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I would offer prospects like Blake Rutherford, Steele Walker or even Zack Collins for a decent starting pitcher. Madrigal should be brought up now so Leury can play Right Field and Yolmer short until TA comes back. Robert should have been brought up after the All star break. They are wasting his time in the minors. I still want the Sox to win as many as they can this season.

Awesome comments.

I doesnb't matter how many minor league at bats a minor league player has..it just doesn't. And it doesn't matter if Madrigal hits home runs. That is not his game.

Polka hit some of those against pitchers that were brought up by clubs from the minors at the end of the year or against pitchers whose teams were out of play-off contention and making vacation plans for the off-season. He's swinging at air this year. He can't play defense, even at first base. DFA him and don't look back,.

Leury is an every day player. He can hit for average, has speed on the bases, has a gun for an arm, and can lead off. Benetti said that he had about as many base hits as Castellanos does this year. I'd bring up Robert and have Eloy, Robert and Leury as the starting outfield for the rest of this year and to start 2020, No reason to give Palka another 60 AB's in the majors while Robert is held back. Leury is good enough where the Sox can wait for an internal option (Basabe, Rurherford, Walker,,) to develop and replace him down the road, if necessary. I would bring Madrigal up to play second, Rendon at short (until TA comes back) and Leury in RF. Stop switching Leury between infield and outfield.

Palka should be released before the cub series. Who is in charge of talent evaluation? Palka doesn't even look like a major league baseball player. Call up Robert and Madrigal. Oh, good riddance to Fulmer. Enough is enough with him as well.

Indoor TV antennas are around $15 and are unobtrtusive, even at an office desk .

How could this dude have been taken in the first round? Did Hostetler even watch any vides of this guy? Has anyone in the Chicago sports media questioned Hostetler about this pick? Burgur has not been able to control his weight. He lacks balance, flexibility and speed. And then the Sox take Vaughn who profiles the same way.

Despaigne will be released tonight.

Collins....LOL.

Falk Palka. For the love of God, bring up Robert and DFA Alonso.

Collins looked like Chris Darling in goal. Big and slow.

Pinch hit for Collins

Unless and until Luis Robert is brought up to take over CF, RF seems to be a moot point or at least, a secondary issue. Those who would rather insist that Robert isn't ready until 2020, and instead choose to blend in a 34 year old CF (Jay) and trade young prospects for a veteran RF may be on a different wavelength than the Sox rebuild is on.

Disco Demolition was a fearful response to the growing popularity of artist who were either black, hispanic, gay or female. That is proof positive that you don't know what you are talking about and I am not trying to be mean. We all loved Motown and artists and groups from the 1960's that were African American or multi-racial. Some of us originally thought that perhaps members of Steam were black.

I was there (for real) upper tank Left Field until they called the second game. Some of the attempts at historical revisionism are really absurd. Kids like me were raised on the rock and roll from the late 60's / early 70's and enjoyed listening to the great albums from that day AND the FM radio stations that played them, like .WDAI, WGLD, etc.. We were not into disco music, disco dancing or dressing like John Travolta did in Saturday Night Fever. Wayyyy too much has been made of the event, which tore up some sod and forfeited one game for our crappy team. I recall smoking a joint on the cat walk that went behind the scoreboard and then watching a few idiots throw 33 rpm vinyl albums from the second deck. That was one of the dumber moves....but large groups of young teenagers often get emboldened to misbehave. The hooliganism that lasted about an hour was nothing compared to the weapons related violence and murders that takes place every day now in Chicago and other major cities. The only people that had guns at Disco Demolition night were the Police. Nobody got shot, no teenagers and no Police. Maybe there is a lesson in there for some people but I doubt it. And the Cubs also sucked badly in those days and had sparse attendance at Wrigley. Santo was traded to the Sox and Kessinger played for and managed the White Sox. A few years earlier, Jack Brickhouse was the announcer for both the Sox and the Cubs on WGN TV.

I so agree Kyyle, especially since defensive shifts are countering many LH pull hitters. Leury is a decent LH platoon in CF or in RF for now. Sox need pitching, pitching and more pitching. That has to be the focus.

White Prince ..

This is a pretty uninviting fan forum that I plan on visiting far less than I have in the past, and yes, I know I won't be missed. There is just too much one-upmanship and juvenile taunting that leaves many true Sox fans wondering what is really behind it.

typo and Ill change that to clarify. Thanks bud.

"I I'm not a big Andrew Vaughn fan, but you're making me one. Vaughn is 5'11, not 5'5. He's also been graded as a solid defender... 'm not trying to hound you from thread to thread, but your analysis boils down to "I don't like Vaughn. I like Abrams. Let me provide no truly substantive reasoning as to why." I have a basis for my opinions and a right to express them on this fan forum. FYI, I have done what most fans interested in this Draft have done, namely I have searched for and read everything I can find on the players I think will be available at no. 3, including Vaughn and CJ Abrams. I have also watched numerous video highlights from their careers which I understand are just that - highlights., and looked over their available stats. This is something that was not as easy to do with a prep player like Abrams, but there is still a lot to be found on line about him. I have also looked at fan forum sites for the Orioles, Marlins and Tigers on their Draft topics just to see what their fans' opinions are on these players. There are substantive reasons why the WS might not choose Vaughn over another a top player at another position. As others have pointed out, the Sox already have major league talent and numerous prospects that fit into the 1B/DH role. The fact is that 1B/DH is essentially a one tool position which is easier to fill than positions requiring more speed, athleticism, flexibility and a healthy, trim physique. I considered the potential upside of these players. Vaughn developed power after lifting weights (according to his own account) and gaining bulk. I am not sure how much more he can add to his frame and wonder, at what point added bulk (from age or weight lifting) begins to slow his swing and speed on the bases. I looked for some example of a 6 ft. tall first basemen selected that high in the Draft that ended up being a star in the majors, and could not come up many examples. ...at least not in recent years. I even looked at Paul Konerko's rookie card . Even as a catcher, he was taller and far less bulky, or leg heavy (as Lillian pointed out) than Vaughn. Of course there have been guys who had a big azz and could hit like the Bull, Greg Luzinski, but they are always a liability on the bases and now, with the increased use of defensive shifts, their averages would have dropped., I am not going to defend Derek Jeter, but I do respect his opinion about a young shortstop's talent. My own opinion about CJ Abram is based on his athleticism, speed and that LH swing, and more than anything, scout evaluations. IMO, which is not an isolated one, CJ has tremendous upside potential. I just don't see that with Vaughn. He might end up being a guy who already maximized his talent , perhaps like another guy from Vandy we Drafted a few years ago. And just to add, I expect that the White Sox will take Vaughn. I did not like most of the Draft selections they have made in recent years and I don't expect this year to be any different. Collins, Fulmer, Burgur...

I read that Derek Jeter really likes CJ Abrams and hopes that he is available at #4. i'd take Abrams over the short, stout Vaughn who looks to be a single tool player.

There is that but it is very possible that the Sox have already ranked Rutcshman, Witt and CJ Abrams as 1-3 and will take whichever one is available. Vaughn has packed on too much weight for his height and age. If that continues, it could slow him down in every aspect of his game. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/andrew-vaughns-special-bat-puts-him-in-rare-air/

Anyone who looks at the available videos and scouting reports of these prospects and then compares CJ Abrams to Micah Johnson must still agree with Hawk that Micah is a "game changer." Not even close...

I looked at all available videos of the players I could find and every read scouting report I could find. I felt that was enough to express my opinion here as a fan. Do you have some added qualifications?