Y2Jimmy0

Yes. I heard that Bummer was the asking price this year.

I've heard that the Dodgers wanted Bummer in return for Joc Pederson. They couldn't match up. Dodgers priorities changed.

I think they'll be a little better than that. Something like 85-77

I included the section on Matt Lisle because there was a lack of "buy in" last year. This is the reason for the change though IMO. Everett Teaford and Ben Broussard will both work closely with Hansen. Ryan Johansen is the assistant hitting coordinator. Multiple others have biomechanics experience. Mike Shirley uses it in scouting too. The Sox might be behind the great orgs still but at least they've recognized it.

I recently interviewed Ben Hansen, the new Senior Biomechanical Engineer for the White Sox. Interesting stuff. The article dropped at FutureSox today. http://futuresox.com/index.php/2020/02/03/brave-new-world-white-sox-enter-the-realm-of-biomechanics/

All of the White Sox personnel has first initial, last name @ Chisox dot com as their e-mail. I'd try Brooks Boyer personally.

I bet the Dodgers take back David Price as well and send salary to Boston

Good points here. He also struggled with injuries and had trouble with his vision last year which is corrected. If he stays healthy, I think he has a better year.

I thought Yolbert would start at Winston-Salem so I'm not really sure

I've heard that Yolbert, Thompson and Dalquist are slated to start in Kanny.

1. Robert- Chicago 2. Kopech- Charlotte 3. Madrigal- Charlotte 4. Vaughn- Birmingham 5. Dunning- Birmingham (June) 6. Stiever- Birmingham 7. Basabe- Charlotte 8. Rutherford- Birmingham 9. Adolfo- Charlotte 10. Gonzalez- Birmingham 11. Sheets- Charlotte 12. Thompson- Kannapolis 13. Dalquist- Kannapolis 14. Pilkington- Birmingham 15. Johnson- Birmingham 16. Yolbert Sanchez- Kannapolis

Chaim Bloom was also in Tampa Bay when they acquired Wil Myers FWIW.

It still saves them $13 million for this year though.

There is no chance that Boston gets that type of prospect package for 1 year of Mookie Betts. He'd be gone already if they could. Maybe one of those plus lower ranked prospects.

Sterling write-up on Luis Robert as the #2 overall prospect. Andrew Vaughn is #30, Michael Kopech is #33 and Nick Madrigal is #48. They gave Robert 70 grades for power, speed and defense as a 70 overall.

You shouldn't ever be reading anything into stats of players the same year of their college season. He held his own and was fine. This ranking should have been expected.

I mean where does everyone think Jeff Luhnow learned everything?

Set the agenda for the rest of the organization, have input to Chris Getz about where certain guys get placed in the system etc, decide which coaches go to which affiliate and what not

For sure but they have to start somewhere. At least Chris Getz has the right idea.

I think these are pretty significant steps in the right direction for the White Sox.

I had heard that the White Sox were very confident a deal would happen. I didn't report that part (as I've said on multiple podcasts) because I wasn't sure how soon. I assumed it'd be closer to end of spring. Cishek dude may have a source on it but I wasn't expecting that deal on that day despite random DM's from people saying it was close haha

Bruce didn't say this. They brought up the Jeff Passan rumor about Jason Heyward, Willson Contreras etc for Arenado. Then Bruce said his sources have told him Cards/Rockies have talked and discussed Liberatore, Hudson, Martinez and O'Neil. Then he said Cubs are considering using Bryant as their everyday CF if he's on the team. There was nothing about having Arenado and Bryant on the same roster.

I think Stiever is a starter, personally. This year will be huge for him.

I doubt it on Ozuna. I can't see them forfeiting the 49th pick for a short term deal. Ozuna got bad advice.

Here ya go: http://www.chicagonow.com/future-sox/2019/12/futuresox-podcast-ben-badler-of-baseball-america/