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Sox will let him go on waivers after he bats .180 with us then he goes to the tigers and has a 6 year utility career

He’s the pick after the pick after line

I’ll admit I wouldn’t have drafted Kurtz but I would say if I was gonna draft a first baseman top 10 I’d like them to be left handed and 6’4 + not right handed, 6’0” and bald.

It’s worse just because what was around. And last year felt like a bad draft because of the weirdness of the profiles.

So roughly a year after the 2024 draft we have: - the pick before the white Sox hitting a 6-6 4 HR game in the majors and dominating (Kurtz) - the pick after the white Sox having already made his major league debut (albeit scuffling) - the pick after that with a 1.300 OPS in AAA already - Konnor Griffin is the second overall prospect in baseball after an insane half year - 14th overall pick Cam Smith already with 2 WAR and positive offense in the majors Meanwhile our fast moving pitching prospect is unlikely to match his pitching load from last year and had a second TJS scare. Funny that the two most hapless orgs (us and rox) who desperately needed mlb offensive help were dropped into one of the best immediate impact drafts I can remember and got two slow starters (Condon injured)

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