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QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jun 30, 2013 -> 10:16 PM) My point too. Minor league pitchers strike him out like crazy. Lets not target any more of these guys. Tyler Skaggs gives up a hit per inning in the minors and walks plenty of guys. Basically he's not that tough to pick up. Major leaguers have crushed him it looks like. Erik Johnson looks way more polished to me and he's not in any top 15 or whatever. What makes Skaggs such am elite prospect if his stats don't back it up? Basically I'm a huge fan of WHIP when evaluating milb pitchers. Are guys picking him up or not. Tyler Skaggs is a 21 year old lefty who throws 3 plus pitches. His fastball is thrown in the low 90s and could be brought up to 94-95 at times. Fastball command is area he needs to continue grow. Just like your man Erik Johnson who I'm also a big fan, but is no where near the elite prospect to Skaggs. Skaggs best pitch is his curveball. Is rated the #1 curveball by any lefty in the minors. Barry Zito like curve when in his prime. Skaggs third plus pitch is his changeup that has late fade movement, but doesn't always throw with that fade movement on a consistent basis. Scout have him right now pegged as #2 or #3 starter as of right now. Has a chance to become a #1 and a very strong #2 when improves his fastball command. His body 6ft 5/195 can add some future weight which can possibly improve increasing his fastball and stamina throught the late innings. I would love to get him, but I would be shocked if we can get Skaggs for Rios.

Tyler Skaggs is a Top 15 prospect in every publication

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jun 30, 2013 -> 07:30 PM) I don't like Skaggs or Owings. I hope Hahn targets guys that are dominating their leagues instead. You might be the only person I know that doesn't like a 21 year old lefty with 3 quality pitches that's already got a taste in the majors. Not too many of those players exist.

Love that Rangers and Arizona are involved. Love their farm systems. Been hearing they been throwing aroundTyler Skaggs name to headline a deal. Would love to get him.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 25, 2013 -> 12:11 PM) And yet STILL, nobody answered the question. What other position prospect, drafted in let's say the last decade out of high school, was pushed to High A that same year he was drafted and then started out the following season in High A??? Why can nobody answer that question, if it happens so frequently? Addison Russell

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jun 23, 2013 -> 02:48 PM) If Reed for Garcia straight up was on the table right now & Hahn didn't pull the trigger then I believe he should be fired immediately. Absolutely not do you trade Reed for Garcia. Garcia is a 4th OF at best. Now if they offer Castellanos I would pull the trigger because you have your 3B for the next 6 years.

Yes. Everyone should be in play except for Sale

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 22, 2013 -> 09:26 PM) I don't think you can defend putting Walker in the top 10 at this point. One thing people are forgetting on Walker is he had major shoulder surgery and knee surgery during the offseason. Rehabbing two big injuries is asking a lot and to his credit he came back very quick. The smart thing the organization maybe should of done was rehab that shoulder more. Look what is happening with Kemp/Dodgers same thing. He rushed back and his shoulder is no where near 100%. I still like Walker, but I think expectations should be low this year due to these injuries. Now if he plays like this next year, then we have a problem.

Baseball America has us signing Tyler Barnette 14th rounder

Shocking we were able to sign Mitchell at the slot price. Thought he was going to be a tough sign. Great work getting him in the 4th round.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 12:53 PM) Trey Michalczewski ‏@T_Michalczewski 3m It's official!! Can't wait to start my professional career! #whitesoxnation Huge signing!!! Love it. Hopefully Mitchell will be signing on the dotted line soon.

Sox have targeted between 5 to 7 players for #17 pick in the draft. I'm hoping these are their top 5 targets that might be available or could see a slide. 1. Hunter Renfro- Chances are slim 2. Dominic Smith- Hoping he gets past #15-16 3. Alex Gonzalez Arizona Diamondbacks I think will either pick Smith or Gonzalez 4. JP Crawford Been sliding as of late. Lauman putting a lot of emphasis on getting strong up the middle 5. Chris Anderson Been strongly associated with the Sox for the past month Please Stay Away 1. Aaron Judge- Bust potential is enormous/Long arms=Long swing. Power potential hasn't been seen into played games/Only BP 2. Austin Wilson- Very awkward in the field and at the plate. Bust potential 3. Ryan Stanek- 2 pitch pitcher. Hasn't come close to developing a 3rd pitch. Screams reliever 4. Tim Anderson-Great athletic ability, but hasn't played against any competition. High Risk/High Reward 5. Phillip Ervin- Stocky body/ Body type is similar to Brett Wallace. Already positioned for LF. Let's stop talking about them. Pipes Dream 1. Trey Ball- I believe he won't fall in the draft. Only reason why he drops is because he's going to college. Only teams that have extra cash such as Houston Astros, Cardinals, etc. can take him late and pay him. 2. DJ Patterson

Editors from Baseball America just did their mock draft. Have the Sox picking HS catcher NICK CIUFFO. Definitely do not see the White Sox picking him. After what Lauman had to say about being happy with the organizational depth in the minors.

I find it hard to believe Stanek would fall to the Sox at #17. Very concerned with Austin Wilson after watching him play and move around the field-his body scares me. Not the most nimble/flexible player. Very stiff in his mechanics at the plate and field. Many people talk about his athletic ability- I don't see it as a big plus for him. Safest pick is Alex Gonzalez. Would be very happy if he falls to the Sox at #17, but a lot people reporting Arizona Diamondbacks will nab at #15. Aaron Judge is a scary thought after watching our organization handle and develop are OF's in the minors over the past couple years.

http://dcprosportsreport.com/mocks/MLBMocks.htm Links to all different mock drafts

What progress have you seen made in the Latin America Academy's/Dominican Republic under Marco Paddy and after observing them what players stood out that might be useful players down the road 4-5 years from now? How has Chris Beck offseason look? Last year Chris bulked up too much which effected his velocity and mechanics. Did he lose the muscle weight over the offseason and has his fastball reappeared?

voted. Good luck

He also had logged 3 concussions on record that they know of while playing baseball.

Sad to see you leave, but smart baseball decision by Hahn

The Brandon McCarthy signing was also confusing. They are stacked in the rotation and ton of young starting pitching talent coming up. I guess you can never have enough pitching. Kennedy, Cahill, Hudson, McCarthy, Skaggs, Corbin, Miley, Collmenter. They have by far the most starting pitching to deal. Just not sure Bauer for shortstop Didi Gregorius was the right move. Towers has always been shaky as a GM.

That's shocking!!! How they just gave up on Bauer? I think his stubbornness and not willing to change his pitching approach got him shipped out. Wish the White Sox would of jumped on that.

This is why Andrew Friedman is considered the best GM in baseball. This will keep the Rays fighting at the Top in their difficult division. Hopefully they could some how make a deal for David Price, but highly doubtful. Will be interesting to see how much they would get for the Cy Young pitcher. Very obvious who won this deal. Myers is future All Star and Ordorizzi will be a solid mid rotation pitcher. Also, if they can somehow fix Montgomery's mechanics this will be highway robbery. Service time hasn't even started for these 3 prospects. Getting 6 years of service time is huge for the Rays.

Embarrassing. Commissioner should veto the trade and banish Loria from MLB. All the owners need to to pressure him to sell. City of Miami should be up in arms

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/10/dbac...-team-deal.html

A's get Chris Young Bell goes to the Diamondbacks with cash considerations Marlins get a minor leaguer