Chicago White Sox

Who are the best five still available?

Is the 2nd round being streamed online? Apparently YoutubeTV no longer has MLBN.

He’s got a profile that is much more consistent with Shirley’s approach and I’d be excited about getting him in the 2nd.

The Sox need to target high-end upside in round 2. My biggest beef with the Gonzalez pick is a lack of ceiling. Outside of Montgomery, I’m not sure there is a single prospect in the system with “star” potential on the positional side and Jacob doesn’t change that calculus. And that’s highly problematic when your owner is unwilling to buy stars in free agency.

So in a hypothetical “they all work out” scenario, how do we see Montgomery, Gonzalez, & Ramos lining up in the infield? SS, 2B, & 3B respectively?

I mean, you can never have enough SS prospects. Not defending the pick, but him being a SS is not the reason to dislike.

Grandal would technically be a 20 grade runner, although they may want to rethink the numbering system to allow a lesser figure just for him.

You think Hahn would have realized that “safe” drafting ahead of a rebuild is a bad idea based on how the strategy failed last time and contributed to our competitive window rapidly ending. That being said, at least this kid is a legit SS and not a DH pretending to be a C, a 1B pretending to be a 3B, a DH pretending to be a 1B, or a 5’5”, 150 pound 2B. Still, not a fan of “safe” drafting (ESPN used the word at least five times when describing him) and makes me worry this is a Hahn pick and not Shirley’s. Also, the 30 grade speed is a bit bothersome.

Thanks @DirtySox for all you do on draft night.

Great day for the farm. Let’s go over the highlights! The Knights got slaughtered by the Jumbo Shrimp 13-2. SP Chase Solesky gave up six runs in 3.2 IP to bring his ERA up to 9.43 in his short tenure with the Knights. Alex Colome gave up 5 unearned in his brief 9th inning appearance before being pulled. Lenyn Sosa, the only hitter of interest, went 0-3. The Knights’ lineup left a robust 17 stranded. Birmingham lost 7-1 to the Smokies. Seven walks from the pitching staff, three errors from the defense, and five total hits unfortunately did the Barons in. Tatum, Ramos, Mieses, & Cespedes combined to go 0-14 with 7 K and 2 BB. Hackenberg did hit a HR, but offset with two errors behind the plate. On a positive note, Popeye went 2/4 with a 2B & SB. The Cannon Ballers kept it close, but ultimately lost 2-1. Tanner McDougal gave up 2 R in 4 IP and the bullpen held the Wood Ducks to zero runs, but the Low A lineup full of org guys was only able to scrap together five hits. The Dash were rained out and a system wide sweep was luckily avoided.

What if Adam LaRoche un-retired?

Tim swinging that Swiss cheese bat! God I love this team!

Fucking lose you losers…lol

???

Would be a fitting conclusion

Good thing we don’t have bench and need to rely on Sheets st 2B

Graveman doing his best to kill any remaining trade value and be stuck in this hell hole for another year.

“We are going to control the strike zone on both sides of the ball” - Pedro Grifol to the baseball world before realizing that would require actual coaching.

Also, from Bob on Lance Lynn:

A dominant Giolito start is all I ask for today.

Do we have any left that actually questions now that Fegan is gone?

Also, from Bob’s column:

This is a promising sign. Lynn has been really good in three of his last four starts. Hold to your price for now and hope he can give you three strong starts to close out July. If not, you should be able to dump the majority of his contract, but would be great to extract something of value.

Shirley actually inspires some hope for me. Seems like he’s done a pretty good job of bringing in legit talent in his three years on the job, although it can be challenging at times to fully verify that given a GM who will rush certain high-end prospects (see Crochet) and a still very poor Player Development staff. The big thing for me is Shirley is willing to swing for the fences. Crochet almost immediately flashed his insane potential and it’s interesting to think what could have been if they actually tried developing him into a starter. Montgomery is the best prospect we have drafted in ages and has legit Corey Seager upside. Schultz is super intriguing with his height, stuff, & arm slot. And that’s just the first round picks. Done are the days of taking safe college players in the 2nd round (occasionally over-slot). Shirley has taken two prep players and an injured, but high-ceiling arm in his three drafts. The returns on those first two guys admittedly haven’t been great so far, but with HS kids you can at least dream on them a bit longer than your Steele Walker types. Beyond that, he’s done some really good work in the mid / later rounds as well. I don’t have strong feelings on this year’s draft, but just want to see Shirley continue doing what he’s been doing. Scout the talent, identify & select those with high ceilings, and hope one day the Sox can actually develop raw talent into valuable major league players. At the end of the day, I’d rather have one Colson Montgomery than three Gavin Sheets types.

Someone in the Gamethread is claiming Steve Stone said Rick Hahn’s job is safe. If true, then we truly are fucked. My nine year old just started getting into baseball and he’ll probably be in college before the Sox are good again.