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Mark Buehrle is easily my favorite player to ever put on a White Sox uniform, and I doubt that will ever change. It's very rare to get such a great player and great person. The most memorable moment from him for me in the 2005 postseason run was Game 2 of the ALCS. He pitched a fantastic 9 innings, and all indications pointed to him being fully prepared to head out for the 10th had the offense not been able to get the job done in the 9th.

This system is fairly thin in the OF. The Yankees have a glut of young OF talent and need a cost controlled TOR SP. Frazier, Rutherford, and Fowler would be a good return for Q.

QUOTE (Username @ Jun 22, 2017 -> 09:17 AM) Plus, with the emergence of Judge, Hicks, Didi, and company, they don't have room for everyone. Look at their outfield prospects. You can't fit Judge/Hicks/ Frazier/Rutherford/Fowler (and potential FA adds like Harper) all in one outfield. Same goes for 3B - Torres is likely blocking Andujar. As some has said they're also facing some tough roster realities. They'll have a real 40 man roster crunch this offseason, which cost them a few solid prospects last year and stands to hurt them again. The pitching market looks extremely weak this offseason, as well, incentivizing them to land a long-term piece via trade. I really think it's telling that Joel Sherman believes the Yankees will land a cost-controlled starter. I live in Manhattan right now and he's about as plugged in as they get. Yankees fans are also pretty ready to add from what I can tell. The White Sox can just take those last 3 off their hands for Q.

Can Beer play the OF? Wasn't he a RF in his Freshman year? Also, would Nick Madrigal be worth picking that high?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 09:23 PM) Here's the issue though...who are they going to trade that is tearing it up so much that will cause us to lose more? All of the bullpen glue holding this team together.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 08:40 PM) Bueno = good But can he stick at 3B in MLB?

I kind of get the feeling that the arrival schedule of this group is going to determine when the White Sox really start competing again. I include Dunning in this group, he and Hansen both seem to have ace potential.

QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 12:52 PM) What's the story with this guy? Is he a legit prospect? I literally haven't heard a single thing about him, and yet he's been promoted from W-S to B'ham to Charlotte so far this year. He's 24 years old and has hit .286/.373/.435 across the three levels. Obviously he's not a top-10 guy or anything, but is there anything here? Just org filler? Does he have a good glove? Is there any report on him? Glad I'm not the only one wondering about this guy.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 05:25 PM) LUIS Robert 0/3 with a walk, K and run scored. 5 walks, 1/10 on the year so far. .100 BA, .800 OPS, hilarious.

The Collins season K rate is a typo, right? It has to be, there's no way he cut it by that much that fast. 30.3%, not 20.3%, right?

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 03:19 PM) Speak of the devil. Just drafted evan skoug Hope the Ks are a fluke. Otherwise...yikes.

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 01:08 PM) Poor man's Kendall as in a grade down in every other tool, and one grade up in the hitting department. But this is the type of player I have more confidence that the Sox could develop versus Kendall, no complaint here for a 3rd round pick. So a 50-55 hit tool, 40 game/45 raw power, 60 speed, 50 arm, 60 field. I like that spread a lot.

QUOTE (pablo @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 09:44 AM) Really for any good MLB hitter a lunge like that is atypical. Kind of why Frazier's swing has always seemed odd to me - I always find myself yelling at him on TV to stay back. We do have to remember the swings of our current draftees will likely look different once the Sox get their hands on them. Ideally you'd like to stay on your backside rather than drift through the zone on contact. Most likely something he will have to correct, but to me it actually speaks a lot to his current bat to ball skills that he can manage the strike zone the way he does (or reportedly does, I have never seen him play besides youtube clips) with the current lunge he has going on. The more your body moves, the more your head moves and the more difficult pitch recognition and zone recognition becomes. I would think the weight transfer would not be a tough task to correct so not entirely concerned about that. The arm bar is more inane in his swing and theoretically would be harder to correct/shorten up. Why is the arm bar hard to correct? Just tell him not to straighten his left arm when he prepares to swing.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 07:11 AM) I'm fine with the pick considering how the draft played out. That's the key. All of the players who could've fallen to the White Sox that were superior talents didn't, so it came down to choosing between Burger, White, Kendall, or Bukauskas. Personally I'd've gone with White because I like the athleticism more, but I can't really complain about Burger under the circumstances. At least they avoided the bad choices of Kendall and Bukauskas.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 10:04 PM) Anyone here wanna fill a n00b like me in on this term "arm bar" -- haven't heard it before Burger. I don't know if I have it right, but it looks to me like as he sets for his swing, his left arm straightens completely, which I'm guessing makes it harder to turn on inside pitches. I could be completely wrong, though.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 08:41 PM) Just got home from playing basketball, what's the consensus on the Jake pick? Not the worst they could've done given the situation. Some wanted Evan White instead.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 08:29 PM) Kendall to LA They can afford to mess up a draft pick. Surprised Friedman would take him, though.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 08:04 PM) Unless they find teams to take these horrific deals they gave their players, the Tigers aren't much of a concern for the next few years IMO They did with Fielder.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 08:01 PM) Sox don't need Burger to be a 3B. They'll have Machado in 2019 to play that spot. Ideally, yes, green aside.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 08:00 PM) Faedo to DET is kind of scary to me. Was hoping they'd take Kendall.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 07:28 PM) ...there are two. He has a lot more to overcome than what you listed. I hope it all works out for him now, but I would've been happier with White.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 07:27 PM) Pretty simple, I think Sox have a better chance to develop Burger than they did Kendall Undoubtedly. Burger's K rate was 12.5% this year, half of Kendall's.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 07:23 PM) If Burger is an underslot and sticks at third, I'll like this pick. Lots of if there. Hopefully less than Evan White, but I don't see it.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 07:13 PM) It's Jake Burger Well they did say they wanted a college bat, just figured they'd go for the athletic guy over the corner IF that's likely to end up at 1B.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 07:10 PM) Please don't be us Then who?