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QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 7, 2014 -> 03:19 PM) I know the Sox will probably be tapped out after Rodon and Spencer but if I'm De Oca, I don't think pitching in college is the best move with 1 TJS already under my belt. He's really going to take the chance that he will be healthy for the next 3 years, pitching for free? F that. I'd go pro. It will really depend on what the Sox have left in their pool after the first 10 picks. They can go 5% over their pool without losing a pick and I believe their pool is about 9.8 million which means they have about $490,000 on top of that to play with. If their first 10 picks come in at or about slot and the Sox can offer him $500,000+ he will have a tough decision to make. And if the Sox are below slot after first 10 picks (unlikely but not impossible) then they will be able to make him a pretty good offer.

White Sox are going very pitching heavy so far today.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 7, 2014 -> 12:51 PM) Him having TJ his junior year is definitely a negotiating tactic for the Sox. What other team can keep pitchers healthy and help supplement their fastball better than the Sox? I'm not expecting him to sign but the Sox have a better chance than most if the kids at least considering going pro. Hopefully we have money left in the pool to exceed $100,000 by a fair amount.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 7, 2014 -> 12:11 PM) 7th best prospect out of Oklahoma. Number 8 Big 12 prospect coming into the season Looks like he was 2nd in the Big 12 in home runs this year and 3rd in doubles. Good numbers all around really.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 11:41 PM) So I imagine the FO is ecstatic right now? I know everyone loves Reetz but his swing left-handed isn't pretty. You can definitely tell he's a natural righty. I do like the idea and would be happy with the pick but at some point we have to start scaling back to afford Rodon and Adams. Probably, but we don't really know how those negotiations are going or whether those guys are definitely going to go for above slot.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 11:38 PM) Bruce Levine was on wscr making the cubs plan seem sensible. Then said rodon's record hurt him this year man is a putz and dolt. Great draft thus far. Going below slot in the first in sensible. Going below slot in the first and second makes no sense because there are diminishing returns and less and less players available each round that are worth breaking the bank for.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 11:02 PM) Yeah totally unfair...not like both teams are playing in the exact same conditions or anythin... Duncan is 48 practically playing the whole game and Parker is playing on a bad wheel in the exact same conditions. LeBron is the most physically fit human being on earth. I found it hilarious that he was left paralyzed and had to be taken into the locker room for a thigh transplant as the heat absolutely folded at the slightest hint of adversity lol Way to tough it out and leave it all out on the court in the championship... Lol, I swear people have never been around someone trying to play when their muscles are cramping. If the cramps are bad it really can't be done.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 11:01 PM) OK, so who do you want at 77 tomorrow? If you actually have an opinion at this stage. It is really tough to say without knowing how much money they have to play with and what guys they think they can sign. I expect we see a decent amount of college players taken in rounds 3-10 though.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:57 PM) Not trying to hate but does anybody know what the hell the Cubs are doing? I just kind of assumed with their first pick they were saving money to distribute through the draft but then they took a guy who definitely appears to be an underslot college arm in the 2nd which makes no sense because it isn't like there are so many elite players falling that they will be able to grab top talent throughout rounds 3-10.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:32 PM) Is he just cramping? I don't have volume. Yes.

It really sucks that the lack of AC is having such an impact on an NBA finals game.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 10:08 PM) That's fine with me if they get the top 2 signed Yep. If you go through past drafts it is very rare to get a really good player after the first couple of rounds anyways. Give me the two elite talents and then just hope to get lucky with some of the other picks.

Absolutely fantastic draft.

Both of these teams play absolutely fantastic basketball.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 08:24 PM) The Cubs are the only ones who really went off of the rails tonight, followed by the Marlins. And with the Marlins it is really hard to say that taking a guy who a lot of people had as a top 3 pick that is one of the hardest throwers ever at #2 is really a surprise or crazy.

It seems like there has been incredibly few surprises tonight which is pretty rare for an MLB draft.

This better be Rodon.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 30, 2014 -> 12:04 PM) If you test positive for weed, I think you get a one year ban. Only if it is an NCAA drug test. The schools have their own policies on that when it is a drug test administrated by the school that the player fails.

Donovan hasn't scored a single goal for LA this year. He just isn't very good anymore.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 20, 2014 -> 07:33 PM) Or Jonas Valančiūnas over Thompson. Or Barnes over Waiters. Harrison Barnes isn't good.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 20, 2014 -> 01:25 PM) My friend believes getting rid of Martins terrible contract is worth passing on an extra piece. Martin's contract really isn't bad.

Alexei has been great this year but Hawk really needs to stop with the Alexei has been the best shortstop in baseball this year stuff. It is just laughably stupid and he comes off as really poorly every time he tries to discount Tulowitzki.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 18, 2014 -> 09:46 AM) Godzilla did Godzilla things , that's all I asked for. They tried to add a compelling human story, but that ended when . All in all, the fight scenes were more than enough to make me forget about Aaron Taylor Johnsons non-moving non-emotional face Also, I saw Fast 6 last night on HBO. The final scene on the runway, that had to be at least a 50 mile runway, right? Lol My main problem with the movie is we only got to see Godzilla in action for like 5 minutes and even the fight seems weren't very compelling. But if you are going to make a giant monster movie that doesn't really feature the monster you really need to have non-awful human characters and it would be nice if something of interest happened before the final 15 minutes.

I thought Godzilla was f***ing terrible. Unbelievably boring movie.

Hopefully Viciedo will be spending a lot of time at DH next year.