With the 2023 being the last year much of the current core is under contract, I wonder if that will affect the Sox draft plans at all. 

 

Prospects Live has their top 200 list out 

Everyone better hope the 32nd ranked guy doesn’t make the majors while Benetti is still announcing 

 

BA updated the top 2023 draft prospect list to account for movement in the fall evaluation period. Top 5 haven't changed. Collazo calls the college class particularly strong with 21 of the top 30 players coming from the college ranks. 11 of the top 15 are position players, with 10 of them being called safe bets to start their careers as up the middle defenders.

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1.) Dylan Crews - Louisiana State OF

2.) Chase Dollander - Tennessee RHP

3.) Jacob Gonzalez - Mississippi SS

4.) Max Clark - Franklin (Ind.) Community HS OF

5.) Walker Jenkins - South Brunswick HS, Southport, N.C. OF

6.) Jacob Wilson - Grand Canyon SS

7.) Wyatt Langford - Florida OF

8.) Rhett Lowder - Wake Forest RHP

9.) Enrique Bradfield - Vanderbilt OF

10.) Brayden Taylor - Texas Christian 3B

11.) Paul Skenes - Louisiana State RHP/DH

12.) Kevin McGonigle - Monsignor Bonner HS, Drexel Hill, Penn. SS

13.) Noble Meyer - Jesuit HS, Portland, Ore. RHP

14.) Maui Ahuna - Tennessee SS

15.) Matt Shaw - Maryland SS

 

Edited November 16, 20223 yr by DirtySox

They're drawing for 6 spots, correct? Since the Sox pick 15th right now any jump would be great. 

1 minute ago, Jack Parkman said:

They're drawing for 6 spots, correct? Since the Sox pick 15th right now any jump would be great. 

The Sox can't jump incrementally though, they either jump into the top 6, stay at 15, or possibly even drop if one of the teams at 16-18 gets lucky.

4 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

The Sox can't jump incrementally though, they either jump into the top 6, stay at 15, or possibly even drop if one of the teams at 16-18 gets lucky.

That's understood. I understand how lotteries work. What I was saying is however unlikely, even if they jumped to 6 I'd be thrilled. 

Edited November 16, 20223 yr by Jack Parkman

That's the only chance they have to get Max Clark.  

20 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

That's the only chance they have to get Max Clark.  

Which college catchers do you like? 

14 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

Which college catchers do you like? 

Kyle Teel at Virginia is probably the top guy. Jack Payton (Mark's brother) at Louisville is unlikely to stick but he can really hit.  Hope some guys pop up because it looks like a down year for catchers. 

I believe we as fans deserve to win the lottery (to select a maxed out 1b/dh type)

With the draft order set, we get a BA mock.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2023-mlb-mock-draft-full-first-round-with-draft-lottery-complete-draft-order-set/

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15. White Sox — Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida

Waldrep struck out 140 batters (eighth among Division I pitchers) in his first year as a full-time starter with Southern Mississippi in 2022. He has incredible natural arm talent and arm speed, with a mid-90s fastball that routinely gets into the upper 90s and a hard slider that flashes plus and generated a 54% whiff rate during the spring. If he shows similar stuff and performance in the SEC after transferring to Florida he could be one of the first college arms selected.

 

Edited December 7, 20223 yr by DirtySox

 

If Waldrep performs in the SEC he'll probably go top 10. Dudes got big stuff.  I have the Sox taking Miami 3B Yohandy Morales for no other reason than I know they liked him in HS.

4 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

If Waldrep performs in the SEC he'll probably go top 10. Dudes got big stuff.  I have the Sox taking Miami 3B Yohandy Morales for no other reason than I know they liked him in HS.

