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But a deal can be agreed to ahead of time. It happens all of the time in the NBA on draft day.

I'd be for it. I have no interest in giving Levine a max deal, and the clock is ticking on his control.

Now that I am through this all of the way, also very nice interviews, as well as JH's breakdown of the HS kids we drafted this year. Great stuff as always.

I was very happy to bring in another high ceiling LHP in Pilkington in the 3rd round this year.

On the FutureSox podcast he called the rumor "comical".

It is WAY too early for this. The guy basically hasn't played competitive baseball for two years, except for a small stretch last year, and on top of that, basically didn't get a spring training to get up to full speed. It will take him a bit to get into the ritual, routine and to get up to game speed. He just needs to play. The results are secondary.

And this is the whole point. A lot of guys like this, especially ones who fly through the minors, eventually hit a wall. It isn't just a Moncada or White Sox thing.

Hostetler called the Singer rumor "comical". Had no idea where it came from.

It isn't just the starting rotation that we are building, there are also 7-8 more spots open in our future pens.

From today's Law chat. Sloan 1:44 Madrigal or Moncada as White Sox 2B for the next 5-7 years? Keith Law 1:44 Madrigal is the safer bet. Curious what Moncada would look like in the OF, and I didn't think he was bad at 3b in the AFL.

If only someone told him that Obama supported this too, he'd have the dilemma of the century. Agree with Obama or Spite Putin.

Yeah, if there is anything I know about the White Sox, it is that they will give guys time. Look no further than an Avi Garcia or Dayan Viciedo.

Sure. Then there are those who light the world on fire early, and then MLB adjusts. A great example of that is taking a look at Ozzie Albies splits. He is OPSing on an Adam Engel level for the last month.

Also a really great point I hadn't thought about before. I wonder how much of an edge these kids coming out of LA get because they are using wooden bats from Day 1, unlike their American high school and college counterparts?

This team really seems to enjoy each other.

Yeah this draft has been said to have no surefire superstars, but a lot of depth of top 10 types of picks. I remember seeing that Casey Mize wouldn't have been the #1 pick for sure last year either.

With a kid who is the age of a junior in high school.

He plans on having them traded?

So you are pretty much waiting for Bryce Harper again.