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I don’t think the Sox being so cautious with Hagen Smith is a bad thing. Getz/Bannister have shown to be very conservative when it comes to taking care of arms.

Didn’t he just start playing OF?

Mississippi State, educated guess

I’d rather have Parker. Give me the guy who’s the better hitter, and a year younger and we’ll figure out the rest.

I would’ve let Smith stay out there but I get why you’d take him out. For both game reasons and for protecting his arm

He’s definitely a starter going forward.

This is really encouraging because I want them to start loading up on prep bats in the draft

Good. I wonder what his launch angle is like because he hits so many ground balls

They got to sign a veteran closer this winter, even if they end up trading him at the deadline. They have to sign someone who has ample experience closing out games. I think a problem with the pen is that the guys currently here are pitching in roles they have no business being in currently.

I thought Plesac was pretty good today.

I was about to say… The 2021-2024 Sox, probably 40% of that payroll went to the bullpen.

I really like Alec Blair with that second round pick. He's a prep outfielder from California. He's really skinny and frail but he's 6'6 and has shown lots of power potential from the left side. He checks the boxes on a lot of the Sox's biggest needs. He's a lefty. He's an outfielder. And he's a plus athlete, he's committed to play both baseball and basketball at Oklahoma. He has never devoted himself to baseball full time, so he's very intriguing. I like Jojo Parker's brother too, maybe the Sox end up with both brothers.

I don’t need to see Leasure anymore. He has no command. He has no control. Send him down and call up Pallette

Not surprising. Outside of Robert, who are the power hitters on the roster? Power is probably their biggest need at ML level and in the farm system.

Jojo Parker is too, the Soc have been scouting the Southeast pretty hard lately

He played on the White Sox area code team, which is still coached by JJ Lally if I’m not mistaken. On that team, he was teammates with Jaden Fauske.

Baldwin needed to be sent down a while ago imo. He hits way too many groundballs and doesn’t control the strike zone at all. More seasoning is needed.

He had a very bad weekend, but if he’s there at 2-1 do you take him? He’d still probably be a first round pick but it’s just a thought exercise

I don’t care as long as he stay healthy and reaches his innings goal. That’s the biggest priority, the other stuff can be fixed.

It was way past time to move on from Paddy. It’s going to take a couple years to see Getz/Keller guys come in but damn, that’s dreadful

I like how active this FO office when it comes to adding depth and mixing up the bottom of the roster. A rebuilding team should totally be doing this but I hope it continues when they’re competitive as well. I have no problem with them taking a flyer on Houser. They need someone who can come in and eat innings to save the bullpen.

If LaViolette is the pick, then I assume that Ryan Fuller signed off on it, the same way Bannister signs off on every pitcher the Sox draft. So your excitement on LaViolette depends on how much you trust Fuller to iron out his swing. LaViolette does check some major boxes for the Sox though. He’s an OF, he’s athletic, and he has some serious power (as a lefty too), which is the system’s biggest need.

I really like Venable and this coaching staff, they have the guys ready to play. Their plate discipline is night and day from last season, the defense looks a lot better too. Venable has done some things that I didn't like in the moment, but he's a first time manager, and so far I'm pleased

I hope they don’t draft LaViolette. Personally, I am against drafting players with players with below average hit tools with first round picks. The player would have to have 70+ power to make me consider it.

The metrics say, yes he does. And it’s not entirely uncommon to give a guy a phantom IL stint so they can work on something. It happens more with pitchers, the Dodgers do it a lot, but it’s not like it doesn’t happen. I’m not saying demote him to AZL ball.