[2016 MLB Draft]

How does that compare to other teams?

9th highest. Reds lead the way with $14.1m

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/2016-mlb-draft-order/

[The Top 30 White Sox Prospects, Preseason 2016]

I take ir raBBit put Brain Clark in the top 10?

I had Clark at 11 which was the highest.

[Vacation/Travel Thread.]

Leaving Friday on our honeymoon for 21 days. Flying in to Milan then heading to Rome, followed by Antibes, Paris and Reykjavik. Very excited. I lived in Germany for a few years when I was a kid but haven't been back in 20 years. And this is the first time out of the country (other than Canada) for my wife.

I guess you're mid trip now and not going to see this but just in case:

Iceland is great but I would definitely recommend to get out from Reykjavik if you're not already planning to do so. The Golden Circle tour route is an easy one to do and will allow you to see some beautiful spots. The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa is a cool place to see and not far from Reykjavik. Glacier hiking on the Jokulsarlon glacier was the highlight of my trip when I went, but that's a bit further out from Reykjavik (4+ hour drive). Whale watching is a popular touristy thing to do but was a bit of a dud for me, even though we did get a few very brief glimpses of whale. If it's still in puffin season then the whale watching may be more enjoyable as they typically combine the two.

 

Some great restaurants in Reykjavik too. Grillmarkadurinn (grill market) was our favourite. Excellent steaks from Icelandic cattle and they offered some interesting dishes (minke whale, puffin, horse tenderloin), all of which were good (especially the horse).

[Your Mid-Season Top 30 Prospects]

Trey's season as such a young player in that league is probably underrated. Good k rate, good walk rate, just have to hope he develops more power.

One of the few full-season league guys to have improved his stock this year.

[7/19 Games- Adams Promoted]

Adams 6IP 3H 1BB 4K

And 10 GO/2 FO.

 

Overall the strikeout rate this year has been a little disappointing, but his 1.20 BB/9 is excellent.

[7/13 Games]

Maiker Feliz- 3-5, 2B, HR, SO

[7/7 Games]

Johan Cruz was an international signing correct?

 

He's absolutely raking at GF

Yep. Signed in 2012 for $450k as a glove first SS. No walks/power this year but excellent contact (~9 K%)

[7/7 Games]

Yosmer Solorzano with 11 GO/0 FO today. Now 44 GO/4 FO on the season.

 

The rest of his line- 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO

[7/6 Games]

The DSL must have been painful with the Sox committing 5 errors and the Orioles with 7 errors.

Ricky Mota made his 17th error in this his 27th game of the season. His defensive ability is supposed to be his strength as well.

[7/4 Games]

Hawkins hit his 7th home run on the season and first since May 21.

[7/3 Games]

Antonio Rodriguez- 2-4, 2B, HR

Jarvis 1-3, HR, HBP

 

Jarvis starting the season on fire.

 

Another HR for Kottaras today. That's 6 in his last 7.

[7/2 Games]

excellent find.

 

i think at being 18, he will still grow and gain more strength, so i would be surprise if he gains a couple of ticks on that fastball when he fully develops.

Yeah that's the hope. Without wanting to copy too much given it's behind a paywall, here's another snippet from Badler:

With a loose arm and room to add another 30-40 pounds, there should be more velocity in the tank once he gets stronger

[7/2 Games]

Love that number. What kind of stuff does he have?

"91-92 mph... and he complements his fastball with a sharp breaking ball"

-Ben Badler/Baseball America

[7/2 Games]

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.

[White Sox Make July 2nd Signings]

Mendoza is probably a smaller signing

Ben Badler previously speculated that it would be "in the $300,000 area"

http://www.baseballamerica.com/internation...sts-30-teams-2/

[July 2nd (2015) prospects]

FutureSox post with scouting reports and information on both Reyes and Tatis

 

http://www.chicagonow.com/future-sox/2015/...y-2nd-signings/

[White Sox Make July 2nd Signings]

http://www.chicagonow.com/future-sox/2015/...y-2nd-signings/

 

Information and scouting reports on Franklin Reyes and Fernando Tatis Jr., who have both been signed by the Sox today per Jesse Sanchez

[All New Soccer Thread ~ All Levels ~ All Leagues]

West Ham are already starting their season tonight as well, we're playing some Andorran team in the 1st Qualifying Round of the Europa League, think it's one of the shortest breaks any team has ever had for an off-season.

I'm hoping to see a few of the younger guys play today. Reece Oxford in particular as he's supposedly the most promising one coming through the academy at present. Though with it being Bilic's first game in charge he'll probably play it fairly safe.

[All New Soccer Thread ~ All Levels ~ All Leagues]

Anyone see how good Eduardo Vargas was yesterday for Chile? He almost scored a hat trick and hit a screamer from 34 yards out.

 

It's crazy how he's not being used more at Napoli. His loan at QPR was pretty poor last year.

He had one substitute appearance against Liverpool in which he was unstoppable. That was one of the best games of the seasons that I watched. Overall he was just highly inconsistent and then got hurt. A common theme for South American's in the Premier League.

[July 2nd (2015) prospects]

Kiley McDaniel has his July 2 board up now

http://www.fangraphs.com/scoutboard.aspx?d...e=0&pos=all

 

Has Sox tied to Franklin Reyes at projected $1.5m and Fernando Tatis Jr. at $600k.

[Rookie League Teams]

AZL roster has been updated. Alfaro, Nunez and Mercedes all on there as well as Yosmer Solorzano. Andres Sanchez is with Great Falls too.

 

A little surprising that they're going to be so aggressive will all these guys. I though Micker was a one-off last year as he already spoke English, but evidently not.

 

Blake Hickman listed at catcher is odd, though likely just a mistake, and they also have him on the 60-day DL. Alfaro's ago also appears to be incorrect as it was previously reported as 1997, not 1995.

[July 2nd (2015) prospects]

Ben Badler has a new piece today with White Sox info for July 2nd. Does anyone have a Baseball America account?

Just lists Franklin Reyes as Sox "primary target", similar to MLB.com. Says bonus should exceed $1m.

[2016 MLB Draft]

Kiley McDaniel ‏@kileymcd 44m44 minutes ago

 

A potential #1 overall pick for 2016, 6'4/195 Kansas prep RHP Riley Pint, sat 94-96 in his first inning at PG National.

https://twitter.com/kileymcd/status/611544525027311617

 

Jeff Moore ‏@jeffmooreBP 47m47 minutes ago

 

Riley Pint sitting 94-95 T96 in first inning. Erratic command but live arm. Command can improve with added strength in lower half.

https://twitter.com/jeffmooreBP/status/611544275281690624

[Bryce Montes de Oca]

Nevermind I thought he redshirted and was presumably injured. But I Google it and he did indeed pitch.

 

Montes de Oca pitched eight innings for the Tigers this season giving up only one extra base hit and posting an impressive .107 batting average against.

Plus 10 SO, 9 BB, 5 HBP, 2 WP.

[FutureSox Draft Previews]

Final preview is the "Best of the Rest" featuring 14 prospects that could be targeted by the Sox (if available) at #8.