This is just a great draft class. Anyone picking in the first 15 should walk away with a stud.

5 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Sounded like "bodies at the track," like he was figuratively killing Rhode Island pitching this weekend.

I wrote some about Cholowsky and looked at White Sox potential bonus pool in Draft Notebook 2.0 today: https://www.futuresox.net/2026/02/22/white-sox-2026-mlb-draft-notebook-2-0/

52 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

I wrote some about Cholowsky and looked at White Sox potential bonus pool in Draft Notebook 2.0 today: https://www.futuresox.net/2026/02/22/white-sox-2026-mlb-draft-notebook-2-0/

Time to go get us an aircraft carrier. 

Do you really think he would be on the major league squad as soon as 2027?

25 minutes ago, Ducksnort said:

Time to go get us an aircraft carrier. 

Do you really think he would be on the major league squad as soon as 2027?

It's not the craziest thing ever done by the Sox.

3 hours ago, Ducksnort said:

Time to go get us an aircraft carrier. 

Do you really think he would be on the major league squad as soon as 2027?

By like midseason, yeah. Start in Winston this year, finish in AA. Big league invite to ST, start in AA or AAA with a call up basically at any time. 

2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

It's not the craziest thing ever done by the Sox.

Yeah but usually when they bring them up quickly they're rushing development. I realize that Roch is an unusual case though, might be MLB ready now...

6 minutes ago, Ducksnort said:

Yeah but usually when they bring them up quickly they're rushing development. I realize that Roch is an unusual case though, might be MLB ready now...

Get him signed quickly in 26, give him his low A/A experience, then see if he can run the three levels by the ASB/September in 27.  He's one of the most league ready hitters to come through the draft in quite a while.  He will tell you by his play as a pro if he can do it.

 

 

5 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

It's not the craziest thing ever done by the Sox.

Or the Angels. They bring all the first round ones up really early.

2 hours ago, DirtySox said:

https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/2023/draft/will-gasparino-800605

No way he slides to the second round, right?

6`6" frame with CF ability...just looks huge compared to Roch and Lebron.

5 hours ago, Ducksnort said:

Yeah but usually when they bring them up quickly they're rushing development. I realize that Roch is an unusual case though, might be MLB ready now...

He seems like he has enough bandwidth to be able to handle the challenge without being hurt by the  jump

40 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/2023/draft/will-gasparino-800605

No way he slides to the second round, right?

6`6" frame with CF ability...just looks huge compared to Roch and Lebron.

Sign me up before they go the Thome route. Thome would be a stereotypical White Sox selection of old.

 

 

14 hours ago, DirtySox said:

 

 

A lot of similarities here with Tim Anderson, down to the region of the country he's from.

https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=672702

94 mph arm strength and one of the best sixty times around with lots of protection remaining in his game.

Unique unicorn SS/CF.

Oof on Flukey.

 

 

5 hours ago, DirtySox said:

 

No more LHPers lol...not even if they have Thome as their last name.

Luckily, Joseph Contreras is RHed.

This Will Gasparino kid from UCLA is having a monster start. Is he a legit draft prospect? Plays outfield which the Sox obviously need.

1 hour ago, ChiSoxFanMike said:

This Will Gasparino kid from UCLA is having a monster start. Is he a legit draft prospect? Plays outfield which the Sox obviously need.

He isn't on the current top 100 college draft prospects list at BA, but in their weekly chat this was asked.

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Anonymous
2 days ago
Who would you say has the biggest up arrow next to their name after the first two weeks of the college season?
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Carlos Collazo
2 days ago
I think Cameron Johnson is one of the first names I would point to. He lost a lot of buzz over the last two years, but the arm talent is super obvious and he seems to have made some real strike-throwing strides. He needs to keep making those, especially with his secondaries, but he's definitely an up arrow. I'd also mention LSU OF Jake Brown and Kansas State SS Dee Kennedy. Both are getting a lot of positive scout feedback.
Carlos Collazo
2 days ago
Jacob Rudner chimes in to say Will Gasparino's name should be mentioned here, too.