Chicago White Sox

Pitchers don’t need a lot of time in AAA IMO, so I’m ok with him getting a call-up if he has a couple more strong starts in the coming weeks.

Don’t let Jack Parkman see this, I wouldn’t want to ruin his completely logical argument for why Dunning is doomed.

Thanks, that’s where I saw it. I might be wrong about the reason, but regardless it’s more likely IMO that a Midwestern prep could fall to #46 than your typical high school prospect. I’m not ruling it out just yet.

Good post. Obviously incredibly unlikely scenario but I swear I read somewhere that teams were getting cold on Schnell because of his Louisville commitment so maybe there is a non-zero chance he slips? You’re right, money becomes as issue at that point, but the difference in slot value between #46 and the first set of comp picks is only $400k to $600k. A couple senior signings in rounds 8-10 plus maybe some slight savings with our first pick (they could shop it a bit to guys in our general range) could get us there. Maybe that’s not enough, but perhaps joining an organization relatively close to his hometown is appealing. I agree it’s a long-shot, but I’m not completely giving up hope.

Madrigal in the 1st & Schnell in the 2nd sounds like a fantastic first day for me!

I would never suggest drafting for need, but Beer just doesn’t make much sense for us given where the organization currently stands. We’re flush with OF and potential 1B/DH talent and my guess there will be other prospects in the draft ranked pretty similarly that would provide better depth.

Well one, we’re not necessarily following their models (see my other post). But my point about adding Machado or Harper is about fundamentally changing the franchise and tapping into its potential. And the best way to do that is add multiple, star caliber talents. A hypothetical core built around Machado, Moncada, Jimenez, & Robert (again, if all goes right) could set the city on fire and gain national attention. Those are four potential superstars on one team. The rebuild isn’t necessarily going to live or die on adding Machado or Harper, but it sure as shit would reinvigorate a fanbase and hopefully steal some much needed attention/share from the Cubs.

You caught me. I’m clearly Rick Hahn because I can’t tolerate all your whining about losing so many games in the second year of a rebuild.

Abreu will most definitely make the All-Star game.

What he said isn’t factually untrue, but revenue wise we’re a mid market team. Having said that, there is major market potential in there. It would take a lot of money, time, & effort to tap into it, but the upside is most definitely there. I’m not a Reinsdorf hater by any means, but not sure it happens under his watch unless he can land a Machado or Harper next offseason. That’s the type of move that is needed to re-engage our fanbase and steal some of the casual segment.

I’m not sure I follow. We are executing our own rebuild strategy and it’s a little bit different than all those that came before it. Our plan should (hopefully) work for us and allow for a relatively quick turnaround. We were able to execute our strategy because we had multiple high-end assets and that we cashed in at peak value. That is a fairly unique scenario. Comparing our rebuild to the Cubs & Astros or Royals & Pirates doesn’t make a lot of sense other than to acknowledge some losing is required upfront while you wait on prospects to reach the scene & develop. Our timeline isn’t dependent on multiple years of high draft picks and therefore should be accelerated if all goes right.

Those are small market teams that tried rebuilding solely through the draft. That's not typically a recipe for success. We're a mid market team that traded its core assets for a boat-load of high-end prospects, many of which were partially developed already. These comps aren't even remotely comparable.

I’d put my money on ElRockin.

I’m happy with Moncada’s developent despite his recent cold streak. I’m very pleased with Anderson’s season. Like you said, Davidson & Sanchez might be solid depth pieces. Abreu is having a great season and could theoretically be used as a trade chip. Plenty to like on the offensive side this year IMO. It’s really the pitching that’s the been the problem. I didn’t expect anything out of Fulmer, but we really need one of Lopez & Giolito to establish themself by the end of this year. I still have faith in Lopez despite some rough outing and inconsistencies, but Giolito looks like a lost cause at the moment. Not exactly how we were all hoping this would shake out. At least Fry looks like he might a long-term answer in the pen. Hopefully Kopech & Stephens come up at some point and show some promise as god knows we could really use it.

Micker with three K’s swinging so far. I know it’s one game, but absolutely no reason to rush him. He’s still got plenty to learn in High A.

JFC, another thread ruined because Greg can’t accept rebuilding and doesn’t understand how it works. When will this nonsense end??

That’s what I’m referring, his bad luck has reversed course during his hot stretch.

I predict a HR tonight from one of the big prospects in Winston-Salem. Those guys are more than due for one.

To be fair, there’s some serious BABIP regression built into those numbers though. Still impressive stretch of games nonetheless.

If you’re looking for good food, I’d hit up the ChiSox Bar & Grill. Have to imagine it’s far superior to the Craft Kave.

Doesn’t Law think he is a reliever?

Correa got somewhere between #3 & #4 pick money and still saved the Astros $2.4M. That strategy was more doable before because the top couple picks had much higher slots values relative to the next picks than they do now. Now you have to drop down way deeper into the first round to get those kinds of savings.

But Correa was still a top talent right? I’m pretty sure he was at least projected to go in the top 10 of that draft if not higher. Along those lines, I could understand doing a underslot deal with Kelenic if you think there isn’t a huge drop off between him and the college guys but Schnell appears to be a bottom 1st round talent. Seems like a huge drop-off without any certainty that the guys you want at #46 will be there.

Seems way too risky. Royals have four picks between #4 & #46 and the Indians & Rays have three each. If you take Schnell at #4 you have to hit on at least one huge over-slot prep piece at #46 for it to make any sense and those teams mentioned above would have multiple bites at the apple to screw our plan over. But for arguments sake, what guys would we be looking at with our second round if we took Schnell at #4?

No fucking thanks. I wouldn’t do that deal for Abreu let alone including Nate Jones in as a bonus. I need Hoffman & McMahon at minimum to even consider trading Abreu to the Rockies.