fact that he doesn't even start in college. Hibbert isn't 100% focused and does not play at his highest level most of the time (think Frank Williams). The Bulls need a playmaker in this draft, whether it be a big or a guard, that's what they lack the most. Hinrich isn't that great of a PG. He could play there, yea but he really can't create for others and his shot is not good enough to be a consistent SG or scoring PG at least. Hinrich is the same player he was when he came in as a rookie, just making more money. Gordon might be able to play PG if they let him learn the position. He's creative and has shown flashes of brilliance on passes, but then sometimes he does dumb stuff. That's the problem with the Bulls in terms of developing players though. They want you to concentrate on doing what you're good at and don't want you to even think or attempt what you're bad at which is why none of our players have developed really. Tyrus lost a year of experience because of the way he's been jacked around. Deng is nothing more than a 3rd scorer on a championship contending team. He doesn't have the desire to take over games or even want the ball in his hands when the game is in the balance. In fact, in 4th quarters, he usually goes quiet. He kind of reminds me of Lamar Odom. He has a ton of talent, but they just coast along and let the game come to them, they're not aggressive at all and they settle alot for what the defense gives them. I don't ever see him averaging more than 17ppg. Guy I want most on this team is OJ Mayo.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 10:55 PM) People were holding onto the belief that he would eventually come to the South Side. Our only shot was this winter and it didn't happen. 8 years is a long time. Detroit might look like the Rangers trying to recover from the A-Rod deal in a few years. I doubt it. Their owner is rich and is more than willing to spend. I remember reading a couple of years ago that he believes there is no reason they can't become the Yankees and after winning a bunch of Stanley Cups (this was during the strike), he wanted to bring back baseball in Detroit permanently and would do it by any means necessary. This won't handicap Detroit at all.

I rather have the 100mph fastball Bobby Jenks

QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 15, 2008 -> 12:27 PM) Jerrance didn't recruit Richmond, Weber is the reason they got Simpson, Price was the lead recruiter on Paul and Griffey, for Head Jerrance certainly helped but Lu and the Head family love Weber, Legion certainly was thanks to Jerrance, and DJ committed much earlier than he would have thanks to Jerrance. Bertrand would have been Illini no matter what once he got offered. Keller was a Jerrance guy as well. The fact people are giving all the credit to Howard is absolutely absurd. Jerrance didn't recruit Richmond, you're right, but he sure as hell is the reason why he's sticking with the Illini. It was in some article awhile back. Simpson is nothing special. He will be no better than Shaun Pruitt. They will definitely not be as good next year without Brian Randle who isn't even that great. Yes I do realize they have Jamar coming back next year, but he is not as good as Randle. McCamey really hasn't shown much and I do expect him to get a bit better, but it will be very very hard for them to do good next year, especially considering the rest of the conference will be a lot stronger. This year was a down year for the Big Ten.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Mar 15, 2008 -> 03:36 AM) Deron Williams had himself a game. He'd be the 1 player I'd love to pair with Dwight Howard for the next 10 years. Chris Paul had 26 and 17 last night again I believe.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 12, 2008 -> 05:42 PM) Weber is on fire right now. Jerrance Howard is. I don't think he'll go with the Illini because he's going to witness how horrible they are next year, and yes, they will be brutal next year.

Yeah, for Sweeney, I wouldn't care if he hits for power as long as he gets on base and fixes that looping hole.

OF - Isaac Galloway http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewAmateurPlayer...6&draftId=6

OF/P - Aaron Hicks http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewAmateurPlayer...6&draftId=6 http://soxprospects.wikispaces.com/Aaron+Hicks

C - Kyle Skipworth http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewAmateurPlayer...3&draftId=6 http://soxprospects.wikispaces.com/Kyle+Skipworth

1B - Yonder Alonso http://soxprospects.wikispaces.com/Yonder+Alonso http://prospectsplus.baseballamerica.com/content/264821.html http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewAmateurPlayer...7&draftId=6

2B/SS - Jemile Weeks http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewAmateurPlayer...3&draftId=3 http://soxprospects.wikispaces.com/Jemile+Weeks

SS - Brandon Crawford http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewAmateurPlayer...9&draftId=6 http://soxprospects.wikispaces.com/Brandon+Crawford Sounds more like a Brian Roberts type player to me.

Anyone have any ideas on what the Sox desperately need the most so I could post more scouting reports for potential players?

I was always a fan of Brian Anderson and Ryan Sweeney. Check the record!

I don't know. Big, big, big time schools are going after him. I don't have the confidence in Weber to close the deal.

It's a boring channel. I think I've watched it maybe once and it wasn't by choice.

Works for me!

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 7, 2008 -> 04:38 PM) Talentwise, I agree with you. However, contrary to popular belief, Tyson had a very good attitude and seemed like a legit good guy in the locker room, whereas Tyrus is causing all kinds of hell and skipping practice just because he feels like it. Tyrus hasn't earned the right to be a little b**** like that (to say the least), so although I think his talent might haunt us in a trade, you could make the case for dumping him due to his attitude alone (which again, contrary to popular belief, wasn't the case with Tyson at all). Tyson didn't have a good attitude. He tuned out the coach. When asked to spend summers in Chicago to train, he would say he was going home and working on his game out in California. Every single year he would say he was going to get bigger and how he was working on a jumpshot and his offense, and when he would come back, he didn't improve on any areas. He was all talk in Chicago. Now, I won't say Chicago is at fault for his development either because they kept the coaches from the Tim Floyd era(Still have them might I add) which was completely stupid and never hired a big man coach. Tyson and Eddy looked like they were on their way with Bill, but he really couldn't work with them as much as he should have. Tyson's improvement would have never happened in Chicago though, so I don't know why people don't get that aspect. Nothing ever clicked. He needed a kick in the ass, and leaving a city he loved in Chicago where he thought he was entitled was that. It also doesn't hurt when he goes from the massively overrated Kirk Hinrich as his PG to Chris Paul who could make the fattest person on this site look great because of his playmaking ability. And for those that say we should've gotten better value for him, I say not really. He had a terrible year his last year here, his contract was huge as it is, and he wasn't earning it. And he was becoming injury prone. Until the Bulls hire a legit big man coach, get rid of all these terrible assistant coaches and get a real head coach along with a superstar type player(cough OJ Mayo), Tyrus and anyone else we obtain as a big is failed to not reach his potential.

Cleveland Steamers! Prepare to be Steamed On!

QUOTE(daa84 @ Mar 5, 2008 -> 08:07 PM) jim callis said he thinks crow is the most likely guy to go #1 overall He's crazy if he thinks so. It'll be Brian Matusz as a pitcher before Crow cas of durability issues.

For you guys worried about slot, it's predicted to fall apart this year so we better not adhere to it. Free article at Baseball America, here's the part on slots: This draft looks deep especially in comparison to 2006.