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There is a tweet out there that said Rodon is with the team in Minneapolis. No idea how reliable it is, so I didn't share it yet.

I know it is the eye test, but he looks much less afraid to pitch this year. He was commanding the zone and pounding all four quadrants, seemingly on command. Last year he pitched like he was afraid of contact, and that he didn't believe his stuff could get major league hitters out.

The other side of the coin is that when it comes to the White Sox, I trust their ability to develop a pitcher about infinity times more than a hitter.

FWIW, college pitchers are MUCH less likely to go through the velocity losses versus HS pitchers.

We usually have a thread on draft day for discussion. This has been a very open and general thread for all purposes, this one is more White Sox and draft day(s) focused. This will probably be closed by this afternoon/evening to streamline things.

Madrigal, Madrigal, and Yes.

fathom is in mid game thread form!

The 2018 draft day thread is now open!

This thread will be closed until after the conclusion of the draft and will only list the White Sox draft picks during that time. After the draft, the thread will be opened to reflect any signings information. BOLDED means a player is signed, has announced they are signing, or news reports indicate as such. Italics means a player is NOT going to sign. Round 1: Nick Madrigal, SS, Oregon State University $6,411,400 (at slot) Round 2: Steele Walker, OF, University of Oklahoma $2,000,000 per MLB Pipeline (slot was $1,556,100) Round 3: Konnor Pilkington, LHP, Mississippi State University $650,000 per MLB Pipeline (slot was $726,700) Round 4: Lency Delgado, SS, Doral Academy (Florida) signed for $525,000 or $7200 over slot. Round 5: Jonathan Stiever, RHP, Indiana University signed for full slot value of $386,800 Round 6: Codi Heuer, RHP, Wichita State University $260,000, $30,200 underslot Round 7: Cabera Weaver, OF, South Gwinnett High School (Georgia) signed for full slot value at $226,200 Round 8: Andrew Perez, LHP, University of South Florida, signed for $150,000, or $29,200 underslot Round 9: Gunnar Troutwine, C, Wichita State University $10,000 per MLB Pipeline (slot was $153,200) Round 10: Bennett Sousa, LHP, University of Virginia $10,000 per MLB Pipeline (slot was $142,300) Round 11: Kelvin Maldonado, SS, Pro Baseball High School & Academy $175,000 per MLB Pipeline ($50,000 vs pool) Round 12: Isaiah Carranza, RHP, Azusa Pacific University $175,000 per MLB Pipeline ($50,000 vs pool) Round 13: Jason Bilous, RHP, Coastal Carolina University Signed for $185k or $60k over slot value. Round 14: Davis Martin, RHP, Texas Tech University Round 15: Luke Shilling, RHP, University of Illinois $125,000 per MLB Pipeline Round 16: Ty Greene, C, University of California Berkeley $75,000 per MLB Pipeline Round 17: Travis Moniot, SS, University of Arizona $50,000 per MLB Pipeline Round 18: Romy Gonzalez, 3B, University of Miami Signed for $125,000 Round 19: Gabriel Ortiz, C, PJ Education School Round 20: Jimmy Galusky, SS, West Virginia University Round 21: Nick Johnson, RHP, University of Rhode Island $10,000 per MLB Pipeline Round 22: Ryan Fitzpatrick, 1B, University of California Irvine $5,000 per MLB Pipeline Round 23: Lane Ramsey, RHP, University of Oklahoma $50,000 per MLB Pipeline Round 24: Rigo Fernandez, LHP, California State University Dominguez Hills $20,000 per MLB Pipeline Round 25: Jack Maynard, RHP, University of North Carolina Greensboro Round 26: Devon Perez, RHP, University of Oklahoma Round 27: Ian Dawkins, OF, California State University Sacramento $5,000 per MLB Pipeline Round 28: Logan Sowers, OF, Indiana University Round 29: Taylor Varnell, LHP, Oral Roberts University Round 30: Micah Coffey, SS, University of Minnesota $5,000 per MLB Pipeline Round 31: Austin Conway, RHP, University of Louisville Round 32: Aaron Soto, LHP, Florida International University Round 33: Bryce Bush, 3B, De La Salle Collegiate High School (Michigan) Round 34: Alec Valenzuela, C, Great Oak High School (California) Round 35: Jason Morgan, RHP, University of North Carolina Round 36: Adrian Del Castillo, C, Gulliver Prep School (Florida) Round 37: Cannon King, 2B, Beverly Hills High School (California) Round 38: Matthew Klug, OF, Brookwood High School (Georgia) Will not sign with Sox. Round 39: Mason Montgomery, LHP, Leander High School (Texas) Round 40: Kyle Salley, LHP, Homewood Flossmoor High School (Illinois) Sox ACE pick, going to college.

This is the actual spot to make your draft day discussions, predictions and reactions to the 2018 MLB draft. WARNING, there maybe spoilers in this thread. Read at your own risk! With that said, now let's hear your final predictions... who do the White Sox pick with the #4 pick in the draft today?

It was 75 here today...

But it also goes to why catchers just take longer.

Admins drink free on Soxtalk.

He was one helluva returner too.

The people who get offered the most money will largely take it. It is why most players wait for free agency.

You are the real champion.

I have no idea on his draft status, but IUs CF and lead off hitter Logan Kaletha is from my hometown high school. Hoping to hear his name called this week.

The wind has been carrying pop ups into the OF for the whole game. The Brewers SS almost did the same thing a couple of innings prior.

Worth noting, Engel put up a .672 OPS for May.

ENGEL!

That was CRUSHED.