Chicago White Sox

Pedro Grifol is such a fucking pansy. Just an incredible loser who is somehow worse at his job than a zombie Tony La Russa. Dude better get s%*#-canned as soon as the season ends.

Lol…time flies when you’re having fun! But seriously, the real question is now more birthdays will this thread have. Hopefully next week is the last.

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And Baseball America had him ranked 131. I’m not suggesting he’s a big under-slot guy (and again I really have no idea), but I think that’s more likely him being an over-slot guy.

I feel like he’s got to be an under-slot guy, but obviously that’s just my speculation.

Super exciting on Schultz. Actually pretty shocked they moved him up that high given his limited body of work, but it clearly highlights the massive potential the kid has. Really wish we had someone else cracking the back-end of the list. I really thought Mena & Ramos would be consensus top 100 guys by now.

Probably. Kelvin Herrera was also a really bad signing with very questionable logic from the get go. Jaime Navarro was a pretty big bust, especially when they considered going after Clemens that off-season. LaRoche should be in the discussion for how he both sucked as a player and single-handily destroyed the clubhouse in 2016. The Grandal statement is pretty ridiculous. The blocking has been bad but he has been a good framer and he actually hit well his first two years. Hell, hit bat carried us in the 2H of 2021 (his wRC+ was nearly double of James McCann that year). Yes, he has been bad in 2022 & 2023 and I’m more than open to call him a disappointment. But without question, Dallas Keuchel was a much worse free agent signing. Literally got 2.2 wins from him for $47M and he couldn’t last the duration of a three year contract. Plus he sounds like another douche in the clubhouse who blamed everyone but himself for his s%*# pitching outside of 2020.

I kind of think Anderson gets moved. Grandal is a maybe if someone is desperate for a backup catcher and we’re willing to eat money. Not sure I expect a lot of other movement on the positional side.

According to Shirley, the Sox had some guys in the organization who wanted to take Calvin Harris in the 2nd.

Giolito has three starts left with the Sox. Cease’s days with the Sox were numbered the moment he switched to the Boras. Enjoy them while they last cause things could get real ugly fast.

Good god what a show!

I’m guessing our 3rd round pick is under-slot as well.

Baseball America on George Wolkow (#79):

Wolkow!

Wilkow!

Baseball America on Calvin Harris (#167):

From what I just read, it sounds like players at larger programs could be looking at $50k to $100k per year. So meaningful if you’re past the first few rounds, but also not life-changing money completely impossible to pass up.

Definitely worried that in a draft loaded with prep talent and with a scouting director who loves prep talent, we’re going all in on college players. I get it’s not that simple and you got to go with how the board shakes out, but two straight college pitchers taken well above consensus of the major publications (I know they aren’t perfect) worries me of Hahn over-involvement.

Baseball America in Keener (#131):

Besides the speed complaint, this comment from Law stuck out to me on Gonzalez: To me, this pick only makes sense if you project Jacob to hit +15 HRs in the majors. A 2B from the left side with quality plate discipline who will slug at a .150 ISO level and provide above average defense is a legit asset. If he can only manage say 8 to 10 HRs as a 2B, then he’s more or less just a guy you can find fairly easily in free agency.

Any chance he’s an under-slot signing, even if only slightly?

Whitman just got snagged.

Didn’t Matthews go in the 1st?

@Y2Jimmy0 - Thoughts on the Taylor pick?

I’m sure Uncle Jerry is excited that this represents one less TJS he’ll have to pay for.