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If the Sox aren't willing to spend actual money in free agency then they can't give up top 50 selections for marginal upgrades. It doesn't really make sense at this point.

Charlotte bullpen will be awesome. Burdi/Hamilton/Ruiz/Thompson/Fulmer/Vieira/Bummer in some fashion.

Ideally though, they want Walker finishing the year in BIrmingham with Adolfo, Basabe and Gonzalez in Charlotte

Best case scenario for the Sox is Baltimore taking Witt or Abrams at #1. Kansas City will take Rutschman or Vaughn at #2 leaving the other college hitter for the Sox to take.

He's 22. I think he goes to Winston Salem and the college OF types from last year go to Kanny

Makes sense. Madrigal and Steele Walker should be there with him.

I don't understand what this has to do with Robert and Moncada. I'm saying that part of the reason for doing the deal is Eloy starting with the team and not going to AAA ever again. If the Sox sent Eloy down to minors, called him up on April 26th and tried to extend him next offseason, I think the player and agent are much less inclined to do a similar deal.

And a player that is 3 years younger than Snell is

This thread is fucking ridiculous. What a bunch of assholes. This is right on. Burger is fine at 3B. If he doesn't play 3B in the majors, it's because of the injuries or because the Sox have a 3B already IMO. He hits enough to play 1B though. He's also a super high character kid that I wouldn't count out personally. I'm excited to see him this year.

The last few pages of this thread are puzzling to me. The deal hasn't been officially announced yet for whatever reason but it's happening. Passan and Rosenthal are the goods and Rosenthal has the details. It's happening. No need to question the veracity of the reports. The deal is also a no brainer for both parties. Eloy gets $43 million and likely $77 million. It's also a great deal for the Sox. If he's a bust which is super unlikely, they only lose $43 million. If he's great, it's an absolute bargain. If he's just good, then the contract is probably fair. This deal wasn't happening "after" Eloy played in the majors. Making him "prove it" in the big leagues first wasn't an option in this case. It also only gives the Sox one extra year of control but buying out the arbitration years is very valuable. Eloy was going to qualify for Super Two status. This means he would have had 3 league minimum years followed by 4 arbitration years. He was likely to receive $50-$60 million through the arb process if he's what everyone thinks he is. The Sox are "overpaying" in the beginning to get a favorable deal in the backend and gambling on the upside to do so. I've seen his "horrible defense" referenced. That's just not true at all. He's not a great defender but he's fine. He'll be a LF because he doesn't really have the arm for RF but his defensive ineptitude is getting very much overblown. The White Sox are about to lock up a 22 year old slugger that very likely will be a star for the majority of his contract. There really is no reason to be complaining about this.

He'll probably just stay in extended spring. Charlotte doesn't start until April 4th.

Yeah true. He needs to be added to the 40-man once he's ready though.

With the Eloy extension news, I thought I'd take another stab at the roster. Position Players 1B Jose Abreu DH Yonder Alonso 2B Yolmer Sanchez 3B Yoan Moncada SS Tim Anderson C Welington Castillo LF Eloy Jimenez CF Jon Jay RF Daniel Palka CF Adam Engel IF/OF Leury Garcia IF Jose Rondon C James McCann Pitchers Carlos Rodon Reynaldo Lopez Lucas Giolito Ivan Nova Manny Banuelos Dylan Covey Ryan Burr Caleb Frare Nate Jones Jace Fry Kelvin Herrera Alex Colome I think they go with 13 position players and 12 pitchers to start. Ian Hamilton down to AAA to get ready after setback. Ervin Santana begins the season on the DL. Brandon Guyer and Nick Delmonico are final cuts. Guyer should be on the roster instead of Engel but he won't be because the White Sox have an infatuation with keeping bad baseball players around.

I believe 35 if my numbers are correct.

Which decisions are left? I need to look at who's left in camp

They are not going to pay him a real salary to play in Charlotte. He's coming up.

It sucks less for the Sox because they are just going to overslot a college position player anyway but yes I agree

Yeah this is true. I think the biggest difference has been large market teams picking at the top recently. They don't have as much of an incentive to save $$ because they don't have a compensatory pick to use. The Twins did it in the new system with Royce Lewis. Last year was Detroit/SF/Phillies/WhiteSox though at the top.

Elias did draft Carlos Correa (or recommended the Astros do so) when he wasn't really being talked about. I wouldn't be surprised if Baltimore drafted CJ Abrams and pocketed some $$ to use later.

Boras will likely represent someone and it won't matter. Sox drafted Rodon and they have Rutherford as well who is a client. Maybe. I just think they might go high school to better serve their window.

Parkman is correct that it's ultimately a problem though. Of course it's spring training and the results don't matter. That part is fine. Reynaldo Lopez averaged 7K/9 last year though. That's not going to get it done.

I had not heard of Ward until 10 minutes ago.

It's likely a coincidence. Pitchers get hurt which is why it would be smart to keep drafting bats.

It's not the only thing to consider though. Especially at #3 overall. I love CJ Abrams. I don't think he stays at SS though. Witt will which makes him the better prospect. Proximity to majors also comes into play with Vaughn and Rutschman. Those dudes are elite and could be in the big leagues within 18 months potentially. Lots of different factors to consider. I would not be taking a pitcher at #3. Keep drafting bats.

Did you read the article?