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Yeah I agree with this. It's the Mike Shirley way

These first two picks would be really fun

WTF?

As of now, they only have $2.7 million committed for the period that starts on January 15. Colas is the only known signing. They should have like $2.5 million.

Left handed

Yeah I'm not sure. The Sox slot is around $3 million. As a draft eligible sophomore, he could probably return to Florida and get more than that.

They likely can’t afford prep pitching after taking a guy like Fabian

Hahn isn’t speaking today. Not sure where that came from.

This always humors me. He's old for the class. If he went to college though and declared in two years, he'd be getting praised for being young in the class. Funny how that works.

The record is surprising but the struggles aren’t. Most of these guys haven’t played above complex ball and the pitching isn’t good. The prospects are on pitch limits and the rest is cheaper college picks that fill minor league rosters. Low A has been quite a jump for many of these guys. There isn’t really an alternative though.

I’m guessing Hoglund still gets $3 million and Sox really can’t do that

Tony isn't particularly good at the job anymore and I've been as critical as anyone but they aren't close to a revolt. The players might have to win in spite of the manager but they're perfectly willing and capable of doing so.

Romy Gonzalez could have a big league future though. He plays everywhere and has power. He reminds me of Marwin Gonzalez

I'm thinking prep bats and college pitching. It's tough to get prep pitching with their small bonus pool

I'd lean prep bat for the White Sox if I had to guess right now. They like lots of guys.

None of the position players that matter have played higher than complex league ball. It's going to be a struggle

Kind of reminds me of Juan Uribe. Not body type wise but he has a super aggressive approach. He can really hit and has power but it might get exposed at higher levels

Nope. Must have replaced Krogman

Yeah I believe so

This strategy is tough to do with barely $7 million. I could see Prep bat, prep arm, college pitcher, college pitcher and then really cheap signs in 5-10 or something. If you go prep heavy early on, you'll likely have to overslot to do it.

Ellis interesting. Not really a prospect but he's an athletic CF with plus speed. Signed as an UDFA out of Texas after last year's draft.

Kevin Goldstein of Fangraphs joined Mike Rankin and myself on the podcast. Some good stuff in here. There's a great story about Kevin attending Jose Abreu's workout and sitting next to Ken Williams. Check it out: https://www.futuresox.com/2021/04/28/futuresox-podcast-ft-kevin-goldstein-of-fangraphs/

The Twins aren't dead but they need to go 83-59 to win 90 games. It's a brutal start.

Well that's Oscar Colas basically

It's partly risk mitigation and partly ethics/morals I believe. Jerry Reinsdorf just fundamentally doesn't believe in giving big bonuses to teenagers. It's a huge problem in this market. Paddy is landing some intriguing low dollar signings and they've cornered the market on advanced Cubans obviously. Marco Paddy obviously knows talent because he recommended Jose Abreu and Luis Robert, signed Fernando Tatis and was in the mix for Vlad Jr and Juan Soto. The money has always been an obstacle. I do think that he prefers to spread the money around but the White Sox just aren't at the table often enough when these guys are 13-14 years old for whatever reason. Something is missing with their strategy in the Dominican Republic. The biggest bonus that they've given to an international teenager (16 year old) is $1.5 million for Micker Adolfo and Franklin Reyes (Franmil's brother). Small market clubs all over the league hand out $3-$5 million bonuses to teenagers ever year. The White Sox will be behind in the marketplace until they change.