DirtySox

The chaotic side of me wants an Emerson pick just to read the crash outs.

BA's penultimate mock. Will get one more the night before or the day of. Sharing the top 10. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2026-mlb-mock-draft-6-0-latest-first-round-pick-predictions-for-every-team/

There aren't too many high ceiling prep arms that are getting less than a million. Otherwise they just go to school. The Bolemons and Borthwicks of the class are gonna run you 2 to 4 million. Regardless of where they are selected.

I wish the college pitching crop was better. I've been looking at college arms that would be around at 41 and I don't love any of them really. The high school pitching is abundant and a strength of the class. I wouldn't mind if they dove heavy into that demographic. Even at the expense of Thome.

I go back and forth on this. I trust the hitting development so much more than the pitching side at the moment. I don't mind them sticking with what seems to be working. I just don't have a solution for the dearth of pitching though.

Love it. Sharing the recent blurb on Ferraro from BA, as well as the reports on Putnam who I was unfamiliar with. I really would kill for an extra comp pick at this point to grab another high upside prep arm. Or even a college arm they think they can work with.

We cookin!

Not sure where this came from, but semi-well known social media White Sox fan guy who also posts here? Not sure how he became internet famous, but he seems like a good dude. A bit too reactionary for my tastes on Twitter, but some folks are wired that way with sports.

Damn. Can't believe they fixed Hicks. Bannister is a god.

Sheesh. Hicks looks great.

This is quite a take.

They talk about it on the FutureSox podcast, but Teel has never had this stellar defensive reputation. He's here for the bat.

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?