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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 11:44 AM) That isn't luck. Historically the "poor drafting" was due to refusal to go over recommended slot. That isn't luck. That is a strategic decision to funnel resources to the major league team. It is not a coincidence that we are seeing hitters move through the system now that the rest of MLB is now subject to the slot ceilings. It was also due to not being in a position to draft high on an annual basis, like the Cubs and Astros of the world. That also isn't luck. That is a decision to purposefully field bad baseball teams for a half of a decade. It was a really stupid strategic decision but agreed that the refusal to spend on the draft is the main reason for the poor drafting that the Sox had for a long time.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 09:50 AM) So what's the best way to do this? If they sign 4 college seniors for $10,000 each that leaves them $1,566, 900 for their other 3 picks. What can they push it to in order to not lose a pick? Unless the rule has changed in the last year you can go up to 5% above your bonus pool without losing a pick.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 11:03 PM) #3 RPI league isn't exactly weak. He played on the only weak team in that league. Hitters are a lot more scarce in this era. The Atlantic Sun was #12 in the RPI.

Astros took Cameron at 37. Could be quite the draft for them if they are able to sign him.

Alexei continues to look completely awful this year.

Love that pick. Always nice to add another potential front of the rotation starter.

Really poor location with the slider throughout this game by Jay. Was able to get away with those against Big 10 competition but that isn't going to work at higher levels.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 06:58 PM) Hopefully they don't have to play tomorrow night during the draft. Jay, Fulmer, Swanson, and Buehler will all go tomorrow night. 3:05 start time today. Jay on the mound for Illinois.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 11:02 AM) At one point in the 3rd Dellavedova went to the bench and Curry immediately hit a three. It was all during a little montage with JVG and Jackson reviewing all of Dellavedova's good defensive plays. As soon as the 3 went in, the camera panned to Dellavedova who screamed something like "that's because i'm on the bench!" Crazy opinion alert: maybe the Warriors and the West generally were significantly overrated this year? If GS was such a great team, how is Lebron + scrubs keeping this close? Other than rebounding, the Cavs are pretty bad at everything else. Having the best player in the world helps and even without Love and Irving they still have 3 point shooting and while they were a bad defensive team to start the year the Cavs became a very good defensive team after acquiring Mozgov, Smith and Shumpert and they have been playing fantastic defense in the playoffs. The Cavs have done a great job dictating tempo in this series as well and games 1 and 2 were both grind it out affairs which the Warriors would prefer not to get into (although they are certainly capable of winning).

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 10:33 PM) I know what you're trying to say about LeBron being undermanned but let's not go overboard here. The GSW are far from a proven championship team with 5 HOFers like those 86 Celtics had...anyways, big win for the Cavs. Good to see LeBron being super aggressive and keep shooting the rock, FG% be damned. He's the best player in basketball, sometimes you gotta win ugly games like tonight. What's up with Curry, is he choking? Two overall bad Finals games so far. Curry was good in game 1. Shot 50% from the field and had 26 points. He was unbelievably terrible tonight though.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 10:03 PM) I saw that as well. If the Sox are one of these teams, I'd want Clark out of all of them. I doubt it will be and I'm not a big fan of going below slot this year when they don't have a second or third round pick.

Cavs really getting the short end of the whistle here.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 6, 2015 -> 10:16 PM) Duchene looked f***ing terrible vs Ohio too. He's not good or extremely nervous. His command has been really bad in the tournament and he has always been a guy who relies on control and has never had issues with that so he's likely either hurt or going through a dead arm period or he let the moment get the better of him. Either way the last couple of games will probably drop his draft stock. I had seen people thinking he could go as high as the 3rd round but I don't see it.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jun 6, 2015 -> 08:47 PM) horrendous call goes against Illinois on the run down. Kendall initiated the contact to draw the interference and got away with it Wouldn't have mattered since Duchene was awful tonight but man are college umps just brutal. Illinois needs to start Jay tomorrow and hope he shuts down Vandy and then basically pray for a a miracle on Monday.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 6, 2015 -> 07:47 PM) Might want to pull him. 12 base runners in less than 5 innings. Thankfully there is only one year left on that contract after this season.

Carson Fulmer getting some ridiculous calls from the ump in that first inning. Illini should have had bases loaded. That 3-1 pitch to Goldstein wasn't anywhere close to being a strike.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 5, 2015 -> 08:56 PM) Q completely fell apart tonight. Late to the party on this but don't be ridiculous. The Castellanos at bat was bad but giving up a bloop single on a good pitch that was hit incredibly softly and then a seeing eye single is not falling apart. There was nothing hit hard that inning. s*** happens.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 5, 2015 -> 06:14 AM) I hope Pixels is at least watchable because it looks like it could be fun as hell. Just watch the Futurama episode it rips off instead.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 10:50 AM) He'll sign, especially with the draft class being way better next season. Agreed. Signability just really isn't that big of a concern anymore for non-HS players. You will still have occasional guys like Appel not sign but it is going to be very rare and Fulmer isn't a guy who will be able to go #1 overall next year like Appel was able to do.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 10:44 AM) while Fulmer has a nice sets of tools. but his past signing venture has to come into my mind. he was selected before, somewhere in the teens. he wanted more money than the team who selected was offering. now with the slot allotted money, will that be ok?? who is his advisor??? He wasn't drafted until the 15th round of high school when he didn't sign. There won't be issues signing him.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 2, 2015 -> 10:46 PM) Return to form? You haven't liked their last couple films? Cars 2 I didn't care for. Brave was fine but I thought it was a clear step down from nearly all their other movies. I really enjoyed Monsters University though (although I wouldn't put it up there with their best).

The reviews for Inside Out are absolutely incredible so far and a lot of people have said it was easily the best film at Cannes. Looks like a return to form for Pixar. I'm excited for that movie coming out in a couple of weeks.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 1, 2015 -> 04:30 PM) Depends on what camp you are in. Many people would say GarPax valued him at the correct level but Thibs ran him into the ground thus diminishing his value. Meh. Gibson has been pretty consistent from year to year throughout his career including this season. Any diminished trade value is because there is no longer the illusion of upside with Gibson since he is approaching 30.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 1, 2015 -> 04:13 PM) And probably guaranteed he's long gone by 8 Yeah, I would have loved to see him fall to the Sox (because I think he is really good with the added bonus that it would be kind of cool for me to have an Illini to cheer for as well) but just doesn't seem possible at this point. There is some risk with picking him because while he has shown in a couple of outings he can maintain his stuff after several innings you don't know if he can do that regularly but it just isn't that easy to find lefties throwing in the mid 90s who have great command and really good secondary stuff.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Jun 1, 2015 -> 03:06 PM) Tyler Jay just came into the regional title game in the 6th. His brim is pretty flat. Someone else can have him. Who knows how he will respond when he is actually part of a rotation but he easily held velocity into his 4th inning of work today which was good to see.