Chicago White Sox

For me, the issue was using two 40 man spots on Rule 5 guys without options while letting the Guardians get a chance to work their magic with Pallette who had options left. And honestly, I stand by the criticism, even if relatively small in the grand scheme of things.

Yes, it’s been absolute killer. At the same time, pitching can just suddenly click with the right tweaks, so always good to maintain faith with high talent arms. Just sucks that injuries are also a factor with two of the four above.

IMO, you really got to go the college route with the 1.01 and it really comes down to Roch as BPA or Lackey as best value for the overall draft (depending on how cheap he would be). Either way, there should be plenty of bonus to add some high ceiling preps in rounds 2 & 3. I get Emerson is a really strong talent, but can’t really see the argument for him over Roch. I don’t think anyone else is really an option as Lombard is way too risky for the 1.01. Regardless, I have full confidence in Shirley to come out of this draft with the most talent possible.

Fun fact….I own a Viciedo jersey! Thought he was going to be the real deal and bought one in my younger years. Who would have thought him and Tank Johnson on the Bears would have both flopped?

Imagine pushing “first black catcher in years” as a consideration with the 1.01 pick. We have officially jumped the shark here.

Did this just happen?

Acuna needs to go down for sure.

Ehh…don’t think I can agree here. He had three top 100 prospects in AAA plus Sandlin and some other arms. We also brought in Newcomb as a possible depth option. Injuries and backwards development have killed us this year.

Fedde is fucking garbage

Peters & Romo yes. I’d have Benintendi & Kelenic ahead of Meidroth for now.

I really like Peters. Long-term you want a bigger bat at the spot, but with his defense & speed he’s a competent nine hole hitter if the rest of the lineup is strong.

I can’t express how bummed I was when they Teel had his setback. This lineup is so much stronger with him in the 5th spot.

Meidroth will likely be the 10th man down the road who plays against LHP and fills in against RHP when a regular is down. Until then, play him most days, but zero reason that should be in the 5th spot.

That Meidroth bobblehead looks fire though

Fully agree!

Their ISO’s are roughly the same (15 points different), whereas their SLG are 89 points different largely in part due to batting average was my point. I haven’t seen any scouting grades that suggest radically different power.

Rodon has put up 23 career fWAR whereas the Aiken & Kolek never made AA…not sure how that’s a serious question. Also, Rodon not doing much until his last year should at least be partly blamed on the Sox’s lacking PD program. As for Lackey, I’m not sure his power is better than Roch’s…his SLG is simply better due to his batting average. What’s his experience playing CF? Seems like if you’re taking Lackey at 1.01, it’s because you believe he can be a plus defensive Catcher. I’m skeptical he’s an automatic plus CF due to athleticism.

But what are his numbers against Big 10 starters on Friday nights!! In all seriousness, the microanalysis is insane and oftentimes there is zero benchmarking done to put these random stats into perspective. Like of course a dude is going to perform worse against the best pitchers in college baseball and do better against the weaker ones. I also think there is an element of prospect fatigue at play here too. Reminds a bit of the Carlos Rodon draft where two teams got cute convinced themselves to go with HS pitchers instead of Carlos and almost immediately regretted it.

Very few are willing to take on the risk of a ban be Sonny Gray? If so, that’s an incredibly gross trade for us and one Getz will not consider making.

And they have worked out well for us, so what’s the problem? Do you remember the Rick Hahn years when didn’t have any depth in AAA and a single injury at any position resulted in a negative WAR being fed at-bats?

This Teel injury is such a fucking bummer. The lineup is so much stronger with him at catcher and in the 5 hole. I love Chase, but he has zero business hitting 5th against RHP. I could live with him at 6th though and Benintendi at 7th until they are willing to be bold on Andrew.

I mean who would you replace him with.

For what?

He can’t play the field which is the problem. As such, you’re looking at DH who likely hits in the 100 to 110 wRC+ range, which isn’t all that valuable. Honestly, I doubt anyone would eat more than a few million in salary for him unfortunately.

f*** yes boys!