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If you watch video on Schultz the slider doesn’t look the same compared to last year. It looks like he’s throwing with less velocity and not getting as much horizontal movement/late bite on the pitch. Also, he’s been going deeper into the games and velocity has gone down.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6502957/2025/07/24/mlb-top-prospects-2025-kevin-mcgonigle/?source=user_shared_article updated Law Rankings Montgomery #21 Montgomery broke his ankle in the super regionals in June 2024, slid to the No. 13 pick in the draft, signed with Boston but didn’t play a game before they shipped him to the White Sox in the Garrett Crochet deal, and finally made his pro debut this spring in Low A. He’s spent most of the year in High A, hitting .256/.342/.444 there while playing right and center, hitting for more average and on-base percentage left-handed with more power right-handed, in line with what I saw from him in college. He’s whiffing on pitches in the zone, including fastballs, much more than I anticipated, though, and that’s mildly concerning for an SEC product in High A, even giving him some grace for the injury and lost time. It hasn’t been improving with time, either, and that’s the main thing I need to see from him in the second half to hold my evaluation of him as a future 55 (above-average regular) in right field. schultz #58-Starting to get a little worried. I admit I’m a little concerned here. Schultz started out in Double A and was just OK, posting a 3.34 ERA but with mediocre peripherals – he walked 14.4 percent of batters he faced, struck out 23.2 percent, and posted a good but not elite groundball rate of 49 percent. His slider looks like it should be plus, but it doesn’t miss nearly enough bats, and in the end his arsenal is more a basket of 50s and 55s, without a real out pitch right now. He is 6-9 or 6-10, just 21, and has only 183 pro innings under his belt, so you can expect some development given more time and reps. I wouldn’t have promoted him to Triple A, however, where he’s now given up 15 runs in 11 innings and is on the IL with knee discomfort. He’s one step from the majors, but I think he needs a lot more time than that implies, whether it’s a full year at the current level or a slow ramp in the majors like they did with Chris Sale over a decade ago.

I paid and won the bidding on Tim Anderson game used All Star Helmet. Paid $515, now worth $5.15. Ugh

Law had him #65 on his board . Hodge is an athletic catcher with a 65 arm, and he has good bat speed with some feel to hit despite getting too much over his front side. It’s a very handsy approach as a result, without getting much help from his lower half, and the bat speed is solid but not great. There’s some additional potential power here if he stays back on the ball more, which might also help his contact rate; he doesn’t expand the zone much but has had issues with contact when pitchers change speeds on him, with an overall whiff rate of 38 percent in tracked events from 2024-25. He’s committed to LSU.

Sox loading up on the catching. Surprised by this pick.

Does anyone have the link yet for mlb coverage? MLB is hiding it.

Keith Law had Lodise #60 on his board.

Fauske nice!

I like Hammond a ton.

Surprised Conrad went 17. Kiley had him going to us in the 2nd round.

Houston to the Twins

Love the pick!

Sox Carlson yes

Wtf!

Toronto taking Arnold that’s awesome!

Miami taking Arquette

Doyle to Cardinals

Cardinals are the huge wildcard now.

Kiley McDaniel mentioned every team in the top 10 except for Rockies really trying to cut deals.

Bremnar crazy at 2

That stinks! No chance Parker will be there at 10.

Keith Law’s last mock. Jamie Arnold Player Profile School: Florida State, Bats: L, Throws: L I’ve heard the White Sox on Arnold, Liam Doyle, Steele Hall, Kruz Schoolcraft and JoJo Parker. I worry that the Arnold/Doyle rumors are just because everyone assumes the White Sox will take any good lefty with a funky delivery

Hard pass on LaViolette! The strikeout numbers are ridiculously high and the track record of that transitioning to pro ball isn’t great. Those type of players usually don’t pan out 99.9% of the time.

That would be brutal if they drafted Schoolcraft.

And the Angels.