DirtySox

Yup. Pitching development has been straight cheeks. If you aren't questioning Bannister at this point you should be.

Mixed bag in the second. Walk, some hard contact and 2 more strikeouts. Still shaking the rust off for sure.

Three punch-outs and a 4 pitch walk for Shane Smith in the 1st.

Wrong thread.

Throwing out another name that our boy @Y2Jimmy0 mentioned with the Sox on the FutureSox Podcast. Dylan Bowen. Checks two White Sox boxes. Prep SS and Indiana. Scouting reports from BA (164) and Over-Slot (67) to get familiar below. Jimmy also reiterated that he thinks the Sox are very much on Thome which is not surprising.

I don't think it's a hot take to say that defensively, Lackey would be demonstrably better than Teel at catcher.

The rage-baiting is masterful.

Roch is only half a grade higher on the power. Emerson is a grade and a half higher on the hit. Obviously we are projecting here, but it comes down to what you value more. There is definitely more risk with Grady if the hit tool comes in light where Roch can fall-back on that stellar defensive profile from a value standpoint.

Doyle on Bumila. Not sure how I feel about this one. Two elbow injuries in two years might be too much for me. I think I'd rather just throw money at a healthier high upside prep arm at this point. It's a strong suit of the class. One wouldn't be hard to find at 41. Bolemon/Borthwick/Slightom/Waschmann. https://overslotbaseball.com/articles/mlb-draft-brody-bumila-injury/

There's a former Sox player thread.

I wonder if the Sox trying to get an extra pick ship has sailed at this point?

He's a not top 100 prospect already.

From Kiley today on Draft Intel for all 30 teams. Sharing the top 4. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49278693/2026-mlb-draft-guide-one-big-question-intel-white-sox-rays-twins-giants-pirates

Yea. I'm fine with any of the top 3. I just have a slight preference. I actually trust what they are doing on the development side for hitters. Whoever they pick I'm fully on board with. I'm just a dummy posting on a message board.

Might be cope, but I feel the less we hear a player connected to the Sox the better. Thus Lackey is the pick. 🙂

Woah. New Keith Law mock. Emerson at the top, but also the first time we are hearing that the front office likes Lackey? I have hope! Says the front office has Roch 3rd on their list. Sharing the top 10 picks. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7424299/2026/07/06/mlb-draft-mock-2026-grady-emerson-vahn-lackey/

What? Both Emerson and Roch are represented by Wasserman.

Why the s%*# is this thread in Pale Hose Talk?

Oof. Cooper Ingle has not had fun in the Bigs so far.

Definitely hard to tell. There's tons of gamesmanship going on. This could all be bullshit, but it's fun to talk about.

What? In this mock he has the Rays passing on Roch. He falls all the way to the Giants. Three teams pass on the prom queen.

You are beyond twisted over everything it seems. Are you related to Joejoe?