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I learned last night that CHSN and YouTube tv both black you out while traveling…

I mean that’s what it felt like. I swear they didn’t win in July until like the last week

Um yeah I hope

I think all of this is true, but... I honestly think if there was a world where they stick there it eventually becomes a 'classic' park. It was never a p.o.s. like Oakland, and could feasibly become worn in in a nice way. And bridgeport around there really is becoming nice. The large parking lots which most sox fans love are the biggest hinderance to an amusement area around the park. I wish it wasn't so outlandish to stay in a perfectly functional park, but obviously I'm a big fan of the 78 as a way to help reconsolidate some of chicago toward the loop.

Couldn't tell if him signing under slot was just a set-up for a bad pun or if that was a scenario.

is the second number supposed to be 340?

you know the last 30 years or so the rise in broadcast rights made a pretty clear case the owners needed to stfu and allow the players to be paid more based on the team. But now that well has dried up, and the long time fans have been extorted to keep it going, and the game has zero brand outside its longtime fans...and I just can't stand either sides posturing. It's a great game but the professional sport absolutely sucks ass right now. I'm sure another bobble head night oughta fix it. Or wait,get this, maybe crossover jerseys with comcast xfinity?

Yea this is what it felt like, a draft very aligned to probabilities. Feels like we’ve been taking big swings too often and really can’t given our lack of extra picks/ miney

Yeah I guess I was thinking more how Skenes signed for 500k less than the slot value, but if we could get the savings you mean that would be significant. Would still like them entertaining a return of a comp back instead of prospect, as a next years draft with a budget to take comfortable swings up and down the draft would be a first for the sox.

it would rule to get cholowsky, would be really nice to trade for a supp pick because I'm sure we'd end up paying around slot. Seems unlikely he'd not want new record?

I still like McClain but it has always felt like injuries in that first year just end up making guys disappear and never come back. The exception in a big way has been Tanner MacDougal. But he's high school.

Get out of here nick hostetler

Can’t complain about this draft. Looks like a normal baseball team draft.

I definitely have a built in tendency now to immediately downgrade a prospect as soon as we acquire them just because the white sox thought they were good. However, of all the players to make the focal point of it, I think Fauske should get the least ire. He's a good pick, he's local, and he has an exciting bat. If anything he deserves our sympathy. But it's cool to have him. It's cool to have Schultz. It's cool to have Wolkow. It would have been cool to have Thomas. Let's get mad at a pretty milquetoast 3rd rounder, which hasn't exactly been a goldrush either.

Gabe Davis will benefit from sounding like someone you've heard of before (then you remember you are thinking of the bills receiver)

Even so, I’d be surprised if there is much savings with Lodise. Maybe 50k or so.

I’m always underwhelmed by the non first round college infielders. But I will say they do work out fine for other teams a bunch, but have never played above what we’d expect (get to double A and are already maxed out). so I will continue to not like these types of players but hey maybe we are a different org now who knows.

He did that himself

Yes but then that’s my phone anyway…enjoy having local kids. Saw Fauske play. Hope he’s all feeling good now.

So annoying not having mlb.tv

That one seemed like a Shirley pick too

We haven’t drafted raw hitters in a while really, and where we have they have been corner profiles. Really isn’t a profile the Sox have explored with higher picks. My main concern is it seems like every time we draft a position guy with a no doubt plus skill like this (defense) they then get in our system and first reports are it’s not nearly as good as they thought.

Worst school name ever

yeah but also jesus christ he was hired the previous July and wasn't the whole point of Getz that he 'knew what they needed'...he moved so much slower than a regular old new gm cleaning house and bringing...uh...people that can teach hitting. I get, I guess, feeling like you'd want alignment on a top 6 pick and your PD team which wasn't there yet. It is absurd you didn't have that 12 months in.

I just don't understand how you all plan to get hitting. Last year this board was blown away as top 50 pitching prospects were being traded for expiring contract hitters. 4 to 1 deals (all pitching prospects) sent out for hitters and pitchers. But it took sending out a starting pitcher and top reliever to get a 24 year old hitter with his prospect shine off in vargas. Milwaukee traded an ace for a deal of way weaker position prospects than this board expected. Catchers and pitchers - that's what's available in trades. Our BPA pick last year is awesome until he had forearm soreness and we realized the guy already had TJS. Was a smidge away from a 2-time tommy john pitcher before he stepped foot on a mound for the sox. We'll be a team of Mike Tauchman-level signings and whomever first-round pitchers aren't on the shelf for tommy john for the next decade. BPA just is not a thing in the mlb draft.