DirtySox

2025 Draft Standouts for Every Team https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/standout-2025-mlb-draft-performers-for-all-30-teams/

Finishing the game late, but holy moly is Davis Martin a pleasure to watch. What a performance.

I cant imagine anyone who watched Hagen's outing yesterday saying "this is a guy we should call up ASAP!"

It was only a concern to folks who don't know much about the draft, or if they have a narrative to weave it into.

Bonemer on the BA hot sheet again. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ranking-the-20-hottest-mlb-prospects-hot-sheet-5-4-26/

Signability is not a concern in the slightest for anyone they draft at 1.1. No one is turning down a new record bonus of 10+ million dollars. Not an issue in any capacity.

Wasn't expecting that lol.

Bruh.

Romo and Teel for sure.

That's not fun. 🥲

When does the throw Gonzalez into a corner OF experiment begin? 🙂

3 walks in the first for Hagen. Still only 1 out. :(

I like me this Burke.

Braden homer.

BA reports on the two names that Joe Doyle mentioned. James did note that he doesn't think the White Sox would be into Santerelli if they think he's a 1B. That is not their type.

Not sure if anyone has listened to the White Sox Draft Preview from Joe Doyle at Over-Slot featuring @Y2Jimmy0 but it was excellent. Some bullet points below. https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-218-white-sox-156806449 Joe Doyle notes that he feels the general fan-base is super jaded regarding the White Sox ability to develop talent. Disagrees with that notion, particularly on the hitting portion. Getz has only been pulling the trigger at the top of the draft for 2 seasons now. Points at Bonemer, thinks he will be in AA this season, perhaps the Bigs in late 2027. Also points towards Antonacci, the early returns on Carlson and Fauske. Thinks Shirley and Getz deserve more credit than they have been given. Calls the system well balanced from a positional standpoint, but lacking a bit in the outfield and at catcher. Thinks they might start working some of the IF guys into the OF. Especially if Roch is the pick. Also suggests the possibility of putting Colson into a corner OF spot. Save some wear and tear on him, especially the back. Talks about the propensity of taking high upside prep position players with 2nd and 3rd round picks. Notes Landon Thome as a name that comes up often. Suggests he might be a 2B or corner OF. Talks pick 1.1. Thinks 75% to 85% Roch Cholowsky. Doesn't think he's a generational player. Thinks he can be franchise changing. A la Danby Swanson. Path to several 4.5 to 5 WAR seasons. Think's he's a .270 hitter that runs into 25 homers a season that plays some gold glove defense. Not a dynamic runner, doesn't have game-breaking power. Thinks White Sox fans expectations of Roch are too high. A very very good player, but not a player that's going to single handedly carry the White Sox to the promised land. Puts Grady Emerson odds at 15%. If the White Sox don't think the team is going to compete until 2028, he could make sense. Left handed, perhaps more power, but less value defensively. More volatility but possibly a higher ceiling? Joe think's it's getting too cute though. Why run the risk of Grady putting it all together when the floor of Roch is so high. Haven't heard the Sox on Lackey much. Notes there are scouts think he's the best player in the class. Wonders if he could potentially play CF if you have Teel as your long term answer at C. Says the Sox are quite high on Jacob Lombard. Thinks you can't dismiss the swing and miss in his game from last summer though, and it's far too much risk to take on with 1.1. James notes that if you grade Emerson out higher than Roch and you save some money, he's fine with it. But to him how much higher does that ceiling have to be to not just the take floor that Roch offers immediately? Says there are some folks in the front office that would take Grady if up to them. Some big proponents. But if you are Chris Getz and you are pressured to win soon, and you have an owner that wants a quick mover, a marketing team that wants a quick mover, you have to factor that into the selection process. They come back to the Dansby comp. If you were offered 24 FWAR over 6.5 controllable years from the 1.1 pick, would you take that? James suggests Bregman as a possible Roch comp. (If Bregman could play SS.) James said he would be absolutely stunned if the pick isn't Roch or Grady. James gets into some of the possibilities for picks 41 and 77. He personally loves the prep pitching that might be available. Doesn't love Thome at 41. Thinks they can do better with the amount of money they have. Do you go really heavy at 41 with money or play it straight and spread out the bonuses more evenly? Doyle keeps coming back to Dominic Santerelli as a Shirley type. Says he makes a ton of sense. Also says to circle the name Noah Wilson. Could be the best runner in the class. Joe thinks the Thome family will be telling everyone Landon is a 4.5 million ask, but internally the Sox would know he's more a 2.5 million player.

Let's goooo!

8 pitches. We take those.

Gabe Davis shoving. 7K through 3.0 IP.

Braden with a dinger. #5 on the season.