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wow, that's a lotta K's.

The only thing I didn't like was taking out Danks after 6. But we got the W.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 9, 2009 -> 09:47 PM) Why did they take Flowers out of the game? Hopefully not another injury, although Beckham will be back on Monday at least. If it's not an injury, maybe we decided to cut ties with Corky and promote Flowers. But I doubt that.

Ramirez has gotta stop trying to pull the ball.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 9, 2009 -> 09:55 PM) It's broken record time: play Wilson Betemit. Fields has no chance against Padilla's strong fastball. Fields will likely not play, but odds are it's gonna be Nix at 3B.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ May 9, 2009 -> 07:44 PM) Ugh. I don't mind the idea of backing off of SOME Borass clients due to demands that are so outrageous that it makes no sense whatsoever to give in, but the lack of negotiation with Borass for ANYONE really pisses me off. Is there a list somewhere online of Borass client draft prospects? I'd like to know who it is I may as well not pay any attention to at all, even if they're projected to go very high and end up falling to the Sox. I don't know of a list, but I was planning on coming up with one myself this week if I couldn't find one. The only way we draft someone with Boras as their agent is if it is like the Danks situation last year where we had prior connections and they were planning on firing Boras anyway. Correct me if I'm wrong, but we don't have 1 Boras client on the team, do we?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 9, 2009 -> 01:49 PM) I have to admit, I have been surprised with how much I like nix. Thats why we have to trade for Laynce Nix!!!!!!!!!

Whoever we replace him with can't do much worse... I hope.

Maybe we should trade for Laynce Nix, another once highly touted prospect who fizzled out. He's actually doing pretty good for Cincinnati right now. I think he'd be a better option than both Pods and Wise, and he'd give us a dominate brother combo on the bench with Jayson.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 9, 2009 -> 09:26 AM) http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fieldi...lumn=zoneRating Ramirez has only made two errors...I think everyone is just down on him because of his offensive struggles. He certainly, with the exception of one game, hasn't hurt the White Sox at that position. He's in the top half in fielding percentage and #2 in zone rating. I'll just say he has been at least average for the position and maybe above average for an MLB SS. The one thing I've noticed is that he has a hesitation about diving for balls that's alarming. I'll also add that defensive ratings don't mean much to me until they're bettered, but to move someone who has played 40 games there 8 years ago....I need to see a lot more, because Nix was very rough the other night at 3B. I agree. Outside of one game, Ramirez has been at above average at SS, and he's made several very good plays. Nix looks like he could be a good backup, better than Lillibridge, but I wouldn't say he's already an above average MLB SS.

QUOTE (Wanne @ May 8, 2009 -> 11:35 PM) Biggest thing that sticks out in my mind with this current lineup...FIELDS DOESN'T BELONG IN THE 2 HOLE!!! Goddamn....too much pressure on him. It's not too much pressure on him... he just can't hit a fastball.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ May 8, 2009 -> 09:01 PM) Brian Goodwin sounds like our pick. A lead-off hitting natural CFer with a great attitude who is projected to go late in the first round. This sounds like the guy Kenny and friends were checking out. Goodwin had a very successful summer in which he participated in both the Aflac All-American Classic and the Under Armour Classic, being named the MVP of the Aflac game. Goodwin is the type of player that makes it very obvious when watching him that the game of baseball comes very naturally to him. He does a lot of little things well, and has four legitimate tools, lacking power as the only tool to make him the always coveted five-tool talent. And despite his lack of power, Goodwin will surprise you with his pop from time to time. Most of his power goes to the gaps, and his 6.5 speed allows him to leg out plenty of extra base hits. His bat is made for contact, as he excels at putting the ball in play and going with pitches to drive the ball up the middle and the other way. He is extremely fast out of the box, and gets down the line to first base as a left-handed hitter as well as anyone, allowing him to be a threat on infield grounders and bunt plays. His speed makes him an additional threat on the basepaths, and his overall offensive package profiles perfectly for a leadoff hitting centerfielder. In the outfield he takes good routes on fly balls and has plenty of speed to cover a lot of ground in a hurry. His arm is also a plus tool, and overall he profiles in a very similar fashion to the Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen, or on a more complimentary scale, Kenny Lofton. The icing on the cake is his character, with a great personality and strong leadership qualities. His athleticism and speed allows him to excel in football as well, although his future lies on the baseball diamond. He has committed to North Carolina, a university that has a knack for not letting too many of their recruits slip away, although Goodwin has the talent right now to be considered a legitimate first-rounder. I thought so to, but turns out he picked Boras as his agent, so we can kiss that idea goodbye.

McCulloch getting rocked again.

