DirtySox

Kanny gone.

Tim Anderson walks are so hot.

Aaron Fitt @aaronfitt 2m2 minutes ago Strong weekend for @WeAreSouth_BSB OF Travis Swaggerty, who just hit his 2nd homer in 2 days. Also has 4 walks in 2 days, and used his speed to leg out an infield single.

Winston-Salem postponed too.

Great college pitching match-up tonight. Casey Mize against Blaine Knight. About to start.

South Alabama Baseball @WeAreSouth_BSB 9m Travis Swaggerty leads off the game with a solo HR to LF, his sixth of the year, for a 1-0 Jaguar lead in T1. #JagNation #WeAreSouth

QUOTE (GenericUserName @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:16 PM) New MLBPipeline Inbox just came out and it had some interesting notes. They should be coming out with an updated draft top 100 by late April, but for now they gave what is probably the current top 10: 1. Casey Mize, RHP, Auburn 2. Nick Madrigal, SS/2B, Oregon State 3. Matt Liberatore, LHP, Mountain Ridge HS (Ariz.) 4. Shane McClanahan, LHP, South Florida 5. Carter Stewart, RHP, Eau Galle HS (Fla.) 6. Brady Singer, RHP, Florida 7. Travis Swaggerty, OF, South Alabama 8. Alex Bohm, 3B, Wichita State 9. Ryan Rolison, LHP, Mississippi 10. Ethan Hankins, RHP, Forsyth Central HS (Ga.) They also listed Kelenic, Gorman, and Kowar as other names to watch. So that fits with the idea that Gorman has really fallen and Hankins is down. I'm surprised I'm not hearing more about Stewart if he rose that high. Also apparently Madrigal is back playing and destroying again. It was mentioned multiple times that it seems like Mize has separated himself from the rest of the group and that several executives had him at 1-1 on their board. He also fits the Tigers profile, so that almost seems like a foregone conclusion at this point. Finally Mayo talked about Jordyn Adams and said he was one of the fastest guys they have seen in the past several drafts. If we end up going with Bohm or Madrigal in the first and Alek Thomas is gone by the second, he could be a nice pick. Thanks. There was a piece about some risers on BA two days ago that has Carter Stewart in it as well. Also I think Mayo is wrong on Madrigal. I don't see him in the last few Box Scores at all.

QUOTE (GenericUserName @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 08:48 AM) Why do I feel like the team in the top 5 that thinks Swaggerty is the best bat in the draft is us? Really wouldn't be mad about either him or Bohm at this point. Sounds plausible. He did mention Swaggerty in response to my White Sox draft connection question yesterday.

Kiley on a bunch of draft prospects including Bohm, Swaggerty, and India. https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/far-too-man...raft-prospects/

I'm cautiously optimistic about Davidson. His approach and at bats have been pretty exceptional this season. This is the year to find out what we have in him.

Some draft items from Keith Law's chat today.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 01:36 PM) How would people feel about Alec Bohm & Alek Thomas with our first two picks? Yes please.

Kiley McDaniel @kileymcd 13m Opinions still mixed on Turang, up and down this spring. Finished strong at NHSI, maybe he’s turning the corner

Seems Kiley answered my questions. Plus this one.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 05:14 PM) Another 3B? They just drafted a 3B. I mean if they think he's the next Robin Ventura or something, sure. I'm still hoping for Madrigal or McClanahan at this point. To be honest, I was never quite sold on Burger. At least not as a long term 3B. Losing a year of development hurts a bit too. Bohm seems to be much more highly regarded at this point as well. Though I'm still awaiting more of a consensus on his defensive acumen.

Aaron Fitt @aaronfitt 9m9 minutes ago More Aaron Fitt Retweeted Aaron Fitt By the way, we’ve gotten a lot of questions lately about Jonathan India’s #mlbdraft stock. I agree with @DSeifertD1PBR’s assessment in this piece — he should go in the top half of the first round.

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/eric-longen...pects-chat-4-3/

It was touched on in the mock draft snippet, but Bohm truly fits the mold of the organization's draft trends of late. Advanced college hitter with great plate discipline and power. Bohm is trending up in all aspects and signs point to top half of the 1st round. I think the only question is the ability to stick at 3B. If he could be at least average there, I would be on board.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 10:36 AM) Get on the Blaze Jordan (MS) bandwagon...the next Bob Horner/Dave Kingman/Pete Incaviglia/Rob Deer, haha. Next year.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 10:17 AM) BA Super early mock 1.0 1-10: https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/ml...ock-draft/2018/ McClanahan is my top choice if they go pitcher, so no qualm here. He fits the White Sox profile pretty well. If anyone can fix his command issues, it's them. Also interesting that the industry still sees Brady Singer as a top guy. Not as big of a slide as some would think. Also noteworthy that Gorman isn't even in this mock, and that Bohm has moved into top 10 consideration.

BA Super early mock 1.0 1-10: https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/ml...ock-draft/2018/

QUOTE (cjgalloway @ Apr 2, 2018 -> 07:22 PM) With the bat that Beer has he will go top 10.. I wouldn't even hate it if the Sox reached and took him at 4. He's that good of a hitter. He won't last past 10 despite his defensive... shortcomings? As of right now, he's not even close to sniffing top ten.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 2, 2018 -> 11:41 AM) This is likely irrelevant, as he isn't going to go #4, but Beer has homered in each of his last 4 games. He now has 10 and his average is up to .284. He also has walked 25 times, in 95 at bats, so his OBP and Slugging Percentage are very good. Where do you think he'll be drafted? I'm gonna go with competitive balance round. Someone who really believes in his bat will risk it. I'm not sure with the depth of this class that I would even want him with the Sox 2nd pick currently. Way too one dimensional.

Aaron Fitt @aaronfitt 2h2 hours ago More Florida is all smiles after Jonathan India's 2-run homer puts @GatorsBB up 7-2 in the 4th. India went the other way on a 92 mph Jackson Gillis fastball, lining a missile into the Vandy bullpen. 2nd homer of the weekend for India, who went deep to left Friday. Aaron Fitt @aaronfitt 53m53 minutes ago More Aaron Fitt Retweeted Gators Baseball Jonathan India has impressed in all facets of the game this weekend. He really has become a complete player. I’m betting he winds up going in the first round this June. #mlbdraft

Singer looking much better than he has the past few times I've watched. 11 K's against Vandy. He sure has a herky jerky delivery and a funky arm slot though.