July 9, 20223 yr https://www.milb.com/scores/chicago-white-sox/2022-07-09 https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=07/09/2022 So far Grandal has DH ed. Lots of rain in the south so some games may be affected.
July 9, 20223 yr 48 minutes ago, DirtySox said: On base streak to 44. Colson walk. What a monster. I sound like a damn broken record, but it's criminal that they avoided high schoolers in the 1st round for so long.
July 10, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, bmags said: Man hostetler was such a disaster Combination of poor scouting & player dev, I think
July 10, 20223 yr 31 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said: Combination of poor scouting & player dev, I think I’d say 98% hostetler
July 10, 20223 yr Just now, bmags said: I’d say 98% hostetler A few years ago, Longenhagen at Fangraphs mentioned that pitchers were consistently being drafted + acquired by the Sox and seeing their pitch data crater. That's been stuck in my head ever since.
July 10, 20223 yr 33 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said: Combination of poor scouting & player dev, I think 45 minutes ago, bmags said: Man hostetler was such a disaster I don’t think this is fair. He drafted quite a few big leaguers. The drafts just lacked upside because they were so college heavy. Nick Hostetler isn’t averse to high school talent. The organization wanted to prioritize quick moving college players and Jerry Reinsdorf doesn’t like paying prep players $7 million. Hostetler brought the scouting department out if the stone ages, hired scouts, modernized the operation and started utilizing the available data finally. I’m glad it’s Mike Shirley’s show now but lots of hands in the cookie jar in this organization.
July 10, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: I don’t think this is fair. He drafted quite a few big leaguers. The drafts just lacked upside because they were so college heavy. Nick Hostetler isn’t averse to high school talent. The organization wanted to prioritize quick moving college players and Jerry Reinsdorf doesn’t like paying prep players $7 million. Hostetler brought the scouting department out if the stone ages, hired scouts, modernized the operation and started utilizing the available data finally. I’m glad it’s Mike Shirley’s show now but lots of hands in the cookie jar in this organization. Drafting big leaguers is definitely an improvement from where the Sox were at before he tookover, I'll give you that much. But I'm not sure how much credit to give him when it's looking like the only core member of the organization from his years of drafts is Andrew Vaughn. Luis Gonzalez would be great to have on the team right now, but like you've said, would he be producing like this if he were on the Sox? But I'll still give Hostler a win for that pick. Madrigal I think gets underrated, but you & many others were on board with trading him, and even though I like Madrigal more than most it's obvious he shouldn't have been the 4th pick in the draft. I'm not seeing anyone who was drafted outside of the 1st round, aside from Alec Hansen, who ever made a top 100 list. I think Vaughn, Madrigal, Luis Gonzalez, & Burger are the only guys from his drafts likely to surpass ~7.5 career WAR. Putting Burger on there is probably generous, but I'm a big believer in his bat. There's definitely a chance one of Davis Martin or Pilkington sticks as a back end starter, which would have his drafts looking quite a bit better. But even if that happens, is there enough impact there from 5 years worth of drafts? Particularly when 2 of them came during tank years? My natural inclination is to say no, but I wouldn't go as far to say the drafts were a disaster as Bmags did.
July 10, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said: Drafting big leaguers is definitely an improvement from where the Sox were at before he tookover, I'll give you that much. But I'm not sure how much credit to give him when it's looking like the only core member of the organization from his years of drafts is Andrew Vaughn. Luis Gonzalez would be great to have on the team right now, but like you've said, would he be producing like this if he were on the Sox? But I'll still give Hostler a win for that pick. Madrigal I think gets underrated, but you & many others were on board with trading him, and even though I like Madrigal more than most it's obvious he shouldn't have been the 4th pick in the draft. I'm not seeing anyone who was drafted outside of the 1st round, aside from Alec Hansen, who ever made a top 100 list. I think Vaughn, Madrigal, Luis Gonzalez, & Burger are the only guys from his drafts likely to surpass ~7.5 career WAR. Putting Burger on there is probably generous, but I'm a big believer in his bat. There's definitely a chance one of Davis Martin or Pilkington sticks as a back end starter, which would have his drafts looking quite a bit better. But even if that happens, is there enough impact there from 5 years worth of drafts? Particularly when 2 of them came during tank years? My natural inclination is to say no, but I wouldn't go as far to say the drafts were a disaster as Bmags did. He was the director for 4 drafts. Gavin Sheets might already be the best 2nd rounder in club history. I hated the strategy though but it’s not all on him. The Nick Madrigal pick didn’t help.
July 10, 20223 yr Just now, Y2Jimmy0 said: He was the director for 4 drafts. Gavin Sheets might already be the best 2nd rounder in club history. I hated the strategy though but it’s not all on him. The Nick Madrigal pick didn’t help. Sheets is exactly replacement level for his career. There is some value in just drafting big leaguers, but I'm not sure how much. Probably more for the Sox than other orgs though because they refuse to churn through the waiver wire.
July 10, 20223 yr 11 hours ago, bmags said: I’d say 98% hostetler Did Hostetler draft Tim Anderson? If so, that was certainly a great pick.
July 10, 20223 yr 11 hours ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: He was the director for 4 drafts. Gavin Sheets might already be the best 2nd rounder in club history. I hated the strategy though but it’s not all on him. The Nick Madrigal pick didn’t help. The 2016 draft was an unbelievable disaster. One of the most decorated drafts of the decade, where the Sox had an extra million to spend, and it was a gigantic whiff. Im tired of comparing the Sox against themselves to show competence. He modernized scouting? That’s the job to make sure your dept is competitive. But modernizing should lead to good drafts. Laumann - consistently in worse draft positions and in a terrible JR bind until the hard draft budget CBA - drafted the second best player in 2013 draft, Semien in 2011 in the sixth, and Sale in 2010. In his high draft position year, he drafted Rodon, a top 6 cy young finisher in a competitive year for the Sox. In Hostetlers years he drafted 10th, 11th, 4th, 3rd. Incredibly important drafts for the Sox and he converted…one? Hard to see how his hard work was more impressive than the guy before or after him, even with all of the major league 0 war guys that save Hahn from signing a hostetler chosen major league FA for $5 million who will provide negative war value.
July 10, 20223 yr 18 minutes ago, bmags said: The 2016 draft was an unbelievable disaster. Chicago White Sox: 10th pick Zack Collins -0.7 bwar 26th pick Zack Burdi -0.6 bwar Los Angeles Dodgers 20th pick Gavin Lux 4.8 bwar 32nd pick Will Smith 8.9 bwar
July 10, 20223 yr 49 minutes ago, oldsox said: Did Hostetler draft Tim Anderson? If so, that was certainly a great pick. Laumann. I agree, esp with Bellingers fall it’s hard to put anyone beside Bryant above him (even though TA >> Bryant currently)
July 10, 20223 yr Veras 0-5 with 5Ks yesterday. Really want to see if Sox can harness this power. Not holding my breath.
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