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Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 4m Sources: GA HS LHP Mac Marshall has decided to attend college at LSU instead of going pro. Was a projected third-rounder. #MLBDraft

Jason Parks ‏@ProfessorParks 20s Frontline starter; top talent in draft, imo. RT @Dayshift34: @ProfessorParks What do you think Rodon's ceiling could be w/ the #whitesox

Kiley McDaniel ‏@kileymcd 1m Heard about a club calling a player off my top 748 for a super low bonus in coming picks. Who will be the 1st guy drafted off the big list? Could be us...

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 05:03 PM) This is true. We should all probably temper our expectations for today -- we just drafted TWO overslot guys yesterday, so it's not likely we're going to be able to fit any more in. Is there any indication that Adams will be an overslot guy? We can probably assume so based on his ranking vs. draft position, but anyone seen a rumored demand? Merkin tweeted that the Sox are not worried about his signability. I'm not sure if that means they think he's going to sign for slot or if they're just confident about getting it done.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 04:52 PM) No, but if you end up with a starter instead, go sign the reliever. It's like you said about the availability of mid-rotation guys, but even easier. Exactly. Reliever must be the easiest position to acquire/develop and has the lowest potential value. I'd be hard pressed to take a reliever in the top 5 rounds.

Kiley McDaniel's analysis is up and free: Worth a read there's lots of general thoughts in there, including thoughts on the Cubs' strategy: http://sbb.scout.com/2/1409043.html

Chris Longenecker of BA's top 10 BPA:

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 04:23 PM) Okay so I like that Chris Diaz kid a lot, but in case we're not in on him at 3rd or 4th is there anyone else out there like that? I mean, potential quality, realitively quick moving LH reliever with upside to start, especially with fastball command and sink? There are a lot of arms it seems that are more projectable and more Holmbergish and so on, but I'd really like to get someone from the left side in the pen here pretty soon. Scott Downs is completely horrible and it doesn't look like there's much behind him since Leesman and Veal bombed. Then there's that guy we got from the Rays but he was here 1 whole day and didn't pitch, and given how abysmal our pen has been at times, I think that probably says a lot about what our FO thinks of his prospects as an MLB reliever. BA on Diaz: "He pitches with a below-average fastball that he must command to succeed, sitting in the 86-89 mph range and tickling 90" I don't like the sound of that personally.

JJ Cooper ‏@jjcoop36 6m Rangers 3B Joey Gallo is having a pretty good year. He could go 0-for-his-next-93 and still have a .500 slugging percentage. That's a great stat.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 02:50 PM) Weisenberg sounds like he might be our best available pitcher but I bet he's an overslot type. If we're looking for an underslot guy I definitely like the fit of Chris Diaz if he's an option. It's rare for a top high school right-hander out of Florida to be described as projectable, but it's a label that fits Weisenberg well. He has already seen his velocity jump in the past year, and scouts think he can make more gains, thanks to his long, lanky frame. Weisenberg's fastball now sits in the low 90s and can touch 95 mph, with good life. He has also made strides with his slider and shows an improving feel for his changeup. He repeats his easy delivery well and throws a lot of strikes as a result. Weisenberg earns praise for his makeup and intelligence. From Kiley McDaniel:

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 02:27 PM) I don't understand the infatuation for Davidson. If he had Saladino's numbers, you guys would be messing yourselves. Yet, Saladino doesn't show up anywhere. Saladino is 23 and possibly figured it out this year. Davidson hasn't. Balta needs two more years, I just discovered. How about two more months? For Saladino I just want a bigger sample size before I can believe it. His last two years were very disappointing, especially in the power department. 200 PA's is not enough to forget his previous 1000. Potential is definitely there for him to move up the rankings.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 09:10 AM) Looks like the Brewers (Medeiros/Gatewood/Monte Harrison--Nebraska football signee) and Indians (Zimmer/J.Sheffield/Papi) are getting the most acclaim for good drafts so far...Angels (Newcomb/Gatto) and Tigers (D.Hill/Turnbull) also are moving to improve bottom 5 farm systems. Blue Jays would have to be around 3rd. Huge risk/reward factor on the Brewers' haul. Wow. That will be an interesting group to follow.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 12:57 PM) Don't know about Rodon, but there is no way they draft Adams if he demands were bad. Yes there was the Tweet for Merkin that said Sox don't seem worried about Adams' signability.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 04:52 AM) Why hasn't Bukaukas been drafted? Any chance he gets to 77? He more or less told teams not to draft him. Must be unsignable now.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin now White Sox don't seem worried about Adam's signability, despite him being a Georgia recruit

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 04:47 AM) I heard it was a 50% chance we sign both of them, so I didn't know how to take that. Where did you hear this?

Patrick Ebert @PGPatrickEbert · 25m Spencer Adams, #WhiteSox, is a great pick in round 2 - was very sharp at #PGNational, easy to see future increased velo He can already dial it up to 95/96

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 04:34 AM) Padilla's article switches between Rodon and Rondon throughout. Fun times. I loved this quote: Gosh darn those fast moving lefties with frontline potential.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 04:10 AM) I will be stunned if Hawkins is above Anderson. All the "experts" seem to love Anderson. Those two are fairly interchangable for me, but I like Hawkins' bat just a little more at this point. If Anderson was walking maybe it would be different.

QUOTE (Señor Ding-Dong @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 04:01 AM) Where does Adams project to be in our top prospects? Without giving too much though: 1. Rodon 2. Hawkins 3. Anderson 4. Adams 5. Micah

Couldn't be happier with how today has turned out. Much love for Rick Hahn right now. Just got to get them both signed.

Woooow Spencer Adams. Crazy.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 03:47 AM) The rumour is that Rodon's demand is $6m. That's only a couple hundred thou over the Sox slot. Mightn't need much savings. Mightn't need any at all if they get him at slot for a promise of a quick promotion. The quote was "$6m plus".

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 03:46 AM) KC drafting a Catcher with Perez signed long term huh? Vallot's a young high school catcher that many think will not stick at C. I'm sure they're not worried about this situation.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 6, 2014 -> 03:17 AM) Not even worth it at 44 you think? Probably not. I'd be targeting the prep arms. That's the strength of the class.