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I have Daniel Pierce in my mock draft this week. Billy Carlson would be a dream scenario. I wonder if they’d go overslot to float him down.

Not possible. He has no options. This was just never realistic unfortunately. Chris Getz in his first offseason as GM wasn’t going to be able to get value for 4 years of Luis Robert coming off a career year. It is unfortunate though.

He’s a first baseman imo and hits right handed. He needs to absolutely mash or he’s probably just nothing unfortunately.

I don’t trust any hitters from Wake Forest. Houston will stay at shortstop but I just don’t think he’ll impactful offensively. They did this in 2023 already. Take a prep hitter unless someone falls.

Barring someone falling, I wouldn’t be surprised to see $11 million spent on top 3 picks. $6 million at 11, $3 million at 44 and $2 million at 76.

I meant that he can really hit but can't play shortstop

Can he really hit but won’t play shortstop

McDaniel had Rays taking him at 37 in his mock today.

The only money that can be traded is from current period. They had $543K left and traded $500K to Houston. They needed the cash for the player they signed a couple weeks back.

Odds get reconfigured. So the bottom two teams, Sox and Pirates right now have 22% odds at #1 pick and 3rd team is Baltimore with 17%. Rockies will pick 10th no matter what and Angels and Nats likely 11-12.

I’d feel much differently if he didn’t already have Tommy John.

I meant that his mechanics were off from what they were like before. Soreness was definitely a concern but he's fine

He was flying way open in his delivery and his stuff wasn't as good. That's why he needed to go to Arizona for biomechanics work. They didn't have an issue with delivery otherwise

He’s not injured though. MRI was clean and he’s pain free. White Sox believe that mechanics caused the elbow soreness.

Who is Jim Riley? Also, I doubt that the Padres could take on Luis Robert’s salary.

He’s not hurt. Having some mechanical issues

We could at least spell the man’s name correctly.

Of course not but that’s the name of the game. I don’t think he takes the job unless he has the ability to do what he wants.

David Keller referenced finding impact talent that the club doesn't have access to in free agency as part of international strategy. They'll be going after kids. The biggest issue is that deals are basically signed through 2028 already.

They think it’s mechanical. We’ll see if they’re right

He already had TJ.

I think the interest is definitely real and they know him well. My issue is that I think Sox go under at 10 and pay $3 million or so at 44 and I wouldn’t give Fauske that type of cash. They can do better than that.

I'm guessing it's Elko down, Palacios DFA, Tauchman and Benintendi back. Lee optioned to AAA

I don’t think Doyle is a real option and he’ll be gone. Billy Carlson would be a dream. I think they’d prioritize Parker, Pierce over Cunningham at this point. Not in this class

He’s also not ready. Just hasn’t logged many hours as a catcher in general. Sox would be foolish to call him up at this point until it’s less than 45 days. They’ll want to leave him ROY eligible in 2026. It’s an infielder playing the outfield but Baldwin has to be able to play a solid outfield or he’s not a big leaguer imo. He has to play a super utility role.