Squirmin' for Yermin

I'm with you. I just think if we always draft well there will always be "waves". Also,De Sadas at round 2 was one of the guys I was targeting

See I get wanting to take some HS (I'm in that boat) but just because you don't doesn't mean we won't have continuous waves of talent. There's a draft every year and if we continue to draft college guys they will all stillbe coming up in waves assuming we draft right.

What time does the draft start today and what rounds are being picked?

Let's just sign and draft Hankins way under slot. That would be fun lol

I too went to Michigan City. I played with Logan (Scotty) for two years. Was a SS and pitcher back then

I also am not a fan of Pint anymore.. But this is a rock solid offer in my opinion

Yeah I love Madrigal but if some reason the Sox don't I too, hope they go with a hitter. I like India's versatility albeit with a small track record. If he put up the numbers he did two years in a row (instead of just the 1) we'd be talking about him at 1-1. I am fine with that risk. Give me Madrigal, then India then Bohm/Bart. I too am not a lover of a Singer selection.

Give me Madrigal at 4. And look who MLB has as the 46th prospects (our pick) Seth Beer! Coincidental? I think not!!! Give me Madrigal and Beer at 1 and 2.

Three of the preseasons top 5 are seen to now be late first/fall into the second. If Hankins (doubtful), Turang or DeSadas fall to us in the second I hope we pull the trigger once we are on the clock

If we were to be offered a guy like David Dahl, we would be insane to pass that up. I think that could be about the top end of what we get with maybe little else involved. And I'd be fine with that. Even that may be too much

I love what the Rockies have in the minors and some of their young MLB players. I think they're a fit. As I look at the standings almost every team that is leading their division could use an upgrade at 1B. I think a lot of teams will be calling.

With a little over two months until the trade deadline there is little doubt that teams, along with the White Sox will explore a trade for Jose Abreu. With 1.5 years left of control and him still producing offensively we should be receiving calls. Now what Hahn asks for is everbody guess because Abreu's value is hard to guess. 1B/DH players just aren't valued like they used to be. There are a lot of contending teams that could upgrade at 1B. What would people expect from teams that may need a 1B in a trade for Abreu? and what teams may be interested?

Yeah Collins is starting to turn into a non-prospect for me too... Apart from the walks I don't see how people like him

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 01:27 PM) I couldn’t disagree more. Yoan has a the hard part down: he understands the strike zone. Many prospects, and many current Sox players, for that matter, do not understand the strike zone/see pitches nearly as well. Secondly, when he does make contact, he’s crushing balls. Clearly he has some swing and miss to his game, and that is always going to be the case. However, I think the funk he’s in is just one where he’s trying to stay true to his approach a bit too much, in the face of the League making adjustments to that approach. He’s getting behind in the count far too often, because he has a tendency to look at the first pitch. From there, he just struggles because he’s so often 0-2, 1-2. I think yesterday’s first PA was perfect. He needs to be ready to jump on that first pitch if its grooved right in the zone until the League stops doing that. Just that adjustment alone I think would have major positive consequences. Does he though? He gets lots of walks, yes! But he also strikes out looking more than stevie Wonder would.

I said 65 from the beginning and I still love the #/.. I never understood people thinking we'd be significantly better than last year. No Quintana, Robertson, Kahle, Swarzak, Frazier, Melky and whoever else for half a year. If we hit 70 wins that would be great. But the only way to judge if this is a successful season is the improvement from the young guys. Primarily the ones we need to be good (yoan, Anderson, gio, lopez, and the many many prospects in the minors).

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 11:13 AM) For a .240 player that doesn't hit 40 bombs to be "not useful" they would need to be: - Bat only - Have no baserunning value This is why it's so crazy to be this fatalistic about Moncada this early in. He has so many plus tools any one of them could be used to pull him into "good" territory. And if the hit tool develops into average, he suddenly becomes "very good". We may find that his hit tool is so off he is never an MVP player. That sucks. But man, there is a lot of baseball left to be played. Justin Smoak and Yonder Alonso 8 years into their careers suddenly became very useful players. You don't want that for Moncada, but there are good signs with him. If it takes him 8 years to figure it out, he won't be on the Sox when he does..

This already sounds amazing

K.. lol

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 02:21 PM) I really don't think he'd do any better as a LHH vs LHP. Give him more time as a righty. In the past, he has been better from the right side than the left. Can you show me the stats? I was never ever under the impression that he was a good RH hitter. I could be wrong.. but.. prove it

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 02:10 PM) Exit velocity doesn't matter if you don't make contact My exact point. IDK why he is still switch hitting.. I don't care how young he is. He needs to go complete lefty.

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Moncada K's more than I blink.

Saladino went downhill as soon as he decided to grow that god-awful mustache

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 08:54 PM) Agreed, but it would be nice if his ISO was above .100. What is ISO? I know its a newer stat but what does it take into account and what does it mean?

You're fooling yourself if each and everyone one of us isn't at least a little concerned over Moncada..