DirtySox

From Law's chat today. Butts 1:31 Is Micker Adolfo for real? Can I get excited yet? Keith Law 1:32 Yeah, I would. He may take a step back when he gets to Birmingham and faces AA pitching, but he has always had enormous tools. I think I said in last week's chat that he could barely play baseball when he was signed. He's come a long way, baby.

Adam D. 1:25 Any new whispers from the #sources on what the Giants may do at #2? Your article this morning got me fired up for what they could potentially do picking this high. Keith Law 1:26 Same names with them. I don't know if anyone will really know what the teams up top are doing till very close to the draft but I do feel like the top six picks will include five college guys, the names everyone is putting out there - Mize, Bart, Bohm, Madrigal. Tom 1:12 Are the A’s in on Kelenic at all? Keith Law 1:12 At all, yes. Gorman too. But I think those are less likely than the college guys. Greg 1:27 If you had to redo a mock, would you still have Gorman to Atlanta? Keith Law 1:28 Next mock will run on Thursday, then another two weeks after that, then another on draft day. DH 1:30 If you knew they'd all end up as average fielding 1B, how would you rank the bats of Nolan Gorman, Noah Naylor, Triston Casas? Keith Law 1:30 If you're asking pure hit tool, Naylor, Casas, Gorman. If you're talking total offensive upside, Gorman, Naylor, Casas. However, Noah Naylor is not a 1b. He's an above-average runner with arm strength and is going to play a skill position.

Law chat going on right now. Draft/prospect questions if people have any. http://meadowparty.com/blog/

Agreed. While I'm still leaning position player, I can talk myself into Singer. He's clearly the second best college arm, will move fast, and is a safe bet to be at worst, a mid rotation guy with some upside. He truly reminds me of Aaron Nola in the 2014 draft. Solid stuff across the board, pitchability, poise, know's how to pitch, but a bit unsexy compared to a Mize or a McClanahan. Seems like a pitcher that will be greater than the sum of his parts. Also, can never have too much pitching. Especially with some of the Giolito/Fulmer questions we have at the moment.

Perfect Game mock. https://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=15176

Luis Gonzalez still out. 4 games now? Wonder what's up.

Wait. Why are we pinch hitting for Eloy with the bases loaded.

Ranked 57th on the newest BA top 500.

Not at 4. He's a late 1st rounder at absolute best.

Yes. Romero was sent home from spring training and put on time-out. He still hasn't rejoined the Nats.

Eloy another double. Yawn.

How on earth.

Zavala bomb. 8th.

Eloy bomb. 7th.

Good.

Indeed. It was something he was working on over the off-season. I recall reading about it during the hitters mini-camp.

I know someone was hot on Jeremiah Jackson. He goes to the Royals at 34 here.

Another huge jump is Noah Naylor at 12. I was hoping he might be around for the Sox second pick. Also worth noting that Alek Thomas goes 29th in this mock. Jordyn Adams at 18.

Oops. Didn't know this was paywall. Here's the top let's say 8? 1.) Mize 2.) Bart 3.) Bohm 4.) India 5.) Singer 6.) Madrigal 7.) Liberatore 8.) Kelenic

India. I quoted it in my post.

Grayson Rodriguez at 10 is a pretty big jump. Madrigal dropping to 6 would be some great value for the Mets.

New BA mock. https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/mlb-mock-draft/ That India bandwagon.

Just listened. Mayo did the first mock, and he will be doing one this week. Callis started musing that the White Sox might entertain Madrigal with the thought that he might be able to play SS. Callis isn't high on Bohm at all. Likes India more than Bohm, and even Eierman more than Bohm. Think's he's a 1B. Says you don't draft for need, but there could be a lot of redundancy with Bohm, possibly Burger, and possibly Collins having to play 1B. India was brought up. Callis likes him, but notes that lack of any carrying tool, the lack of a track record, and says he would want something more out of the 4th pick than India. Jim is still very high on Singer. Think's he's easily the second best college P in this class. Notes that he's been strong his entire career in a tough conference, with this year being his best. Thinks the arm slot concern is overblown, brings up some low slot parallels in Sale/Bumgarner. Thinks the worst possible scenario for the White Sox is if it goes 1.) Mize 2.) Singer 3.) Madrigal. Muses that there's a drop off after that. Suggests Bart or Swaggerty at 4 if the previous 1 2 3 order happens. Doesn't see a high school pitcher, and seems tepid on a high school bat.

Any main takeaways that you could share? I hate sifting through podcasts.

Wonder if we see Booker promoted to AA after the Mason Robbins promotion. Would then free up a spot for Luis Gonzalez in W-S.