Springfield Soxfan

Love the strategy. Shoot for the moon with some premium guys.

Fair enough but not really comparing abilities more so making a statement about my lack of excitement. However, we were lead to believe he would be a Scott Radinsky LH reliever.

Crochet is Royce Ring redux.

Law says Crochet, Mitchell, or Soderstrom. While I totally want pitching, of these three go for Mitchell.

I am still hopeful for pitching but PCA is growing on me.

Deters pitched for my children's rival high school in Springfield, I would love for this to happen. The last first round pick out of Detmers high school was Jayson Werth. I would love the Sox to get Detmers.

Bailey is the pick for sure.

I would love Mitchell as the pick. Take the high ceiling defensive speedster. I am still an advocate for pitching, pitching, pitching but I favor Mitchell over Bailey if we are going hitters first.

It sure seems that Bailey is the pick.

All of the so-called “experts” seem to be down on Colas? What are we missing?

I’m preaching for pitching, pitching, pitching. Our offense seems to be set for the short term, develop as much pitching as you can. Love the emphasis on high school arms last year.

Where there is smoke there is fire. Three prominent prognosticators all say Sox pick Bailey. Not enamored at all with that. Get pitching.

Please draft some more pitching....

Where the Streets Have No Name

No way Pederson is on the Sox radar any longer. Another LH OF bat does not fit in this line up.

A could of players drafted after Vaughn are ahead of him in the rankings......

I think Mercedes gets DFAd.

All of this makes the miss on Wheeler that much harder to swallow. Why could they not have just said, here is a $10 million signing bonus in addition to contract. No need to re-litigate just needed to vent. Let’s see what happens by start of spring training. Merry Christmas everyone!

This will drive the analytics departments crazy in any organization. A $60 million gap in value. If that is true, I do not know how this trade is ever made if an organization has truly bought into analytics. Seems according to this that it would cost more than just Benintendi............... Just want the White Sox to get some pitching without giving up Vaughn or Madrigal, if not, those two losing seasons were even more of a failure. Just waiting with the rest of you! Have a great day.

Gammons just said on MLB that the Red Sox want Vaughn and Madrigal to make this Price-Benitendi+cash deal to work. He did comment that they were too far apart on money. That would be crazy.

Wow, woke up and realized Sox traded for Alex Rios again.

I just hope this does not come down to KW saying Sox offered more money.....Hahn/KW the window is 4 years. Mortgage years 5-6, that is a long time away.

Well said, totally agree and you conceptualized my point better that me so thank you.

Fair criticism and I was not trying to portray this as an overreaction, but just knowing how the Sox work, compared to the Grandal signing, these negotiations have been much more public and I do not think Hahn is going to let himself personally or the organization being viewed as waiting at the altar based on last offseason.

I am starting to believe that if Wheeler wanted to come to the White Sox he would have signed already. Sox probably have already put their best offer on the table and it was not enough for Wheeler to sign immediately. There was too much smoke on this the last two weeks for something not to be serious...........Trying to stay optimistic......