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It’s never too soon. Tenth pick here we come.

Looks like Nolan Gorman

Dumb teams, stay dumb

I’m real iffy on the Smith pick. People said that he was the best system fit for the Sox (Sale, Rodon, Crochet, Schultz) as he fits a profile that they clearly exceed in developing but I’m concerned because he had TJ so young, and who’s going to hit for the Sox? They need bats in the worst way, they won’t have a pick this high for a while. Maybe this is signaling a Crochet trade? I don’t know. Not a bad pick, just perplexing.

You’re only delaying the bat. If you draft Cags at 5, you’re saying imo that this guy is up with you next year at some point. Plus remember Andrew Vaughn, let’s not repeat the sins of the previous regime

I don’t get why people want to move him off of 1B. Any team that drafts should keep him at 1B, give up on the pitching, and have him focus on the bat 100% of the time, which should make him a fast riser to the bigs. Asking him to play the outfield and learn a new position, only delays the bat

If Wetherholt is off the board and I think he will be, I think the Sox are going to take Konnor Griffin. Which would be a great pick as it will save the Sox some serious cash, allowing them to go overslot in the later rounds but it’ll fill some needs too. The Sox haven’t invested a first round pick on an outfielder since Courtney Hawkins, which is why the OF has always been a problem, they haven’t invested many high picks in it. And Griffin is a five tool player and a serious athlete with a chance to stay in CF or even play SS. It’s the right move.

The Rockies have started to realize that they should draft the best player available and not the player who projects to be a fit for Coors, which is how they made decisions for the longest time. A pick this high, they do need to draft the top arm because of how hard it is to sign pitchers there in FA

I’m fully rooting for JJ Wetherholt to fall to 5. Griffin is now my #2 choice.

He wasn’t familiar with Grifol.

I don’t think so, Getz has gone out the org for his key hires (Barfield, Bannister and Janish). I think he’ll do a search

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/it-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-jj-wetherholt/ A Fangraphs piece on JJ Wetherholt

Shocked that JJ Reddick took the Lakers job, seems like a bad opportunity. If he doesn't win the title, he's going to be labeled as a failure, plus LeBron can be a coach killer. Plus the team seems to be approaching the end of this window.

This is a tear down year, Getz has filled this team with stop gaps and guys who are only here to be traded. As the team acquires more good players as it starts to build back up this could mean a lot and help the team win more games. This is encouraging for the future

Don’t know where else to put this but the Sox offense is better than last year’s team when it comes to launch angle (2024: 12th/2023: 29th), walk rate (2024: 28th/2023: 30th) and ground ball rate (2024: 12th/2023: 29th). I don’t know if it’s coaching or the types of players they brought in but it’s encouraging.

If you draft Cags, let him be a two way guy and he gets TJ, the bat may not be the same once he returns. At the very least, you lose at least a year of development. If the bat is as special as people say it is, it’s not worth the risk.

To be fair, Getz never said any of that. That was all Jerry. I think it’s smart that Getz didn’t put a timeline on the team, it’s too early to do so. Why give someone rope to hang you with if you don’t have to.

I said this when they made the Bannister hire but when are the Sox going to make a similar hire on the hitting side?

I think you're caring too much about the bullpen of a team that is designed to lose 100+ games. Yeah the bullpen got worse this year, I think it may have something to do with Curt Hasler not being there but this is a team who is designed to lose 100+ games, so it doesn't matter.

Some people, a lot of people on here were criticizing the team for not resigning him. They dodged a bullet.

Crochet throws 30 pitches that last inning and he’s back out there? That’s fireable, this is a lost season, play it safe not stupid

He’s not a MLB starter. It’ll be foolish to keep him as a two way guy

I dont get this, it's undeniably the best thing the organization can do for its self. Moving him and getting a big haul could set the team up for a long time.

I don't think so either but he's my favorite of the three pitchers

Current top 5 for the Sox in order of preference 1) Konnor Griffin 2) Bryce Rainer 3) Trey Yesavage 4) JJ Wetherholt 5) Chase Burns