caulfield12 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) In 2024, the White Sox will have the 4th pick in rounds 2-20 due to their 61-101 record last year. Their first round pick won’t be known until the conclusion of the draft lottery. There’s a very good chance that the Sox land a top three pick and choosing in the top six is extremely likely. There is some question as to whether that’s the best outcome though. If the club lands a top six selection for the upcoming draft, they are ineligible for the lottery next year; similarly to this year’s Nationals. The highest the club would be able to pick would be 10th overall in the 2025 draft. With rumors of more parts being sold off in the near future and the likelihood of winning not being a huge priority, it’s expected that the 2024 White Sox won’t be very good. There’s a real argument to be made that falling out of the lottery and choosing 7th overall in the 2024 Draft could ultimately be the best case scenario for the organization. This outcome would keep them in play for a top six selection in the 2025 draft and the club is expected to be one of the worst teams in the big leagues next year. The 2024 draft class also doesn’t appear particularly strong. The best player in the class is a college first baseman. Two of the more exciting college prospects project as second basemen in the big leagues as well. The high school class appears to be underwhelming at the moment. Many of the college pitchers also present significant reliever risk. If the White Sox land a top five draft pick in December, they’ll very likely choose a good player next July. Falling out of the top six spots and remaining eligible to land Ethan Holliday in 2025 definitely doesn’t seem like a worst case scenario at this point though. Edited November 22, 2023 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 …Jackson Holliday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 The Orioles are gonna be so pissed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, bmags said: …Jackson Holliday Blame James Fox. https://www.futuresox.net/2023/11/16/could-mlb-draft-lottery-present-conflict-for-white-sox/ He wrote Ethan in his article. Pretty sure I had Jackson as title but maybe I was trusting a FutureSox writer too much, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Lmao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) Just goes to show how bad the last two seasons have been that I could care less who will be drafted first in 2025 because its practically guaranteed the Sox will get the fifth or sixth pick and then 10th in 2025. Book it. He’ll either turn into Gavin Sheets or honor his commitment to Oklahoma State instead. https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=530129 Edited November 22, 2023 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 TL:DR, yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Bro. Why not just post this in the draft lottery thread? It's right there! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Bro. Why not just post this in the draft lottery thread? It's right there! He needs to hit his quota on threads started/words typed. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: He needs to hit his quota on threads started/words typed. It wouldn’t be Sox talk w/o him vomiting out TL:DR word salad after all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Ethan Holliday might be the first pick in 2025. That’s why I wrote it like that. He might be better than Jackson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 13 hours ago, bmags said: …Jackson Holliday 13 hours ago, Kyyle23 said: The Orioles are gonna be so pissed With how often caulfueld feels the need to correct people when they misspell or misreference somebody/something, this brings me great happiness. Suck it @caulfield12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 4 hours ago, ron883 said: With how often caulfueld feels the need to correct people when they misspell or misreference somebody/something, this brings me great happiness. Suck it @caulfield12. Ron wins the Internet on Thanksgiving Eve. Shouldn't you be putting the turkey in the oven? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 13 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Ron wins the Internet on Thanksgiving Eve. Shouldn't you be putting the turkey in the oven? don't forget to blow out the pilot light first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 On 11/23/2023 at 12:53 PM, zisk said: don't forget to blow out the pilot light first. https://www.cookerspareparts.com/news/post/oven-thermocouple-how-it-works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Mercedes Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 if the best talent is first base talent, this draft is perfect for the Sox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Chick Mercedes said: if the best talent is first base talent, this draft is perfect for the Sox Is that a backhanded shot at Vaughn and Sheets…? Or drafting 1B so high in the first place unless they’re generational talents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 So…the Sox need to overcome the low odds (17% chance) of selecting outside the Top 6 for the 2024 Draft. Then next year, they’ll need everything to fall their way to be selected for the 1st overall pick in 2025. Yeah we’re not that lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Flash Tizzle said: So…the Sox need to overcome the low odds (17% chance) of selecting outside the Top 6 for the 2024 Draft. Then next year, they’ll need everything to fall their way to be selected for the 1st overall pick in 2025. Yeah we’re not that lucky. Roughly 1/6 x let’s say 1/4=4-5% likelihood of actually happening Edited November 25, 2023 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 I can't wait until they eliminate the draft and just make every player a free agent. Until then, a bird in the hand. I'm hoping for the highest pick this year. Live for today and don't worry about tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Mercedes Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 On 11/24/2023 at 8:25 PM, caulfield12 said: Is that a backhanded shot at Vaughn and Sheets…? Or drafting 1B so high in the first place unless they’re generational talents? I would never take a shot at those two. We need six more. Especially since we lost Burger at second base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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