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Watching this team “hit” is like slowly watching your life bleed out.

Any chance he does both? If he finds a consistent release point, he is gonna be nasty as a pitcher. I am concerned about the K rate as a hitter, but the power is for real.

Meh. The new normal is bring young players up and give them less than 40?days so you can start them at the beginning of next year and go for the extra draft pick. That’s what the Cubs did last year with PCA. I would be shocked if the Sox don’t do the same with at least Montgomery. I think Ramos has a good shot as well. I agree Quero might be a stretch. If Gonzalez has fixed his swing, even he has a low but real possibility.

The bright spot from today’s game is that the Tigers did not draft Wyatt Langford. Kid is going to be a monster. Should have gone 1-1.

Gonzalez’s swing looks totally different. The bat looks much quicker out of this set up. I hope it works for him.

It's way to early to mock what should be a deep but not top-heavy draft to the Sox, but here are some guys who probably fall into the range for 1-5: JJ Wetherholt, 2b Travis Bazzana, 2b Nick Kurtz, 1b Charlie Condon, 1b Jac Cagliamone,1b/rf, lhp Vance Honeycutt, cf Konnor Griffin, ss/cf Seaver King, ss/cf Braden Montgomery, of Mike Sirota, ss,cf Josh Hartle, lhp PJ Morlando, 1b Hagen Smith, lhp Chase Burns, rhp Brody Brecht, rhp Tommy White, 1b/3b I am out-out on Tommy White, and don't particularly want Kurtz, Condon, or Morlando because of the first base-only profile. Harold has me more curious about Caglianone and Brecht, but both are super high risk. I like Montgomery's pedigree as he was a top guy out of high school, and I like Konnor Griffin. Should anyone else be added to this follow group? And how do other people feel?

The beauty of picking 5th is that only 4 guys can be gone. A lot of teams will not pick a pitcher in the top half of round 1 and Burns is also off to a hot start. I think they are going to have a lot of very attractive options at 1-5.

Meh. Matt Thompson is a phenomenal athlete, but with everyone the Sox traded for or drafted in the last two years, he had been passed. Maybe the Cubs unlock him, but he was destined to be a minor league reliever for the Sox. I regret losing Mena way more, but early on I am going to trust the new regime to keep the players they like.

Despite his control issues, I prefer Cags as a pitcher. What are your thoughts, Harold?

Pretty good deal for the Cubs.

Saves me from having to watch Pillar “hit.”

Someone’s pre draft model had the Sox taking Hagen Smith at 1-5. I can see why they would think so. There’s some Crochet vibe to him. Of course, if he keeps striking everyone out, maybe he won’t be there. As I have said, I would not pop pitching that early, but I think Getz may disagree.

Nice to see Matt Shaw in for the Cubs. Would be a good sign if Jacob Gonzalez got even 1 ab with the big club this Spring.

I was feeling more optimistic, but 110 losses is possible.

Good thing this doesn’t count cuz this one is ovah.

At least they fell behind FAST

Sure. Roster churn is a good thing.

The daily double of Pillar and DeJong is the stuff of legends.

I will say that overslotting in this year’s draft, picking at 5, seems like a huge mistake.

I am fine with Lopez, wait and see on DeJong.

That is a promising development. I have been hard on the kid, but he controls the zone, so if he has made swing adjustments, maybe he can live up to his SEC pedigree.

Honeycutt coming on would be huge for this draft whether the Sox draft him or not. So few guys profile as up the middle plus athletes that he could zoom to 1-1. I am still wary of his hit tool, but it is nice to see him off to a good start.

I think Rosario would have been a bad fit with the Sox defense-first push. His D has fallen off a cliff. But the Rays are smart about how they use guys. I bet he ends up having a solid season playing all over the field, and they put him in situations where he succeeds. DeJong’s D is still solid, but his offense is so bad, his range of outcomes is like 2 WAR guy whose value is mostly glove to released by the middle of June. Should be interesting.

I would prefer to avoid 1b profile, but in this draft there are a lot of 1b/2b types.

I disagree. I think Soroka, Fedde, and Kopech all have upside. If any of them pitch well, especially Soroka, they will be put on the trading block.