January 22, 20188 yr QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jan 22, 2018 -> 11:09 AM) Anyone with insider willing to share the list? Thanks in advance. There are no White Sox listed in his 51-100
January 22, 20188 yr So we’ll probably have the big 4 in this list. We had five in BA’s list. Callis hinted at six in his list. Honestly, it’s a bit concerning that we’re in year 2 of our rebuild and that’s all we got. And I’m fully aware we had three top 50 prospects graduate last year, but sucks to see Cease & Rutherford completely fall off these lists.
January 22, 20188 yr QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 22, 2018 -> 11:17 AM) I'm going to guess 3 white sox. Eloy, Kopech, Hansen. I don’t even think Law would exclude Robert from his list, but you just never know with him.
January 22, 20188 yr QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 22, 2018 -> 11:18 AM) So we’ll probably have the big 4 in this list. We had five in BA’s list. Callis hinted at six in his list. Honestly, it’s a bit concerning that we’re in year 2 of our rebuild and that’s all we got. And I’m fully aware we had three top 50 prospects graduate last year, but sucks to see Cease & Rutherford completely fall off these lists. Not sure why Cease completely fell off all lists, but i completely understand the Rutherford falling off
January 22, 20188 yr Author QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 22, 2018 -> 11:18 AM) I don’t even think Law would exclude Robert from his list, but you just never know with him. I was expecting to see him in the 51-100 range, so guessing he's probably not in there.
January 22, 20188 yr If Law thought he'd be a late first round pick in 2017, and nobody has seen anything to the contrary since (i mean literally nothing to change minds), then I don't think he'd be in his top 100.
January 22, 20188 yr QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 22, 2018 -> 11:18 AM) So we’ll probably have the big 4 in this list. We had five in BA’s list. Callis hinted at six in his list. Honestly, it’s a bit concerning that we’re in year 2 of our rebuild and that’s all we got. And I’m fully aware we had three top 50 prospects graduate last year, but sucks to see Cease & Rutherford completely fall off these lists. I am, but I am not. Law has proven wrong many times about Sox prospects in the past. I don't take his rankings to heart. Fact of the matter is we had 6 guys who were infused into our young team last year and all had solid debuts. Then 5 more guys who are locked for Top 100 in most lists. Then you have guys like Cease, Collins, Rutherford, Burdi, and Burger who just missed the 100 on most lists. Oh and by way, we have the 4th pick in the next draft, and payroll savings to make a big splash in the upcoming free agency.
January 22, 20188 yr QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Jan 22, 2018 -> 11:37 AM) I am, but I am not. Law has proven wrong many times about Sox prospects in the past. I don't take his rankings to heart. Fact of the matter is we had 6 guys who were infused into our young team last year and all had solid debuts. Then 5 more guys who are locked for Top 100 in most lists. Then you have guys like Cease, Collins, Rutherford, Burdi, and Burger who just missed the 100 on most lists. Oh and by way, we have the 4th pick in the next draft, and payroll savings to make a big splash in the upcoming free agency. I forget about burdi and the fact that we have the 4th pick (top 50ish prospect) coming
January 22, 20188 yr Author QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Jan 22, 2018 -> 11:37 AM) I am, but I am not. Law has proven wrong many times about Sox prospects in the past. I don't take his rankings to heart. Fact of the matter is we had 6 guys who were infused into our young team last year and all had solid debuts. Then 5 more guys who are locked for Top 100 in most lists. Then you have guys like Cease, Collins, Rutherford, Burdi, and Burger who just missed the 100 on most lists. Oh and by way, we have the 4th pick in the next draft, and payroll savings to make a big splash in the upcoming free agency. This. Prospect rankings are great and all, but what really matters is the team you're building on the big league field. Add Moncada, Anderson, Rodon, Giolito, Lopez, and Fulmer to our top 100 and just missed guys, and the Sox future looks as bright as anyone in baseball.
January 22, 20188 yr I like Keith Law and generally look forward to his prospect rankings. Not ranking Luis Robert at all kind of classifies his list as irrelevant in my opinion though. Robert is one of the 100 best prospects in the game. He just is.
January 22, 20188 yr Cease and Burger should've been on the list IMO but these rankings are ultimately just opinion based, it's not a big deal.
January 22, 20188 yr Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if the only guys on his list were Jimenez and Kopech.
January 22, 20188 yr Author If you're into counting top 100 prospects, we could very well have 8-10 by midseason as guys graduate. Jimenez, Kopech, Robert, Hansen, Rutherford, Cease, Collins, Dunning, Burger and Sheets are all top 150. I don't expect any of them to lose their prospect status until at least September in the case of Jimenez and Kopech, the rest won't see the bigs this year. They could all be on most mid season lists.
January 22, 20188 yr QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jan 22, 2018 -> 02:38 PM) If you're into counting top 100 prospects, we could very well have 8-10 by midseason as guys graduate. Jimenez, Kopech, Robert, Hansen, Rutherford, Cease, Collins, Dunning, Burger and Sheets are all top 150. I don't expect any of them to lose their prospect status until at least September in the case of Jimenez and Kopech, the rest won't see the bigs this year. They could all be on most mid season lists. Notable players rank include Austin Meadows-70, Carson Kelly -71, Cubs had 2 in SS Aramis Aderman at 78 and Adbert Alrozay RHP at 84.
January 22, 20188 yr Is Tatis, Jr., #1? In all seriousness, it will be fun to watch Law squirming when Robert becomes a stud and he has to account for why he wasn’t even listed as a Top 100 prospect.
January 23, 20188 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 22, 2018 -> 04:12 PM) Is Tatis, Jr., #1? In all seriousness, it will be fun to watch Law squirming when Robert becomes a stud and he has to account for why he wasn’t even listed as a Top 100 prospect. I could see Tatis Jr being the #1 hitter on his list and Kopech being the #1 pitcher on his list (Not counting Ohtani, assuming Law ranks him). He's deeply in love with Tatis Jr, but he also really loves Kopech. And I could see him mentioning somewhere that the Sox could have the #1 hitter and pitcher on his list, but he'll rip the Sox for the Shields trade ruining that.
January 23, 20188 yr His top 50 is up now. Eloy at 6, Kopech at 11, Robert at 46 and Hansen at 49. Here is Law's summation about Hansen: His range of outcomes remains really wide, given his variable control and command, but you can see the ingredients of an above-average starter who handles 200 innings a year. Edited January 23, 20188 yr by maggsmaggs
January 23, 20188 yr QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 23, 2018 -> 07:13 AM) Wow, that’s encouraging on Robert. Eric Longenhagen was on Fangraphs audio and gushed about Robert's batting practice session. https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/fangraphs-a...t-hitting-camp/
January 23, 20188 yr Hitting on Hansen makes me feel good but Tatis will haunt me until he is out of baseball. Our system would be........well......ugh I know I gotta get over it
January 23, 20188 yr QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jan 23, 2018 -> 06:40 AM) His top 50 is up now. Eloy at 6, Kopech at 11, Robert at 46 and Hansen at 49. Here is Law's summation about Hansen: Law is really trolling hard here. If Hansen can continue to harness his control, I see the ingredients of a TOR starter.
January 23, 20188 yr QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jan 23, 2018 -> 06:40 AM) His top 50 is up now. Eloy at 6, Kopech at 11, Robert at 46 and Hansen at 49. Here is Law's summation about Hansen: So where did he put Tatis? And I swear, he had Kopech at like #7 last time he did rankings I thought. 3 players (+ Ohtani) jumped him?
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