https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/1026/chicago-white-sox/organizational/?year=2021&type=

For those that are curious:

1. Vaughn

2. Kopech

3. Madrigal

4. Dunning

5. Crochet

6. Kelley

7. Thompson

8. Stiever

9. Dalquist

10. Luis Gonzalez

 

Interesting to see Dunning above a few of the higher ceiling guys like that.  I get the feeling he is a guy who is going to be in the middle of our rotation until next decade.

Luis Gonzalez at 10 is only one that really surprises me.  He is not even in the league of the other top 9.  

It's really hard to believe they ran Stiever out there twice knowing his stuff was way down.  They crushed his value. 

Gonzalez seems high

Others are all absolutely top 10, around their right spot

Excited to see Tyler Johnson

1 hour ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

It's really hard to believe they ran Stiever out there twice knowing his stuff was way down.  They crushed his value. 

Yep, he was either hurt or seriously overrated.  That was not MLB caliber stuff he displayed.

On 12/7/2020 at 9:25 AM, southsider2k5 said:

Interesting to see Dunning above a few of the higher ceiling guys like that.  I get the feeling he is a guy who is going to be in the middle of our rotation until next decade.

This aged poorly

1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:

This aged poorly

But of course, because we can't spend money like a normal team.

The BA prospect chat was a complete yawner.   

If the White Sox land Oscar Colis, where does he  end up fitting in the top 10 prospects. 

2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

But of course, because we can't spend money like a normal team.

The White Sox were 16th last year and slightly above the average. What constitutes a normal team.

Here is the BA podcast about the Sox top 10.

 

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/podcast-chicago-white-sox-top-10-prospects/

59 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said:

Here is the BA podcast about the Sox top 10.

 

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/podcast-chicago-white-sox-top-10-prospects/

The Crochet comps in here made me very giddy lol. 

26 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said:

The Crochet comps in here made me very giddy lol. 

I am here for them...

But also BA friggen loves college pitchers lol. They always rank like 10 of them int heir top 100 right out of the draft, but yeah they've started to revise their rankings of pitchers.

41 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said:

The Crochet comps in here made me very giddy lol. 

I take back what I said this is unreal lol. Every bit of it, even past the comps. What a selection by the sox and Shirley.

1 minute ago, bmags said:

I take back what I said this is unreal lol. Every bit of it, even past the comps. What a selection by the sox and Shirley.

Yeah it was truly some wild stuff there. 

Other good stuff, and I know this is somewhat speculation from them (since I believe getz said he was less concerned with correct placement than playing time next year) but they talked about a Kannapolis rotation of Dalquist, Thompson and Kelley, and yeah, that is going to be a fun rotation to follow.

The Pod has some interesting stuff in it.

-The Crochet stuff was wild to listen to, and backed up what we all saw in the eye test when pitched.

-What was most interesting for me is when the question was asked about is there a severe drop off after the first five players (Vaughn/Kopech/Crochet/Madrigal/Kelly), he actually made the statement that the dropoff happens after the top 8 which includes Dalquist, Thompson, and Stiever.  Was a lot of really good things said about both Dalquist and Thompson, including the stuff of Dalquist and the athleticism of Thompson.

-Was also another big mention of the impression that the Cuban 3B Ramos was making.  Really got a big mention as a kid who could have been a top 10 guy with a MiLB season next year, and could be a top 10 after this season.

-Also gave some love to Sheets for his bat, and really excited that a move to the corner OFs could unblock him.  Seemed to be big believers in his hitability.

1 hour ago, bmags said:

Other good stuff, and I know this is somewhat speculation from them (since I believe getz said he was less concerned with correct placement than playing time next year) but they talked about a Kannapolis rotation of Dalquist, Thompson and Kelley, and yeah, that is going to be a fun rotation to follow.

I’m hoping Norge Vera goes there too 

25 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

I’m hoping Norge Vera goes there too 

That's nice. They aren't doing tax avoidance stuff with him?

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

The Pod has some interesting stuff in it.

-The Crochet stuff was wild to listen to, and backed up what we all saw in the eye test when pitched.

-What was most interesting for me is when the question was asked about is there a severe drop off after the first five players (Vaughn/Kopech/Crochet/Madrigal/Kelly), he actually made the statement that the dropoff happens after the top 8 which includes Dalquist, Thompson, and Stiever.  Was a lot of really good things said about both Dalquist and Thompson, including the stuff of Dalquist and the athleticism of Thompson.

-Was also another big mention of the impression that the Cuban 3B Ramos was making.  Really got a big mention as a kid who could have been a top 10 guy with a MiLB season next year, and could be a top 10 after this season.

-Also gave some love to Sheets for his bat, and really excited that a move to the corner OFs could unblock him.  Seemed to be big believers in his hitability.

I'd say the only sad stuff was their notes on how a lot of the guys this board is excited about (the younger position players that were in AZL/Bailey) were likely set back in a way that Thompson/DAlquist were fortunate to not be with their inclusion in schaumburg

13 minutes ago, bmags said:

I'd say the only sad stuff was their notes on how a lot of the guys this board is excited about (the younger position players that were in AZL/Bailey) were likely set back in a way that Thompson/DAlquist were fortunate to not be with their inclusion in schaumburg

Accurate.  I would say though that it sounded like a theme in every system by the way that they talked about it.

1 hour ago, bmags said:

That's nice. They aren't doing tax avoidance stuff with him?

That’s why I said hoping. 

Thanks for the recommendation.  Thought it was interesting they mentioned Vaughn had difficulty hitting sliders.  That was something that was noticeable in the Sox Summer Camp.  Another reason they desperately need another lefty bat.

4 hours ago, bmags said:

I take back what I said this is unreal lol. Every bit of it, even past the comps. What a selection by the sox and Shirley.

I’ve thought for a few months now he would have been the first pick of the draft if he pitched in college this year.