Sox still have 11th pick.

 

4.5 GB of Philly for 10th pick.

13.5 GB of MIN for 1st pick

And to think this season can't get any worse, we're going to be just good enough to end up with the 11th pick. I don't see how we can make up 4.5 games on the Phillies at this point.

Unless a rainout doesn't get made up, they'd literally have to be 5 games worse than the Phillies the final 27 games. I mean, if you want the Sox to go 7-20 the rest of the way for an outside chance, then maybe they crack the top 10. The Sox are well over 90% to finish 11th or 12th. Just not in the cards for a top 10 this year.

 

Probably the Sox best bet for 10th is if the Angels are 4 games better than the Sox the rest of the way.

 

Angels 15-12

White Sox 11-16

 

That would give the Sox the 10th pick.

Edited September 4, 20169 yr by flavum

Why don't we qualify like the Cardinals and Tigers do for those mid and small market compensation picks if our operating revenue is in the 20's?

 

Just curious.

Why don't we qualify like the Cardinals and Tigers do for those mid and small market compensation picks if our operating revenue is in the 20's?

 

Just curious.

They're based on market size, not how well you operate within your market.

They're based on market size, not how well you operate within your market.

With 2 teams in the same market with stadiums within 15 (?) miles of each other they should cut the market size in half.

With 2 teams in the same market with stadiums within 15 (?) miles of each other they should cut the market size in half.

Half of the Chicago metropolitan area would still rank as the 10th largest in the country.

With today's loss, Sox still have 11th pick.

 

3 GB of Angels for 10th pick

14.5 GB of Twins for 1st pick

It looks like 11-14 range in next year's draft.

 

http://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/_/sort/w...c/group/overall

With today's loss, the Sox are back in the 11th spot.

 

5 GB of the Brewers for the 10th pick

14.5 GB of the Twins for the 1st pick

 

 

White Sox have the 12th pick.

 

0.5 GB of the Rockies for the 11th pick

4.5 GB of the Brewers/Phillies for the 10th/9th picks.

White Sox have the 12th pick.

 

0.5 GB of the Rockies for the 11th pick

4.5 GB of the Brewers/Phillies for the 10th/9th picks.

 

8 of the 11 remaining games are against teams worse than us. I think 12 is where we stay.

With the Sox loss today.....Sox now have the 11th pick.

 

3.5 GB of the Phillies for the 10th pick

With the Sox loss today.....Sox now have the 11th pick.

 

3.5 GB of the Phillies for the 10th pick

 

Too bad the Phillies didn't take another game from us last time we faced them. I would have hope that we could catch them but they seem to barely be in front of us all year.

White Sox will most likely pick 11th or 12th. At least that takes them out of the discussion for QO free agents.

White Sox will most likely pick 11th or 12th. At least that takes them out of the discussion for QO free agents.

 

Most likely. 7 of the final 10 games are against teams with worse records than the Sox have.

White Sox will most likely pick 11th or 12th. At least that takes them out of the discussion for QO free agents.

 

I think their spending habits will have more to do with that.

I think their spending habits will have more to do with that.

 

 

Maybe so. I just meant that it's extremely unlikely that a team in their position would forfeit a top 15 pick.

Even if Sox lose rest of games, it is unlikely they can catch Philly.

Not going to happen, but for the 10th pick:

 

Sox 2-7

Brewers 5-3

Unfortunate consequence, but today's cancellation could help the Braves get the 2nd pick, or cause them to fall to 7.

Edited September 25, 20169 yr by flavum

Sox still have the 12th pick.

 

Can technically still get the 11th pick if they lose the last 4 and Colorado wins the last 4.

But far more realistic is that the Sox could actually end up with the 12th pick if the Sox win 2 more games than the Pirates do in these last 4 games. We are 1 game "ahead" of them for the 11th pick, but we own the tiebreaker, so the Pirates would need to finish with 1 less win. So that makes us technically 1.5 GA of the Pirates for the 12th spot.

 

EDIT: Actually, the Marlins lost today. So the Sox are only 0.5 games up on the Marlins for the 12 pick because the Marlins hold the tie-breaker over the Sox. So the 13th pick is a real possibility, with the 14th pick being possible as well. Ugh.

Edited September 29, 20169 yr by ChiliIrishHammock24

Cue the Anderson was picked 17th, Hawkins 13th refrain...

Sox still have the 12th pick.

 

Can technically still get the 11th pick if they lose the last 4 and Colorado wins the last 4.

But far more realistic is that the Sox could actually end up with the 12th pick if the Sox win 2 more games than the Pirates do in these last 4 games. We are 1 game "ahead" of them for the 11th pick, but we own the tiebreaker, so the Pirates would need to finish with 1 less win. So that makes us technically 1.5 GA of the Pirates for the 12th spot.

 

EDIT: Actually, the Marlins lost today. So the Sox are only 0.5 games up on the Marlins for the 12 pick because the Marlins hold the tie-breaker over the Sox. So the 13th pick is a real possibility, with the 14th pick being possible as well. Ugh.

They're just too good! Nice to see a strong finish though and a 3 or 4 win improvement from last season. It has been a steady improvement since bottoming out in 2013. Hopefully next year they take a bigger step forward with a 7 or 8 win improvement, which would put them in the thick of playoff contention.

Sox still have the 12th pick.

 

Can technically still get the 11th pick if they lose the last 4 and Colorado wins the last 4.

But far more realistic is that the Sox could actually end up with the 12th pick if the Sox win 2 more games than the Pirates do in these last 4 games. We are 1 game "ahead" of them for the 11th pick, but we own the tiebreaker, so the Pirates would need to finish with 1 less win. So that makes us technically 1.5 GA of the Pirates for the 12th spot.

 

EDIT: Actually, the Marlins lost today. So the Sox are only 0.5 games up on the Marlins for the 12 pick because the Marlins hold the tie-breaker over the Sox. So the 13th pick is a real possibility, with the 14th pick being possible as well. Ugh.

 

They won't possibly tie. One game was cancelled and likely won't be made up.

Edited September 29, 20169 yr by soxfan2014

I'm going to harp on this again after a hiatus. Why are they playing a guy like Leury Garcia (who has had hundreds of MLB at-bats and just isn't good) and Avisail Garcia (who has had over a thousand and certainly sucks, though maybe they're propping up his value), while Jason Coats has had 29 PA in a month in a half?

 

By the way, fun with small sample sizes... In his first stint: .091/.286/.136, 9 K in 29 PA. Now since his 2nd call-up in August: .286/.310/.500, 3 K in 29 PA.

 

Neither of the Garcias should be here in 2017 anyway. Coats isn't a starter but looks like a good 4th OF for 2017, so why not get him some more playing time? Eaton plays some CF, Cabrera some DH, Avi sits a little more, and you can even give Coats a game or two in CF and see how he looks. He's a prospect. Not big time prospect, but a guy you actually want to know what you have with. Everyone knows what you have with Leury and Avi.