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Preller going all out as usual!!!

There is your opening on the 40 man roster-60 day DL

Eddy Alvarez will be the USA ?? Flag Bearer for the summer Olympics. Pretty cool!!!

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Kiley McDaniel Chicago White Sox 1 (22): Colson Montgomery, SS, Southridge HS (IN) 2 (57): Wes Kath, Deer Mountain HS (AZ) 3 (94): Sean Burke, RHP, Maryland 4 (124): Brooks Gosswein, LHP, Bradley 5 (155): Tanner McDougal, RHP, Silverado HS (NV) I liked what the White Sox did up top, getting a little bit lucky on two prep hitters who fell and then maneuvering down the board. This was always Montgomery's floor, and he was almost picked a few spots ahead of 22; this is a great upside and value pick for a system that really needed it. Kath had some interest in the late 20s and 30s, then the White Sox landed him for what I'm told is about a half million over slot, or roughly the 40th overall bonus slot. Burke is a solid third-round value as a starter with a swing-and-miss heater, Gosswein is a solid, late-rising power lefty who could fit in a few roles, and McDougal was my top riser from the draft combine. He's up to 97 mph with a heavy sinker, a slurve that is over 3000 rpm and a changeup with nice shape -- a real good starting point for an upside projection arm.

Keith Law Chicago White Sox Colson Montgomery (1) is a tall, lanky shortstop from southern Indiana who has a sweet left-handed swing. Scouts praise his approach, but he hasn’t always hit well against good pitching and didn’t face any this spring. He’s athletic enough for third base but too big to stay at short. Arizona high school shortstop Wes Kath (2) will also move to third base in pro ball, and he has a chance to develop into a plus hitter with plus power as he fills out, although I worry that he can over-rotate at the plate. Sean Burke (3) was up to 97 early in the spring but wore down as the season progressed. He’s 6-foot-6 and gets good life on the fastball, with a 55 changeup and average-ish slider, and has some deception in the delivery. Lefty Brooks Gosswein (4) was a senior at nearby Bradley University, where he posted a 5-plus ERA this spring and last spring while facing bad competition. He has ridiculous stuff for those results – 92-96, an extremely tight-breaking curveball, a power changeup – so I get the pick, but, come on, you have to get Missouri Valley Conference hitters out with this kind of arsenal. Tanner McDougal (5) is a very projectable high school right-hander who sits in the low 90s with a loose arm, needing some delivery refinement and the typical kind of physical maturation for a teenaged arm. They went with college seniors in rounds 6-10, probably to help go over slot for McDougal and maybe Kath. TCU senior Johnny Ray (12) can show a plus fastball but was awful in the Frogs’ rotation this spring. As for more, who wants to know

https://www.pitcherlist.com/expected-run-value-xrv-2-0-adding-deception/ article on xrv

Kevin Goldstein response on the Sox draft: The White Sox were seen as being big on the high school infield class this year and after getting the player they wanted all along in the first with Colson Montgomery, they had to be head-over-heels to see Wes Kath still on the board at 57. He was projected as a possible Day One selection heading into Sunday evening and will require an over-slot bonus to sign. Chicago then finished the day with eight straight pitchers, beginning with Sean Burke in the third round. The Maryland righty has a special fastball in terms of spin and shape, but the rest of his repertoire and command need work. The White Sox selected plenty of money-savers late to help pay for Kath, the most interesting of whom might be Gil Luna, a little lefty reliever from Arizona who doesn’t have much in the way of pure stuff but gives left-handed hitters fits

Great news on Butler!!!

Absolutely love both picks

Would love Kath, Stovall, or Pacheco

Pull the trigger on Montgomery!!!

This is outstanding!!!

Spinchter say what?

So glad Detroit took Jobe!!!

Law hasn’t sent out his final mock yet.

Still holding out hope for Montgomery, but almost sounds like he’s a lock to the Mets at #10.

Rumblings of guys being connected in the 2nd Round. We often come to learn about players attached to teams after the first round, and can also typically ballpark which teams are on which players later in the draft based on their previous draft history. We could mix this stuff in to a second round mock that would also feature a lot of total and complete guesses, so rather than do that, we’re trying what we’re calling a “Reverse Mock” where we list players and tell you what teams we have attached to them and why. Denzel Clarke, OF, Cal State Northridge: 2nd round (dope) Max Ferguson, 2B, Tennessee: Cleveland (team draft pattern) Dominic Hamel, RHP, Dallas Baptist: Atlanta (dope) Wes Kath, SS, Desert Mountain HS (AZ): Tampa Bay, Chicago White Sox, Oakland (all dope), Cleveland (pattern)

Morning of Draft at fangraphs. 22. Chicago White Sox Pick: Joe Mack, C, Williamsville East (NY) We don’t have enough room to list the high school position players the White Sox are considering with this pick. If there is a prep bat rumored to go anywhere from 20-50 on Sunday, he’s likely somewhere in their mix. They would love for Colson Montgomery to still be on the board for them, but that seems unlikely at this point. Teams think Jay Allen will come off the board sooner than we have him mocked here and he’s a player type fit with Chicago, but we have no hard intel connecting Allen and the Sox. Scouts vary wildly in their power projection for Mack, ranging from fringy to plus, but he’s a real catcher with a plus arm, and evaluators have more of a consensus in their praise for his hit tool. Chicago’s scouting director saw Michael McGreevy’s last outing for UC Santa Barbara, so maybe he fits here, but it wasn’t a great look.

Great article on sleepers from Fangraphs. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/statistical-diamonds-in-the-rough-2/

After graduations of Kopech, Crochet, Vaughn, Madrigal, and Heuer, White Sox are dead last. Not surprising. https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2021-in-season-prospect-list/farm-ranking?sort=-1,1&type=100&filter=&pos=&team=

Keith Law 3rd mock 21. Chicago Cubs: Izaac Pacheco, 3B, Friendswood (TX) HS I’d heard them heavily on Will Taylor, but he’s going to be long gone. Their approach seems to be more for high-upside high school position players, which could mean Pacheco, Allen, Braden Montgomery (if he’d sign), or maybe Tyler Whitaker. 22. Chicago White Sox: Colson Montgomery, 3B, Southridge (IN) HS All spring it’s been Colson Montgomery, Chase Petty and Pacheco for the White Sox. They might have their pick of all three.

https://www.futuresox.com/2021/07/06/2021-mlb-mock-draft-4-0/ Williams and Pacheco don’t mind this pairing one bit!!! High upside on both players

Keith Law mock: Sox taking Chase Petty- absolute hate this pick. Violent delivery and needs a lot work with his mechanics. Throws two pitches everything very hard. Also, Law mentioned rumblings about being on infielder Colson Montgomery.

One really good thing our scouts and analytics departments targeted the right players in Burnes and Musgrove. Just too bad we didn’t capitalized on it.