If the Sox get 1-1, I'd prefer someone to distinguish themselves to the point where no one questions who the pick is, like Bryce Harper.

A no brainer would be nice. Harper, ARod, Ken Griffey Jr.

If the Sox get 1-1, I'd prefer someone to distinguish themselves to the point where no one questions who the pick is, like Bryce Harper.

 

Yes, I'd prefer if we drafted Bryce Harper as well.

I don't think we'll get so lucky. Didn't everyone know Harper for years? Still think we'll get a shot at a really good player. Maybe I'm just paying attention more but people seem to really like the 2018 prep class.

I don't think we'll get so lucky. Didn't everyone know Harper for years? Still think we'll get a shot at a really good player. Maybe I'm just paying attention more but people seem to really like the 2018 prep class.

 

Harper like Arod and Griffey was one of the very few who was a future star long before they were drafted. They are the exceptions to the rule.

Longenhagen in his chat today said he doesn't think Turang should go 1-1 because he's unsure about the bat but didn't offer an alternative. Hopefully someone separates from the pack.

Longenhagen in his chat today said he doesn't think Turang should go 1-1 because he's unsure about the bat but didn't offer an alternative. Hopefully someone separates from the pack.

If there are concerns about his bat, it would take a leap of faith to take Turang first if you are basing it on some HS senior ABs.

 

If the Sox do get the top pick, I would imagine the thread discussing it will be the biggest in Soxtalk history. Someone will probably be able to get day by day reports on the top guys.

Edited August 15, 20178 yr by Dick Allen

Petricka doing his part to help the '18 draft position. As s***ty as the Sox are that Philly team is going to be tough to catch.

Reds won at least. Padres will probably seperate themselves from the pack playing the horrible Phillies.

Tuesday: Phillies lost, White Sox lost, Giants won, Reds won(!)

 

47 days left

 

Team (Games left) - Sox Magic Number to have higher pick:

 

1. Phillies(45) - 49

2. White Sox (46)

3. Giants(41) - 43

4. Reds(42) - 42

Tuesday: Phillies lost, White Sox lost, Giants won, Reds won(!)

 

47 days left

 

Team (Games left) - Sox Magic Number to have higher pick:

 

1. Phillies(45) - 49

2. White Sox (46)

3. Giants(41) - 43

4. Reds(42) - 42

 

My odds:

 

50% -- 2nd pick

20% -- 1st pick

20% -- 3rd pick

10% -- 4th or higher.

My odds:

 

50% -- 2nd pick

20% -- 1st pick

20% -- 3rd pick

10% -- 4th or higher.

With our bullpen, I think it's more likely 40% for the #1 & 60 for the #2.

I definitely would like to see the Sox get a couple games closer to the Phils by the end of the week. Good time for a 1-5 week.

Edited August 16, 20178 yr by flavum

I definitely would like to see the Sox get a couple games closer to the Phils by the end of the week. Good time for a 1-5 week.

Aren't we only two games behind as is?

Phillies lost today. The Sox have four fewer losses.

 

Giants also lost today.

Phillies lost today. The Sox have four fewer losses.

 

Giants also lost today.

 

The wins are what matters.

The wins are what matters.

 

Hmmm...when the Sox win, it means they didn't lose. When the Phillies lose, it means they didn't win. It goes both ways, that's why I'd rather follow a Magic Number.

 

The Sox have two more wins and four fewer losses, so three games back, but they have to be worse at the end- so be four games worse than the Phillies the rest of the way for a higher pick.

Edited August 16, 20178 yr by flavum

Hmmm...when the Sox win, it means they didn't lose. When the Phillies lose, it means they didn't win. It goes both ways, that's why I'd rather follow a Magic Number.

 

The Sox have two more wins and four fewer losses, so three games back, but they have to be worse at the end- so be four games worse than the Phillies the rest of the way for a higher pick.

 

Allow me to clarify. The wins are what matters to the team "controlling its destiny" as it were. The Sox can, theoretically lose all the rest of their games, but they can't win fewer games.

Everyone is going to play 162 games in the end, and the whole games in hand thing will disappear soon enough.

Wednesday: Losses for all four

 

46 days left

 

Team (Games left) - Sox Magic Number to have higher pick:

 

1. Phillies(44) - 48

2. White Sox (45)

3. Giants(40) - 42

4. Reds(41) - 41

The Phllies and Giants play 4 this weekend. This would be a really good time for the Sox to lay an egg in Texas.

 

As for predictions, I'll go with the Sox ending up with the 4th pick in the draft. The tough part of the schedule is now behind us, and most of the bottom 7 or 8 teams just don't seem to win very often.

Edited August 17, 20178 yr by Soha

The Phllies and Giants play 4 this weekend. This would be a really good time for the Sox to lay an egg in Texas.

 

As for predictions, I'll go with the Sox ending up with the 4th pick in the draft. The tough part of the schedule is now behind us, and most of the bottom 7 or 8 teams just don't seem to win very often.

 

The next couple of weeks are going to be pretty ugly still. Pretty much every team the Sox play are fighting for the playoffs right now, except Detroit and SF.

This bullpen is really something else.

 

(hoping I say the same thing 2 years from now, but in a different context)

This bullpen is really something else.

 

(hoping I say the same thing 2 years from now, but in a different context)

 

The website I frequent for fantasy baseball bullpen updates ended with this blurb in their Sox update:

 

We still think Minaya has the best stuff, but if you’re this desperate for saves, troll for eighth-inning guys, stream our VSW picks, something, anything but this! Don’t own a White Sox reliever!

Thursday: Sox lost, Giants beat the Phillies, Reds won

 

45 days left

 

Team (Games left) - Sox Magic Number to have higher pick:

 

1. Phillies(43) - 47

2. White Sox (44)

3. Giants(39) - 40

4. Reds(40) - 39

The Phllies and Giants play 4 this weekend. This would be a really good time for the Sox to lay an egg in Texas.

 

As for predictions, I'll go with the Sox ending up with the 4th pick in the draft. The tough part of the schedule is now behind us, and most of the bottom 7 or 8 teams just don't seem to win very often.

Sox are getting the 1st or 2nd pick. Book it.