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Yohandy Morales
Miami 3B
Notes:
Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 208 | B-T: R-R
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.8

Morales made it to campus at Miami despite ranking as the No. 77 prospect in the 2020 draft class, thanks to plus power potential and a big arm from the left side. He split time at shortstop and third base for Miami during his 2021 freshman season, where he hit .284/.343/.531 with 11 home runs and 13 doubles. Morales showed all-fields power as a freshman and has shown increased physicality entering his sophomore year in 2022, with a frame now listed at 6-foot-4, 208 pounds. Morales took a big step forward during the 2022 season and almost doubled his walk rate, while slashing .329/.411/.650 with 18 home runs and 17 doubles. He tends to get out in front on secondary pitches and has had trouble identifying breaking balls, but after making Team USA’s roster this summer, he led the team in hitting (.400), though that average did come with an 8-to-0 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He’s a solid defender at third base who can make a highlight reel play, with good athleticism and running ability for his size.

 

Edited December 7, 20223 yr by DirtySox

TJ Nichols is a guy that should check a lot of boxes for them.  He has good size, a short quick arm action and is a pretty good athlete.  If he performs like he should and the stuff ticks up a bit he could be in the mix for them too.  

My favorite guy in the class right now is Jacob Wilson. High contact guy who doesn’t strike out, great OBP guy as he also takes his walks. He can play SS, 3B and LF. He hit 12 homers last year after hitting 4 as a freshman. BA has him has a top ten player but prep guys always rise late into the draft and teams always look to take deals in the top ten, it’s not out of realm of possibility that he falls into the teens.

I like Enrique Bradfield, Hurston Waldrep, Rhett Lowder, and Kevin McGonigle for the Sox.

The Sox could tap into any demographic with this pick but they need to add some more position players into the system after going arm heavy this past draft. They also need to keep adding athletes and up the middle guys into the system, especially with their high picks

Shits and giggles.

1. Pittsburgh	Dylan Crews	OF	LSU
2. Washington	Walter Jenkins	OF	S Brunswick HS
3. Detroit	Enrique Bradford	OF	Vandy
4. Texas	Max Clark	OF	Community HS
5. Minnesota	Jacob Gonzalez	SS	Ole Miss
6. Oakland	Wyatt Langford	OF	Florida
7. Cincinnati	Chase Dollinger	RHP	Tennessee
8. Kansas City	Paul Skenes	RHP	LSU
9. Colorado	Jacob Wilson	SS	Grand Canyon
10. Florida	Hurston Waldrep	RHP	Florida
11. LA Angels	Tanner Witt	RHP	Texas
12. Arizona	Brock Wilken	3B	Wake Forest
13. Chicago Cubs	Kevin McGonigale	SS	Monsignor HS
14. Boston	Brayden Taylor	3B	TCU
15. Chicago WS	Yohandy Morales	3B	Miami
16. San Francisco	Arjun Nimmala	SS	Strawberry Crest HS
17. Baltimore	Rhett Lowder	RHP	Wake Forest
18. Milwaukee	Maui Ahuna	SS	Tennessee
19. Tampa Bay	Aiden Miller	3B	JW Mitchel HS
20. Toronto	Tommy Troy	SS	Stanford
21. St Louis	Thomas White	LHP	Phillips Academy
22. Seattle	Matt Shaw	SS	Maryland
23. Cleveland	Dillon Head	OF	Homewood Flossmoor
24. Atlanta	Kyle Teel	C	Virginia
25. San Diego	Will Sanders	RHP	South Carolina
26. NY Yankees	Jake Gelof	3B	Virginia
27. Philadelphia	Travis Honeyman	OF	Boston College
28. Houston	Roch Cholowsky	SS	Hamilton HS

For love of God, don’t let the Sox take Dillon Head.

I published a mock draft for FutureSox today: https://soxmachine.com/2022/12/way-too-early-2023-mlb-mock-draft/

1 hour ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

I published a mock draft for FutureSox today: https://soxmachine.com/2022/12/way-too-early-2023-mlb-mock-draft/

Appreciate all the work you and others put into Futuresox. It's truly the gold standard for websites that cover an organization's farm system. 

3 hours ago, fathom said:

For love of God, don’t let the Sox take Dillon Head.

Hahaha because of Benetti?  Meh he'll probably be doing national games by the time Head gets to the bigs and they'd be missing out on one heck of a player. I don't think he's gonna go quite that high unless he shows a big power jump in the spring but he's pretty damn good.