If my math is correct, these will be our selections in the first 10 rounds: 23 (Round 1) 38 (Compensatory Round A) 61 (Round 2 f/ Oakland) 71 (Round 2) 102 (Round 3) 141 (Round 4) 171 (Round 5) 201 (Round 6) 231 (Round 7) 261 (Round 8) 291 (Round 9) 321 (Round 10) Also, here are some good links: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/...ts.jsp?content= http://www.minorleagueball.com/ http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewDraftArchive.do?draftId=7 http://wiki.soxprospects.com/2009+Draft+Watch http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/ (need a subscription for most of the good stuff) http://baseballdraftreport.wordpress.com/ And here are a couple of mock drafts: http://www.mymlbdraft.com/MLB-Mock-Draft-2009 http://www.mlbdraftsite.com/

One college catcher I like is Diego Seastrunk... http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/...ntent=seastrunk Probably more of a 3-5 round pick right now. Is only batting .270 this season and is relatively new at catching. But he has the tools to be a solid defensive catcher, and has a solid approach at the plate and is a switch hitter.

Tonight has a very good shot at being Contreras last start for a while. So, if he bombs tonight, let the speculation about Poreda begin!

I noticed that to. Doesn't really make a difference. Makes sense for mainly catchers, but otherwise, it seems as just a precautionary. Maybe KW wants the players to wear them to prevent injury, kind of like how most NFL and College Football teams have their linemen wear knee braces.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 8, 2009 -> 11:15 AM) If the Sox take a lefty, a name I really like is Rex Brothers (see profile I just posted). Paxton has a tremendous fastball thoguh. He has been sliding down draft boards a bit and having Boras might hurt him more, but he hits the upper 90's. I'm a big fan of Rex Brothers, but I think he might be a top 10 pick come next month.

We could go in a lot of different directions this draft. Personally, if we could come out of the first 5 rounds with some of the following players, I'd be ecstatic: Kendall Volz (P - Baylor, round 1-2), Aaron Miller (OF - Baylor, round 2-3), Bobby Borchering (3B - Prep, round 1-2) also, if we could throw in a prep catcher who's very solid defensively and has some tools offensively, as well as adding a bunch of power arms like we did last year with Hudson and Carter, talk about turning one of the worst, if not the worst, farm systems into at least a top 10 one in a matter of about 2 years.

QUOTE (danman31 @ May 7, 2009 -> 06:20 PM) There's so little on this board on a daily basis other than the daily games threads so we might as well just keep it in this board. There won't be much competition. I'm just saying have that thread for reference. In a couple of weeks, we might have 30 of this threads. So instead of sifting throughout the previous couple of pages to look for a certain player thread, you can just click on the players link in the main prospect thread.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 7, 2009 -> 05:21 PM) Why should the Angels pay something obscene like an extra 100 million in construction costs to have a retractable dome when they've had something like one rainout in the past 20 years. Bottom line, it costs a lot to do that. So if there was some cheap alternative, like a giant tarp, fine, otherwise, it just happens to be that its a cost benefit analysis for that particular franchise. Are the Angels planning on creating a new stadium? (this is a serious question) Because my idea would make it a requirement that all new stadiums have a retractable dome. And you could make an exemption for places that rarely have rain and bad weather.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 7, 2009 -> 06:11 PM) I'd love to see Crow on the Sox, but I highly doubt he'd fall that far. Plus he'd be stupid not to sign this time around. Oh man, I would likely jizz my pants if Crow fell all the way to us. Crow was the one pitcher I really wanted last year, if we went that route.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 7, 2009 -> 05:04 PM) On a sidenote, I'm going to try and do a few of these a week leading up all the way to the draft, that way a lot of us will have an idea of most of the top candidates that might be there with some of the Sox early selections. I encourage others (BearSox, Scenario, Dan, whomever) to do more of the same, that way we have a nice informational database right here on Soxtalk. Might not be a bad idea to create an official draft discussion thread, and have the first post as a list of players with a link to either a scouting report or a thread created in here.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ May 7, 2009 -> 05:05 PM) That's fine, but when you have as many games rained out as there have been lately, it's not always fun. Personally, I'm a little sore that Barons are making up a home game that was rained out on Monday in West Tenn. I pay for 70 home games, this year I get 69. I agree. I think God hates baseball because usually the first 1-2 months for baseball, the weather is crappy. It's either bitter cold, or non stop rain. But I don't see what you can do except maybe those sail things Balta was talking about. No way minor league teams will start building domed stadiums. However, as I stated the other day, all new ballparks in the MLB should be required to be built with a retractable roof. I think it's beyond idiotic that all the new stadiums that have come up over the past couple of years, and most of them that are coming up shorty are all open. Minnesota is having an open stadium! Are you kidding me? You think early April Games are bad in Chicago, they will likely be much worse in Minnesota.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ May 7, 2009 -> 09:40 AM) Something at least, because that puts a lot of strain on the players to have to play double headers multiple times, then have to get on a bus for 5 hours. Maybe, but I'd still love to see double header Sundays.