DirtySox

Chase!

We need to play the Pirates more.

Dang. I thought that was gonna be his first.

I'm fine trading Tauch. Jump on a decent lottery ticket if you have to. Though if you could package him with other pieces for a better return I'd be all over that.

I like runs. Hopefully this starts the Chase bounce-back.

Let's go!

Rojas did something!

Oooh.

Exciting. Joe Doyle talking glowingly about LaCombe recently.

Law's draft review for the White Sox. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6500452/2025/07/18/al-central-draft-grades-picks-mlb-2025/?source=emp_shared_article

Top 10 round picks should all sign in almost every scenario. Teams do their diligence because you lose bonus pool money if they dont. Any prep signings after round 10 can be a toss-up, but there isn't any penalty to the team if they don't sign. Also this can probably just go in the draft thread...

Kiley's draft recap/analysis for the White Sox. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45709418/mlb-draft-2025-kiley-mcdaniel-recap-analysis-all-30-teams#chw

I feel like he had differing opinions from a lot of folks here largely skewed towards traditional scouting sensibilities, and he certainly dug his heels in on certain things, but he wasn't an aggressively toxic asshole or anything. He provided so much more value and insight than the bulk of the posters here who can do nothing but spout/parrot how terrible Getz is each and every day.

Yea same. Imagine chasing off an insider who routinely would feed the board tidbits on draft intel, trade info, and knowledge on the inner workings of the org. Shows how shitty and petty some of the posters here are.

I was also under this impression. Harold pretty much said Haber was the reason for the Jacob Gonzalez pick as well.

Fegan piece on the draft. https://soxmachine.com/2025/07/mike-shirley-jim-thome-debriefed-on-white-sox-draft-class-pick Hodge is definitely over-slot.

It's time for the 2026 cycle! BA's first way too early mock draft. Obviously will depend on the lottery, but the current order is based off record. Will post the top 5 snippets so people can get familiar with names. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2026-mlb-mock-draft-way-too-early-top-10-picks-for-next-year/

Gotta drop off here. Things to do. Nothing on Cerda.