DirtySox Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 (edited) Callis first mock. https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/mlb-pipeline-2025-mock-draft-may-6?t=mlb-draft-coverage Quote 10. White Sox: Kayson Cunningham, SS/2B, Johnson HS, San Antonio (No. 15) The White Sox could start a run on the second tier of high school shortstops that also includes Steele Hall, JoJo Parker and Daniel Pierce. Cunningham was as good as any hitter on the showcase circuit last summer and gives off some José Ramírez vibes, albeit with less pop. Edited May 7 by DirtySox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 I think Cunningham would be 4th in that group. Pierce and Parker are both super interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PolishPrince34 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 JoJo Parker from Keith Law at 10. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6337620/2025/05/08/mlb-mock-draft-2025-ethan-holliday/?source=user_shared_article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 16 minutes ago, PolishPrince34 said: JoJo Parker from Keith Law at 10. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6337620/2025/05/08/mlb-mock-draft-2025-ethan-holliday/?source=user_shared_article I just don’t see the Sox passing on Laviolette. Curious on Marek Houston too. College bat at 10 with overslot prep bat at 43 makes lots of sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Getting Parker woud be an outstanding outcome. He can really hit and has big time power projection. Pairing him with Bonemer would make for an exciting duo who both have good chances to stay on the dirt. This draft is deep in hitters but not in pitchers so I think they're gonna have the same strategy they had last year. Draft a pitcher in the 1st then load up on hitters. I think they would love for Witherspoon or Anderson to be available at 1-10. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Y2Jimmy0 Posted Friday at 02:41 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:41 PM On 5/8/2025 at 7:59 AM, Harold's Leg Lift said: Getting Parker woud be an outstanding outcome. He can really hit and has big time power projection. Pairing him with Bonemer would make for an exciting duo who both have good chances to stay on the dirt. This draft is deep in hitters but not in pitchers so I think they're gonna have the same strategy they had last year. Draft a pitcher in the 1st then load up on hitters. I think they would love for Witherspoon or Anderson to be available at 1-10. Whose strategy though? Chris Getz made the Hagen Smith decision. Needed to feel good about developing the first rounder. I wonder if that changes this time. I just generally prefer the opposite strategy. Hitters early and draft pitching in 3-10. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted Friday at 03:40 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:40 PM Is it a deep enough draft to where picking 10th in the first round instead of first overall isn’t too big of a deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted Friday at 03:42 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:42 PM I've gotten to see Ethan Moore a few times this year, pretty fun team at OPRF this year. His body is shockingly filled out at his age. 5'10 193, I'm assuming he's a tough sign away from louisville. Excited to see his career, but I definitely thought about the feedback of Alek Thomas coming out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted Friday at 03:51 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:51 PM 1 hour ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Whose strategy though? Chris Getz made the Hagen Smith decision. Needed to feel good about developing the first rounder. I wonder if that changes this time. I just generally prefer the opposite strategy. Hitters early and draft pitching in 3-10. I think that's the strategy most everyone prefers but looking at this draft there won't be many quality arms available 3-10 but there should be quality bats. Trust me if they pass on one of these dynamic HS SS for a college arm I'm going to be mildly upset but at least I will understand their thinking so long as they go bats with the majority of the rest of their picks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted Friday at 03:51 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:51 PM 14 minutes ago, bmags said: I've gotten to see Ethan Moore a few times this year, pretty fun team at OPRF this year. His body is shockingly filled out at his age. 5'10 193, I'm assuming he's a tough sign away from louisville. Excited to see his career, but I definitely thought about the feedback of Alek Thomas coming out. He's committed to Tennessee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted Friday at 03:58 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:58 PM ah, BA had louisville, well also hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted Friday at 04:54 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:54 PM 1 hour ago, Bob Sacamano said: Is it a deep enough draft to where picking 10th in the first round instead of first overall isn’t too big of a deal? The consensus is that the top of the draft is muddled. No one has really separated themselves as a top tier, so names that are in consideration as high as 1-1 may be available at 1-10. That said, it's always better to pick higher. I very much doubt names like Holliday, Willits, Hernandez, and Arnold will be available for the Sox. So, the draft is deep enough that they will be able to get a good