DirtySox

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?

Not gonna lie. I don't love the fact that the Rays aren't into Roch. I also don't love the idea of Roch trying to direct where he goes. Both red flags to me.

Via the Over-Slot podcast regarding the draft/mock with Joe Doyle. - Has been told by multiple MLB front offices over and over that the scouting and analytic portion of the White Sox front office prefers Emerson to Roch. - Less conclusive on who Getz prefers. Has heard that he prefers Roch from some folks, while others have heard he is in love with Grady. - Thinks the White Sox view Grady internally as a better player than Roch. If he has a fair signing bonus ask that beats Roch, most of the organization would take Grady. - Circles back to the time-frame. Roch will be a fast mover. Will be marketable. Will sell Jerseys. - As mentioned in the Mock I posted, has Grady as 55% the selection with Roch 45%. No talk on Lackey being in the mix at all. - Rays aren't in on Roch. He is not the guy their scouts or analytics department prefer at all. - Heard reports that Roch told the Twins he doesn't want to sign with them at 3. Would the Twins pick him regardless? - Tyler Bell didn't turn in his medicals at the combine. Can still do it up until the draft. If he does, the team has to offer the player 75% of slot value. - Joe posits the Rays taking Bell for around 5.5 million, then snapping up one of the hard Stanford signs. IE Archer Horn or Tyler Spangler. Those are 4 to 5 million guys as well. - Zion Rose has mega helium. Might go in the top 15. Good blend of floor and ceiling in a class that is largely lacking in upside.

Bell declined to share medicals at the combine. And perhaps you can negotiate lower if both sides agree? I'm sure @Y2Jimmy0 knows.

With it sounding like Lackey isn't in the mix at all, I wonder if the Sox are just seeing which of Emerson/Roch will take less money to sign. Kind of unfortunate they share an agent though. All things being equal if I can pocket an extra million with Emerson who I already like slightly more than Cholowsky, easy decision for me. An aside, slamming Tyler Bell down at 1.1 would be crazy fun. He's a top 5 guy for me easy. Cut a deal for 6 to 6.5 million then go hog wild with the rest of the class? Good times. Sounds like the Rays are entertaining that exact scenario.

It begins. New Over-Slot mock. Emerson at the top getting buzzier. Twins not meeting with Roch at all for whatever reason is kinda wild. Will share the top 7. I love Tyler Bell at 2. Hell I wouldn't mind the Sox taking him at 1. https://overslotbaseball.com/articles/mock-draft-v4-a5ded7c1-299c-4a61-8f0b-b2fc54b57e57/

Good. In a wacky world/scenario where the Sox go outside of the big 3 to cut a deal, give me Tyler Bell or Drew Burress.

Anthony DePino is a guy I wouldn't be surprised if part of a trade package this deadline.

This is the way.

Hilarious.

Eh. I think he will still factor in at some point. Clunkers happen and he's coming back from TJ. Just the lack of progress with key pitching prospects and no-one emerging on the starting pitching side is super disappointing.