Dick Allen

You can forget all the nasty things you have thought or said about James Shields the past 2 years to try to justify he actually has value, but he doesn't. He's James freaking Shields. If you are a contender, you don't want him in your rotation, and if God forbid, you really have no other choice, you certainly aren't going to give up anything for him even if all the money was taken care of. Half assed is giving a team way too much credit if it traded for Shields to get them to the playoffs.

Especially when the reigning AL MVP is even smaller. Stone said last night in reality the guy might be only 5’4”. not to say NM will be Altuve, because that isn’t fair, it just shows height isn’t all that necessary to be a great player. And everything else except for power is pretty much off the charts. Watching the White Sox offense the past few seasons, and the teams collective baseball IQ over the same time, I cannot understand how a White Sox fan couldn’t be thrilled, and it wasn’t a reach pick. Chances are if the Sox passed, he would have gone next.

I don’t think you can say he doesn’t walk enough. The goal is to have selective hitters. By his numbers he obviously is swinging at pitches he can handle. Obviously, the higher he goes, the fewer pitches he will see he will be able to hit hard. But the good news is his very low strikeout rate indicates he doesn’t swing at many bad pitches. This is the type of guy the White Sox have rarely had in their organization. I can’t wait to see his development. I doubt he will have much trouble in the minors.

I really liked Madrigal for a long time. I started reading about him last year. Back in the day, I was hoping the Sox took Barry Bonds and Robin Ventura,not because of my superior scouting ability, just from write ups and scouting reports, and in Bonds case, bloodlines. They fucked up passing on Bonds, but they hit the jackpot with Ventura . So maybe I am on to something, although I must admit, Carson Fulmer was the guy I wanted them to draft as well. I hope I go 3-1 instead of back to .500.

That is out of line.

Usually most of these guys get a break after they are done with the college season, but since he missed some time, maybe he signs quickly.

I think he needs a new glove. That thing he has is way too loose. He's had balls go through the web and not had to repair it.

This is what I think, although he seems too clever not to figure out how to hit homers. Look at Robin Ventura in the minors and his first year in the majors. About 1100 PA with 8 homers. I don't think he'll be a huge HR guy, but he's too baseball savvy to not at least be a threat to put one in the seats.

If the Sox were in contention and needed another starter, how would you feel if they acquired James Shields? Probably not so good. And what type of package would you give up for him? Probably next to nothing. That's how this will go. If a team takes him, the Sox will eat almost all of the money and get some guy who we most likely will forget ever existed in short order. This is pretty much a non story. It isn't going to make much difference financially or talent wise moving forward if he stays or if he goes. If he really does help the young guys, they are probably better off keeping him this season. As for the future, he's probably done after this year. I doubt he will want to play for the wage he would command moving forward.

I like him because he is just a baseball player. Can he stick at SS? He will play wherever you need him and do a great job, like Yolmer in that respect.

They are setting up a commission to study safety in schools. But guns will not be discussed. Probably an NRA demand. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday said the federal commission on school safety set up after a Florida high school shooting won't be looking at the role of guns in school violence. DeVos was asked during a congressional hearing whether the panel, which she is chairing, will look at guns in the context of school safety. "That is not part of the commission's charge per se," DeVos told a Senate subcommittee overseeing education spending. "We are actually studying school safety and how we can ensure our students are safe at school."

When they traded for Brett Myers, wife beater, I was sickened and hoped he failed every time he went to the mound. If they drafted this guy, I would feel sorry for the affiliate they sent him to, and would hope he would quickly fail. It doesn't have to be a team of choirboys but you have to draw the line somewhere. And this guy, for me, is on the wrong side of the line.

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I am sure they will play him at SS , and see what he can do.

Yes.

It would be even more cool if you called him by his proper first name douchebag.

Pedro did compare Singer to Mark Prior. Called him a short armer

His arm is messed up. They did maximize his value.

So everyone making this group decision wants one guy and KW wants Singer. If this is true and Singer is the pick, everyone with any pride should immediately resign. I am calling BS on this report. Another KW conspiracy theory.

The Mets seem to me to be the White Sox pre rebuild. Just won’t do enough to be a solid contender. Do enough in the offseason where there seems to be some hope, might have a hit streak or two, then it just falls apart and they get ignored.

I have wanted Madrigal since last year. Even though it may be the correct move, drafting pitchers is boring.

It’s not unfathomable if he has had 100 of them hit his way. He has a lot of catching up. Another one where the eye test matches all the numbers. Usually that only happens if you are elite, or elitely, if that is a word, awful.

If Detroit picks Mize and offers him a little more than the second slot money doesn’t he have to take it? It is still $7.5 million. If he went back to college, he would be lucky to get that next season with zero leverage. At worst it will keep him from signing until the deadline, but that shouldn’t concern the Tigers. He gets some rest and they aren’t going to need him for a while.

Yeah, that’s a tough one to live down. Reading what Law said, there is very little chance. It appears the scouting community holds a bit of a grudge too, as he not disclosing that could have cost a few of them employment. He also mentioned what do you do when you visit kids in the hospital? If my kid was in the hospital, I wouldn’t want him anywhere near her. I know now he says he is innocent, but he did plead quilty.and it doesn’t appear his entire family is convinced of his innocence. If He didn’t do it I feel bad for him, but there is no way his plea will ever get reversed unless the girl says she made it up. He wouldn’t be on my board. A total PR nightmare. A distraction for the team. He has a little protection from all of that in college. It will be a free for all if he signed with someone,

Just had some trivia on MLBN Which first overall draft pick played in the most MLB games? Harold Baines