Timmy U Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) New mock out from Mayo. He has Sox taking Chase Davis? Aiden Miller still on the board. I think the way these things work is they assign the dumbest choice possible to the Sox, then work backwards. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pipeline-2023-mock-draft-june-22 Edited June 23, 2023 by Timmy U 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Dylan Crews wins the Golden Spikes award. Duh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 (edited) Kiley McDaniel has a new mock up in which he says Scott Boras seems to be pushing Crews to his old business partner the Nationals. He has zero intel on the Sox pick and hands them Tommy Troy for no reason after saying they're on Houck and Miller. Both are still on his board, but he gives them Troy. Make of it what you will. https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/37914283/2023-mlb-mock-draft-kiley-mcdaniel-predicts-top-picks Edited June 26, 2023 by Timmy U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 (edited) Those would be awful picks. It's a good thing those guys are clueless. Edited June 26, 2023 by Harold's Leg Lift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 26 minutes ago, Timmy U said: Kiley McDaniel has a new mock up in which he says Scott Boras seems to be pushing Crews to his old business partner the Nationals. He has zero intel on the Sox pick and hands them Tommy Troy for no reason after saying they're on Houck and Miller. Both are still on his board, but he gives them Troy. Make of it what you will. https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/37914283/2023-mlb-mock-draft-kiley-mcdaniel-predicts-top-picks Kiley McDaniel has always been pretty solid on the Sox and linked them to Crochet and Kelley in 2021 and had them on Montgomery as well. The Sox have been all over the high school bats. They could opt for a college hitter instead though to go underslot. Dollander and Meyer could be options too. It's going to depend on a lot of factors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Houck or Miller? Sign me up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Why don't people like houck? Worried about his frame not being able to fill out much to bring the power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Do people not like him? 1 hour ago, bmags said: Why don't people like houck? Worried about his frame not being able to fill out much to bring the power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 28 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Do people not like him? It feels like the high schoolers are upsetting people on twitter as well as the Miami guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 7 minutes ago, bmags said: It feels like the high schoolers are upsetting people on twitter as well as the Miami guy. I'm not a fan of Morales but I'd be thrilled with any of Houck, Miller or Nimmala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 my highest percentage likelihood of player to team (after the first gimmes of top ten) is George Wolkow to the yankees. Just own the tall ass slugger market. I meant to see him this year and ended up with practice at same times every time he was in town. Would like to see how a Jonny Farmelo or Roch Cholowsky do in our system but at this point would rather we go after someone like a Joe Whitman in the second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 32 minutes ago, bmags said: my highest percentage likelihood of player to team (after the first gimmes of top ten) is George Wolkow to the yankees. Just own the tall ass slugger market. I meant to see him this year and ended up with practice at same times every time he was in town. Would like to see how a Jonny Farmelo or Roch Cholowsky do in our system but at this point would rather we go after someone like a Joe Whitman in the second. I think Whitman ends up going in the top 25 and I’m expecting White Sox to take prep pitching in round 2 at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Man, Crews and Langford look so good. When Sox had high picks, they were in mediocre drafts. Sometimes, you’ve got to be lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 On 6/26/2023 at 4:39 PM, Y2Jimmy0 said: I think Whitman ends up going in the top 25 and I’m expecting White Sox to take prep pitching in round 2 at this point. Overall, how would you assess the results of using high choices on prep pitching over the last few years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 40 minutes ago, GreenSox said: Overall, how would you assess the results of using high choices on prep pitching over the last few years? Not great so far. Schultz looks awesome and Tanner McDougal is promising. Thompson is decent. Kelley has struggled and Dalquist looks like a bust. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince34 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Keith Law’s latest mock 15. Chicago White Sox— Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida DOB: 3-01-2022 | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 205 I’ve heard them on a couple of the college arms, including Dollander, as well as Taylor and Yohandy Morales. It sounds like there may be two camps in the front office, one favoring an arm and one a bat. Scouting Report: Waldrep might have been the No. 2 college pitcher coming into the spring, but a spring of inconsistent performance didn’t helped his draft stock, even with stuff that should have him in the top half of the first round. Waldrep’s splitter is one of the best swing-and-miss pitches in the draft. It’s got huge bottom to it at 85-89 mph, coming in like a fastball and dropping hard very late for the hitter, so he may already be committed to a pitch that’s no longer there. That’s also its weakness, as it usually finishes out of the strike zone. He’s got a hard curveball and a slider, both of which also generate misses but neither of which appears to be more than a fringe-average pitch because he doesn’t consistently finish them out front. I think batters are whiffing because they’re so geared up for the splitter, and that better hitters will pick up the spin and lay off the breaking balls. Even if you want to call the breaking balls average or better based on the whiff rates alone, Waldrep has two things he has to improve: He doesn’t throw enough strikes, and his fastball gets hit hard for something that averages 95 mph. This year Waldrep allowed a 4.83 ERA through the regular season with 12 homers in 15 starts. The whole is less than the sum of the parts, and that could represent an opportunity, because it’s a 70 splitter and plenty of arm strength that could make him a very effective closer, along with the history of durability as a starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince34 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I have big concerns when a high velocity fastball that is being hit very successfully by college hitters. Lacking fastball command is a big red flag. Wish the intel from Law had them more linked with prep hitters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Hard to imagine they're actually on Waldrep. His best pitch is a splitter, I'm not even sure Sox encourage that pitch. They certainly don't have a lot of guys -- majors or minors -- who throw it. (Touki and... I can't think of any others.) I bet F.O. people are pushing for quick to majors pitching cuz 60% of the rotation will be gone and if Dollander falls, I bet they pounce, so I suppose Waldrep is possible. I would prefer a bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Quote It sounds like there may be two camps in the front office, one favoring an arm and one a bat. Huh. Ya don't say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I'd be really surprised if the White Sox drafted Waldrep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Waldrep pitched 2.1 inn vs LSU game 2, giving up 3 runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I see Callis mocked Jacob Gonzalez to the Sox. I don't think that's gonna happen, Jim. Shirley is too good of a scout to fall for a college stat guy. He's a below avg athlete with a bad swing. Million times pass. Let one of the model teams make that mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: I see Callis mocked Jacob Gonzalez to the Sox. I don't think that's gonna happen, Jim. Shirley is too good of a scout to fall for a college stat guy. He's a below avg athlete with a bad swing. Million times pass. Let one of the model teams make that mistake. Lots of rumors that Gonzalez may go #5 to Minnesota 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 7 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Lots of rumors that Gonzalez may go #5 to Minnesota They're a model team. It would be AWESOME if they took him 5th. Dumbass Twins. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince34 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 6 days away from the draft. Top 5 choices in the 1st Round 1. Houck 2. Nimmala 3. Shaw 4. Aidan Miller 5. Chase Davis- His analytic numbers are super impressive. Would be extremely happy with any 5 of these players. Please no Morales, Bradfield, or pitching in the 1st round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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