player at 1-10, but I still wish they were picking 1-1 after the worst season in baseball history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted Friday at 05:18 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:18 PM 28 minutes ago, Timmy U said: The consensus is that the top of the draft is muddled. No one has really separated themselves as a top tier, so names that are in consideration as high as 1-1 may be available at 1-10. That said, it's always better to pick higher. I very much doubt names like Holliday, Willits, Hernandez, and Arnold will be available for the Sox. So, the draft is deep enough that they will be able to get a good player at 1-10, but I still wish they were picking 1-1 after the worst season in baseball history. Well I know that much haha just hoping maybe we get a guy we didn't think we'd be able to get because we are picking 10th. We pick first every other round at least. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Boopa1219 Posted Saturday at 11:54 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 11:54 PM On 5/8/2025 at 6:00 AM, Y2Jimmy0 said: I just don’t see the Sox passing on Laviolette. Curious on Marek Houston too. College bat at 10 with overslot prep bat at 43 makes lots of sense to me. I hope they don’t draft LaViolette. Personally, I am against drafting players with players with below average hit tools with first round picks. The player would have to have 70+ power to make me consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted Sunday at 01:11 AM Share Posted Sunday at 01:11 AM 1 hour ago, Boopa1219 said: I hope they don’t draft LaViolette. Personally, I am against drafting players with players with below average hit tools with first round picks. The player would have to have 70+ power to make me consider it. Power is my top priority because they won’t pay for it and I think he can play CF 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted Sunday at 01:51 PM Share Posted Sunday at 01:51 PM Pacella flat out cranks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted Sunday at 02:04 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:04 PM What range does Pancella go in? 3-4 round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted Sunday at 02:05 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:05 PM On 5/9/2025 at 10:41 PM, Y2Jimmy0 said: Whose strategy though? Chris Getz made the Hagen Smith decision. Needed to feel good about developing the first rounder. I wonder if that changes this time. I just generally prefer the opposite strategy. Hitters early and draft pitching in 3-10. The Shane Smith numbers tell the story. Without an offense, a guy with even a Top Ten ERA is all of MLB has a team overall record of 1-7 in his first eight starts. Smith Schultz and Taylor aren't all going to replicate that success right?off the bat...and without a bullpen and solid defense behind them, pitching does nothing unless we're just going to be a farm system for the rest of baseball like the Pirates or Marlins. They need breakout stars on the position side...not a bunch of 1.5-2.5 fWAR producers if absolutely everything breaks right, which it almost never does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted Sunday at 02:37 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:37 PM On 5/8/2025 at 6:00 AM, Y2Jimmy0 said: I just don’t see the Sox passing on Laviolette. Curious on Marek Houston too. College bat at 10 with overslot prep bat at 43 makes lots of sense to me. With all of that swing-and-miss and having a down 2025 compared to 2024, Laviolette seems like a reach at 10. Caglianone was right under their nose last year, and he had more power and a lot less K thank Laviolette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted Sunday at 02:54 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:54 PM 22 minutes ago, GreenSox said: With all of that swing-and-miss and having a down 2025 compared to 2024, Laviolette seems like a reach at 10. Caglianone was right under their nose last year, and he had more power and a lot less K thank Laviolette. Scouts loved Caglianone. Some in the room would’ve picked him. Chris Getz wanted Hagen Smith. Mike Shirley has a history with A&M coach. I don’t think Sox would pass on Laviolette at 10. I also don’t think he’ll be on the board. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted Sunday at 03:10 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:10 PM (edited) 40 minutes ago, GreenSox said: With all of that swing-and-miss and having a down 2025 compared to 2024, Laviolette seems like a reach at 10. Caglianone was right under their nose last year, and he had more power and a lot less K thank Laviolette. Story of two franchises...Witt Jr. and Caglianone vs. Vaughn and Smith. Two playoff appearances for CWS since 2008 vs. two WS and beating the O's last year and likely headed to postseason 4 in 2025 with all that pitching and a franchise cornerstone not even leaving yet. Edited Sunday at 03:12 PM by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Sunday at 03:31 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:31 PM 42 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Scouts loved Caglianone. Some in the room would’ve picked him. Chris Getz wanted Hagen Smith. Mike Shirley has a history with A&M coach. I don’t think Sox would pass on Laviolette at 10. I also don’t think he’ll be on the board. Are you saying Chris Getz overruled his scouts? Or what are you saying here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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