July 10, 20232 yr Me: Sox will probably pick a nobody MLB feed: first prospect to have video in forever Me: Real s%*#?
July 10, 20232 yr Baseball America on George Wolkow (#79): Quote Ht: 6'7" | Wt: 225 | B-T: L-R School: Downers Grove (Ill.) North HS Source: HS Commit/Drafted: South Carolina Age At Draft: 17.5 BA Grade:50/Extreme Tools:Hit: 40. Power: 60. Run: 50. Field: 50. Arm: 60. Wolkow ranked as the No. 6 player in the 2024 high school class before announcing in March 2022 that he was reclassifying for 2023. At a towering 6-foot-7, Wolkow jumps out immediately for his size and big lefthanded power. It’s an easy projection to plus raw power and not hard to envision future 70-grade power on the 20-80 scale. There are strikeouts that come with that power, and Wolkow looked overmatched at times after reclassifying, with a 33% miss rate in 24 games logged by Synergy in 2022. His swing works well for someone his size, with a chance for 35-plus home runs down the road and he did show solid on-base ability during the fall at Perfect Game’s WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla. He has a strong arm that projects to be plus, with a chance to play third base, but right field is another possibility. Wolkow runs well for his size and his big, loping strides could allow him to cover solid ground in the outfield. While there’s plenty of risk in his profile given the swing-and-miss, Wolkow is exceptionally young for the class (he doesn’t turn 18 until January 2024) with massive tools to dream on. He is committed to South Carolina.
July 10, 20232 yr Just now, DirtySox said: Jesus. Wolkow is a beast. He's big and boy does he LOVE to swing and miss.
July 10, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: He's big and boy does he LOVE to swing and miss. How signable is he? Seems like the type of guy that Sox won’t be able to develop at all but for a 7th round pick obviously the potential is insane.
July 10, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, whitesoxfan99 said: How signable is he? Seems like the type of guy that Sox won’t be able to develop at all but for a 7th round pick obviously the potential is insane. He's extremely signable. He reclassified to get drafted but he had an awful spring and he's not hitting in the NWL either.
July 10, 20232 yr Well this is a conundrum....as a White Sox fan, this is awesome. As a South Carolina baseball fan, not so much.
July 10, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, whitesoxfan99 said: How signable is he? Seems like the type of guy that Sox won’t be able to develop at all but for a 7th round pick obviously the potential is insane. If picked in the first 10 rounds a player is almost a lock to sign. Teams aren't going to risk the allotment loss. They know the number ahead of time and plan accordingly.
July 10, 20232 yr Nice....now get him signed. Jimmy said Gonzalez at 15 got some savings so maybe they used some of it here.
July 10, 20232 yr I feel like Wolklow is gonna be like watching zangari a bit ( when he finally got healthy)
July 10, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, bmags said: I feel like Wolklow is gonna be like watching zangari a bit ( when he finally got healthy) Oh man I forgot about that guy
July 10, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, bmags said: I feel like Wolklow is gonna be like watching zangari a bit ( when he finally got healthy) Wow… There’s a name I completely forgot about.
July 10, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: They bailed out Wolkow. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Man you are miserable.
July 10, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, bmags said: I feel like Wolklow is gonna be like watching zangari a bit ( when he finally got healthy) Obligatory:
July 10, 20232 yr Just now, Quin said: Obligatory: Doesn’t feel THAT long ago to me, he had a bit of a resurgence with 15 home runs in Kanny in 2019 but the pandemic happened and he was released when they came back.
July 10, 20232 yr Law's writeup compares him to Gallo and also has him 79th overall. Left Handed Savagery
July 10, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Quin said: Sox really drafting for need with all of this left-handedness. The Pitchers and left handed bats draft
July 10, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, SoCalChiSox said: Law's writeup compares him to Gallo and also has him 79th overall. Left Handed Savagery For everyone else, this is referring to Wolkow, not Park.
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