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QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jul 3, 2015 -> 03:31 PM) The NHL draft selects 210 players all from North America and Europe, the NBA draft selects 60 players again mostly from North America and Europe. The MLB draft selects +1200 players as it is, and if they do an international draft they would dealing with third world nations, not to mention the system is pretty corrupt as it is. Putting everyone on equal footing is the least corrupting system of all. A worldwide draft eliminates the need for buscons and "trainers" to steal money from these kids, as there isn't negotiations with multiple teams. You also put the Americas on equal footing with the rest of Latin America where there isn't an incentive to not be drafted.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 3, 2015 -> 11:10 AM) Matt David @JesseSanchezMLB White sox still in on Eddy Martinez and Amarista?? Jesse Sanchez ‏@JesseSanchezMLB 15m15 minutes ago I hear yes on Martinez. They were initially on Amarista. I'd love to get Martinez....

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jul 3, 2015 -> 10:27 AM) Mlb would have to make sure that they're in accord with all the various labor laws, will the Mexican League just give up all of its power, and the logistics.... how many rounds, what about undrafted players, hard slots or bonus pools, etc. Its a nightmare waiting to happen The NHL and NBA have world wide drafts. I think the MLB can manage.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 3, 2015 -> 02:22 PM) That's slot value. What to do with remaining pool and potential overage? Read about the scenarios here, including possibility of grabbing one more significant prospect. Draft Tracker also updated. I was hoping for some savings, but I will take getting Fulmer into the fold.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 3, 2015 -> 10:05 AM) Yes, similarly enjoying it, lots of ways they could go with this. I assume you're cheering for the corporation? GO GO EVIL CORP!

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Jul 3, 2015 -> 03:10 AM) Yosmer Solorzano- 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 4 SO, 12 GO/0 FO First three pro starts: 17 IP, 2 BB, 11 SO, 33 GO/4 FO. And he just turned 18 in February. Interesting. DSL product?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 07:26 PM) They didn't hack the Astros to steal prospect info and draft better, they did it to find out if the Astros stole proprietary information related to the program they were using. When this hack was done the Astros were in the middle of another top 5 pick season, they weren't jealous. So, 0%. Yet somehow the managed to end up in their confidential trade discussion file... and release it to the public. Oops.

Anyone else checking out Mr Robot? I am about an episode and a half in. Digging it so far.

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 20s21 seconds ago White Sox' Chris Sale named AL Pitcher of the Month

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 04:14 PM) So far this year we have Alexei calling out Robin after he didn't challenge the 9th inning play in that loss, Eaton being benched for his refusal to play where the coaching staff wants him to, and then Eaton also completely failing to hustle to 1b a couple days later. It's not the Bobby Valentine Red Sox, but it's not nothing. That is "strife"? What would you call what is happening in Anaheim?

Josh Nelson ‏@SSS_joshnelson 14m14 minutes ago Chicago, IL The Chicago White Sox radio deal with WLS is NOT FINAL. Team is still entertaining other offers from radio stations, including WGN & WSCR

Hope he is left handed.... https://twitter.com/MLBGIFs/status/616697426368270336

Derrick Goold ‏@dgoold 7m7 minutes ago Derrick Goold retweeted Robert Patrick #Cardinals have fired front office official, sources and officials confirm to the PD. News at http://StlToday.com Derrick Goold ‏@dgoold 3m3 minutes ago BREAKING NEWS: #Cardinals have fired scouting director, PD confirms. Investigation in alleged hacking continues #stl… http://flip.it/3xIwz

On Mendoza, he is actually from Venezuela, which has been mentioned as having a possibility of being a market inefficiency because most scouts are scared to travel there. Apparently players were taking pretty big discounts there as compared to the DR counterparts of equal quality. No idea what it means for Mendoza specifically, but worth pointing out.

Boy that is a great message to send... Mike DiGiovanna ‏@MikeDiGiovanna 2h2 hours ago Bill Stoneman, 71, on #Angels GM job: "Hopefully I have the energy and my mind still works well enough to do it." http://lat.ms/1UdqREQ

No mention of Mendoza, don't know what that means. Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 6m6 minutes ago Chicago, IL White Sox have agreed to terms with four international FAs: OF Franklin Reyes & IFs Brayant Nova, Fernando Tatis, Jr. and Santo Vasquez The White Sox expect additional Latin American signings in the coming months.

New signing noted here... Scot Gregor ‏@scotgregor 41s41 seconds ago #WhiteSox sign 4 16-year-old free agents from Dom. Republic: OF Franklin Reyes, IFs Brayant Nova, Fernando Tatis, Jr., Santo Vasquez

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 02:42 PM) 1. Alexei is not too old to lay off s***ty pitches. He's not too old to make routine 15 foot throws to second base. If Alexei's pile of stupid errors aren't his own fault, how are you going to blame the manager? Has he not had enough reps in his 8 year ML career as an above average and sometimes elite defender that he needs some coaching to prepare him to play defense during a baseball game? I would definately quibble with any idea that Robin was responsible for Alexei being a horrible fundamental player. I know within his first couple of years here, I used to call Alexei a hummingbird with ADHD for the amount of mental mistakes he made at the plate, on the bases, and in the field. It got a bit better while Omar was here, but other than that, he has always been a pretty baseball dumb player. It was always his plus abilities as a defender that covered up a lot of that. These things happened while Ozzie was here too. I don't know if people are forgetting that or not, but this isn't a new thing.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 02:41 PM) Did you even read the article? Martinez will be worth 3/4's of Sale alone. And Grichuk? He's a 4.6-5.7 WAR player going forward. Way too valuable for a top 15 pitcher. Smashing my head against my desk made it kind of hard to read the article.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 09:40 AM) If we could get Ozzie minus the circus surrounding him with his family posting on Twitter and all of the rest that goes with it I would hire him again in a heartbeat. The truth is he wore out his welcome here and yes, he did quit on the team on his departure leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouth. But he is entertaining and like it or not we don't win a championship without him at the helm. Having such a mope for a manager you can appreciate the calls for someone with some zest like Ozzie. Obviously anything would be better than watching an awful baseball team with a manager who appears he'd rather be chilling in California right now so I get it 100% and if it happened at least it would make White Sox baseball entertaining and relevant again. Getting Ozzie without the circus is like getting Adam Dunn without the strikeouts. Impossible.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 02:15 PM) Come on, man. It was a nod to his dad who is the only player ever to hit two grand slams in one inning off the same pitcher. Oh I got it, it was more of a nod to the odds that any of these guys ever actually contribute to a major league team.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 02:25 PM) Another case of a fan over rating their own talent. Sale..."one of the 15 best pitchers in baseball at the moment." Lol #1 is one of the top 15, amiright?

Ugh. I don't see a fit with STL. We would need a huge headline player to start a deal, and I don't see Martinez being it. The other side is that I don't see STL wanting to give up enough to get Sale.

Charlotte Knights ‏@KnightsBaseball 14m14 minutes ago ROSTER MOVES: Junior Guerra is now active for #CLTKnights (optioned yesterday from #WhiteSox). Hector Noesi placed on Temp. Inactive List.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 01:30 PM) I mean Alexei's defense has evaporated this year but he's been pretty great overall in his time here. Alexei has historically been a plus defender.