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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 01:38 PM) He's not on their roster, nor are Luis Castillo or Victor Done. My guess is all three will be on the AZL team, who open play on 6/20. You can see where they are bringing in lots of young kids though. 5 guys on the roster were born in 1997, and another 7 in 1996, plus three more who haven't hit their 19th birthday as of yet.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 01:15 PM) Come July it may make a lot of sense do to splits for Danks before & after ~Memorial day if he can keep this groove up. I'm not going to say that he is back to his 2008 self, but if he can settle into somewhere between 2010 and 2011, you've got yourself a really good top three pitchers for this team in Sale, Q, and Danks. Throw some serviable outings from Noesi and Rienzo back there, and this is a plus rotation in MLB.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 01:08 PM) Also from Law chat

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 12:59 PM) It does seem like he's finding a groove since that "multiple bullpen session" week, gotta grant that. Agreed. He has looked MUCH sharper.

Also from Law chat

Ben Badler ‏@BenBadler 18m One of Cuba's up-and-coming young pitchers has left the island. Scouting info and a GIF at Baseball America: http://bit.ly/UfhZ7t

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 09:03 AM) Three games back from the Tigers. The Sox have played 6 more games than the Tigers. That could be something to keep an eye on.

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 12:33 PM) Today is only the first round, correct? Are there any second round projections? I suppose I could just read a mock draft list and see who the 30 or so players are that start the rankings around 35. 1st and 2nd today. 3-10 tmrw. 11-40 on Sat.

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QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 12:23 PM) And then ARod, maybe. Probably not Darin Erstad though. If I had to bet today, Alex does NOT make the HOF in my lifetime.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 12:09 PM) Seems like one of those things that the Sox seem to be better at teaching than most as well. Even though he's a high schooler, Kolek seems like the perfect guy for the Sox coaches to get a hand on. If they have moved past him, that should tell us that the Sox coaching staff doesn't agree.

For those who are curious... twitter handles. @AaronNola10 @bradyaiken10 @CarlosRodon16 @tylerkolek58 (protected account)

Baseball Hall ‏@BaseballHall 12m No player selected with the overall No. 1 pick since the start of the #MLBDraft in 1965 has earned #HOF election.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 11:36 AM) So I have not seen any of John's last 3 starts, is his fastball looking better or is he just keeping his slow stuff down and hitting his spots? He looks like he spotting in the zone, and just out of the zone, a little better. His change up has looked really good, and occasionally throwing in the curve in the last half of the game. Honestly it reminded me of Mark Buehrle with this pitch selection and location.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 11:03 AM) I think we have a better chance saving a lot more on Nola than Kolek. Obviously that's all speculation but Nola is older (college), has a quick window(more reason to sign ASAP) and so far has a lot less hype. If the stories about Kolek not possibly being picked until #8 or even #11 are true, an underslot signing with the Sox is still WAY higher than slot or 10% above, at #8 or #11.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:42 AM) With Kolek's late "slide," might he be abetter financial deal than we thought at #3? Also an interesting though. I'd be much happier with Kolek pick if it saved, say a million dollars.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:35 AM) I already do. Flat swing plane?

