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Kiley McDaniel ‏@kileymcd 38s Rodon ticked up last week & I'm told Hoffman was the mythical Cape Hoffman I won't shut up about. 20-25 scouts w/CHW+CHC heavy hitters there Expand

Frankie Piliere ‏@FPilierePG 1m Heard Jeff Hoffman was electric in front of some heavy hitting talent evaluators today. 16 Ks, 1 BB in 8 innings. 3 hits allowed Expand

I'm fine with any of the Hoffman/Aiken/Kolek trio. Still not entirely sold on Rodon. Especially with the uncertainty of his demands if he falls to 3.

Eaton. He's pretty good.

keithlaw ‏@keithlaw 1m Kolek 94-97 mph in the first. Threw one CH. @jluhnow in the house along with the Cubs' scouting director. Expand

Kiley McDaniel ‏@kileymcd 41s ECU righty Jeff Hoffman has been 95-97 early on tonight w/heat in the building from both Chicago clubs, including Theo Epstein & Jed Hoyer. Expand

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Apr 17, 2014 -> 03:00 PM) Provided we don't get Rodon or Aiken at 1.3, this is the guy I want in Rd 2, hoping he falls to us, or that maybe we can trade up into Comp Balance round to get him. It would mirror what happened with Sale, and Danish, to a lesser extent. The rest of MLB's enslavement to conventional pitching mechanics is the market inefficiency we can exploit. But I don't know what the FO thinks of him. Yep. I've been all over Medeiros since December. Would love for him to be around at 44.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Apr 16, 2014 -> 08:40 AM) I wonder if they were restricting his pitches in his first couple outings to try and develop some of his secondary pitches. I don't know what to make of Beck. He's never really struck anyone out until that late season stint in AA. I can't get on the bandwagon yet.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 14, 2014 -> 11:32 PM) Would you guys be interested in Nick Burdi with our 2nd round pick? Local kid who's having a great year at Louisville, just doesn't start, he's their closer. Nope. Nothing against Burdi, but he makes more sense to a contending team that can fast-track him to the big league bullpen. He's a safe bet to provide value for his drafting team, but he is and will only be a reliever.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 14, 2014 -> 11:19 PM) I think it was Quinarvy who got me hooked on a prep catcher for our 2nd RD pick. I am forgetting his name at this moment, but I think he was either a lefty power guy, or a switch hitting power catcher who was good defensively. I'll look him up and edit this post. Jakson Reetz I presume.

Chris Crawford has a new top 40 up. http://mlbdraftinsider.com/2014/04/the-boa...014-volume-iii/

QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 14, 2014 -> 07:37 PM) 6 weeks to go. When do our draft gurus speculate on whe Sox pick for Round 2? Pick #39, I believe. 44th pick. Super hard to pinpoint a second rounder unless you have some connections on who the Sox like. (Hi Bucket/Rock). I'd love to see Kodi Medeiros fall into our lap. I'd wager hes a late 1st round pick though. Other players I personally like include Alex Verdugo, Luke Weaver, Luis Ortiz, Mac Marshall, Matt Imhof and especially Jacob Bukauskas. This draft is super deep with pitching.

Interesting note by Callis. I'd be very okay with Kolek or Aiken.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 13, 2014 -> 04:14 PM) Thompson with a 2-run dinger. Putting together a nice week or so. I've always liked the Trayce Thompson pick. Fingers still crossed.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 13, 2014 -> 04:05 PM) Here was Wittman's last tweet. CJ Wittmann ‏@CJWittJr 8m @stoltz_baseball @chrisrod13 @JamesFox917 MLB extra is the ceiling Expand He says that Hawkin's ceiling is MLB extra. I have some JR High players in Homer Glen that I'd like him to predict the futures on for me as well. I think that Hawkins floor is lower than MLB extra but the ceiling is still higher. That was the tweet that got me. I understand not liking a prospect, but that's a conclusion that is far too early to make.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 13, 2014 -> 02:18 PM) That's all very fair. Maybe it's the amount scouts and "experts" that bug me. Everyone has an opinion, and I really don't think it means much. I mean, if scouting were an exact science, then no first round pick would be a bust without an injury. That's why I'm not paying much attention to who the Sox are going to take at 3. It's such a crapshoot no matter how good the player looks in his uniform, or how hard he throws. Agreed. Wittmann also sounds especially negative/snarky on Hawkins which is unpalatable. He does like Anderson though. Both of these opinions are in line with Jason Parks at BP for what it's worth.

QUOTE (Butter Parque @ Apr 13, 2014 -> 01:55 PM) That also doesn't mean he knows what he's looking at. If his reports were good on Hawkins, would he then be credible? Even the BA Hot Sheet has a caveat on it: " One scout we spoke with believed Hawkins’ bat was slow and noted that he swung through plenty of fastballs in the series he viewed." I'm just taking his performance with a grain of salt. Especially after last year.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 13, 2014 -> 01:33 PM) Oh, well then he must know what he's talking about. /eyeroll Kay. I'm not taking what he says as gospel but I'm not going to ignore it either. He's certainly seen much more of Hawkins then you or I.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 13, 2014 -> 01:14 PM) Who the hell is CJ Wittman? Everyone is a scout these days. Baseball Prospectus prospect writer.

Wittman seems optimistic on Anderson but continues to think Hawkins looks dreadful. Doesn't see much different from last year other than stance.

This isn't a year where they are going for it. It's not a win now team. I expect the leashes for all of them are quite long.

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Apr 12, 2014 -> 06:04 AM) At least he doesn't focus on the negative. CJ Wittmann ‏@CJWittJr 54m So last night I saw really bad Tim Anderson but I also saw "holy s***" Tim Anderson. #whitesox Expand CJ Wittmann ‏@CJWittJr 53m The total package of Anderson is explosive. But he's still very raw. Long way away for me. I'll be sitting on the whole series #whitesox Expand

Also: CJ Wittmann ‏@CJWittJr 35s Hawkins just injured himself walking back to 1B. Very uncoordinated play. Grimacing and has considerable limp. Trainer is out now. #whitesox Expand

Wittmann has plenty more on Hawkins, none of it sounding very good.

CJ Wittmann ‏@CJWittJr 42m #whitesox Tim Anderson small frame but nice muscle build. Very athletic body; has some plus bat speed. Expanded zone first AB. Expand CJ Wittmann ‏@CJWittJr 41m #whitesox Courtney Hawkins took a 88 MPH FB middle middle for strike one. Swung and missed at 2 CHs away. Fell to a knee last swing. Expand CJ Wittmann ‏@CJWittJr 15m #whitesox Tim Anderson expanded zone again. Again against offspeed. First AB outside, 2nd: swung at 3 CBs down. Not sure he picked up spin. Expand CJ Wittmann ‏@CJWittJr 12m Routine play to Anderson; sloppy footwork, not particularly clean actions fielding; started rushing on transfer and lost it. E6. #whitesox Expand CJ Wittmann ‏@CJWittJr 5m Mental error by Anderson boy covering the bag on delayed steal. Teammates questioning him. Not a good start for Timmy. #whitesox Expand CJ Wittmann ‏@CJWittJr 4m #whitesox Hawkins front side flying way open early; chest is facing the pitcher by the time his barrel is coming through hitting zone. Expand