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:32 AM) If the Sox are split on Kolek/Nola it's just because they are afraid. Upside on a healthy Nola realistically is going to be a 3 type of guy. He'll get there quicker, and if he does well then he's probably easier to extend. Downside #1 is he loses stuff and is a MLB #5 starter or reliever. Downside #2 is he just gets hurt and flames out. Extra factor here is that if you clearly pass on Kolek to take this guy, no matter what Nola does, if Kolek turns out you're going to have to live with letting your same-city rival or your same-division rival get an ace because you were too scared to put your balls on the line. And for that you would deserve to be fired. Upside on a healthy Kolek realistically is going to be a 1-3 type of guy, depending almost entirely on his mental ability & composure on the mound along with his breaking ball, probably just one of the slider/curve to go with a change. If the secondary stuff comes along and he's a gamer on the mound, he's a true ace. Kolek might take an extra 1-1.5 years, still putting him as a fit with our core. Kolek would cost more money though if he does really well, and we'd have to be more aggressive in pursuing an extension to buy out his arb years. Downside #1 is he loses stuff or doesn't have the mental makeup and is more like a Gavin Floyd #3 type. Downside #2 is he also flames out. Extra factor here is that if you clearly pass on Nola to take Kolek, nodoby f***ing cares. No matter what Nola does, you're not missing anything in Nola you can't acquire through lesser means. From a hotseat standpoint, Kolek and his upside is the safer pick. Then you have the trade value perspective. Let's say whoever you pick is going to be packaged in a big deal for a young star player. The next time there's one of these Stanton types out there, or whoever, what do you think the team you're dealing with would rather have, Kolek or Nola? If you have any worries whatsoever on Kolek once he's in your system, you can always deal him off for a haul assuming he's healthy and you're getting the deal done in time. The game of baseball is based around pitching. Assuming 2 players are both healthy (and there is NO reason to assume Kolek is an injury risk while Nola is not, that's absurd, all pitchers are risks) and also assuming both players have the proper mental aspects/composure on the mound, the bigger, nastier guy with the much better arm is the one you want on the mound because he is going to have the best chance between the two of them of consistently getting hitters out. What? There was someone yesterday b****ing about Joe Borchard. From the year 2000. People still bring up White Flag from 1997. They still talk about the 1994 World Championship that would be. If there is anything White Sox fans do well it is remember and b**** about the past, of course that mostly happens from home, and not at the stadium, but that is another discussion.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:15 AM) Not really. Everyone's different, but I struggle a lot with pitches with high arc or pitches high and in. Throw me a USSSA-style low pitch and I'll hit the daylights out of it. That's the difference for me. Start back and off in the box, adjust forward with the pitch. That's the great thing, you have plenty of time to adjust.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:15 AM) Tigers are reeling right now. We need 3 of 4 from DET. We need to take care of KC they don't score nor have power. We need to keep developing the kids we have and not lose track of what this team is supposed to be doing.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 09:32 AM) They just claimed Noesi off waivers for free, he has the chance to be a #3. Floyd had a way higher ceiling when the Sox got him (true ace ceiling) & Gio (another top young starter) out of one year of a depleted Freddy Garcia. Danks went for McCarthy who was also drafted in the later rounds, Hudson came as IIRC as a 5th rounder. Jose Quintana, MiLB FA. Garland for Karchner, who might we have gotten for Reed? Nestor Molina was a best but we easily could have gotten a similar type of pitcher out of Santos had we actually called around and did some scouting work before pulling the trigger on that one. And here's a blast from the past: we could have signed Ervin Santana, also a #3, for only money if we wanted to forfeit the second rounder. How the f*** are you going to value your second rounder so highly and then go take a guy like Nola at #3? Etc. These guys are out there all over the place. When you are in an extremely fortunate position, as the Sox are in currently, and you have the ability to take a guy who has the ability to be a world beater you f***ing do it. If Aiken and Rodon are both gone then Kolek and Jackson will be there. No reason to take Nola over either of those guys. Also IMO no reason to take a Nola over a Pentecost or Gordon either. So what, maybe you get another Borchard out of it and you miss. At least you took a shot. At least you tried to pay the game. Nola is a forfeit. You are proving my point. It took $14.1 million to get a mid rotation starter, or more, on this free agent market. Or you can get one under control for 6 years, the first 3-4 years which will cost you under $2 million. In terms of utilization of resources, it is a no brainer. There is also a pretty good chance it frees up another chunk of cash to bring in another higher rated prospect in your next couple of rounds of picks when you couldn't have afforded it before.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 09:27 AM) It's better they tell you prior to the interview rather than hold the interview anyway and waste your time. Nothing like having an interview for a position you know about 3 questions in you never had a chance of getting. The thing is, no company should be scheduling interviews if they are moving a position out of state, or even considering it.

QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 08:06 AM) Had an interview set up for a sales position for the biggest Medical company in the game for tomorrow. Day taken off, 100% prepared for the interview, I get a call 24 hours prior (a few minutes ago) that the position is now cancelled and moved to another state. Doesn't get any more unprofessional than that in my opinion. What a joke I've had similar happen. It is extremely amatuerish.