Lackey with an awful game today, to be fair. 0-4

Just got under it.

22 games in a row getting on base streak in jeopardy after tearing apart the first two regional games.

.486 and over 1.000 slugging percentage during that critical 6 week time period.

UCLA pretty much went the opposite direction as an offense at that same time.

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

Lackey with an awful game today, to be fair. 0-4

That last swing was a good one...just didn't square it up on the bat and got under it a bit.

Murakami looked terrible for the entire WBC this last year until hitting a GS against an Australian reliever who wouldn't get out of A ball in what became a blowout.

Next up is Kansas.

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by caulfield12

22 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Getting better every single season?

Or peaking/plateauing early?

Look at Ethan Salas. Top 10-15 milb prospect to out of the Top 100 and then back again like Colson.

Development is not always linear. But in this case, it has been.

2025 numbers at GA TECH...higher average than Cholowsky this season

.347

.421

.500

.921

A lot of scouts had Lackey on their top 15 lists based on his dynamic physical tools alone coming into this year's college season.

But who knows....based on two games, they're taking Burress, lol. He was head of the class when this mock came out.

I just care a lot about the totality of the college career.

2 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

I just care a lot about the totality of the college career.

That's why Doyle gave Roch the advantage there...the break out sophomore season.

He looked at 15 different categories, including soft skills like leadership (had personally interviewed him three times, including high school when he turned down a $3 million bonus), where he also deferred to Cholowsky, but that was before the multiple game collapse this past weekend.

Is their any indication Roch even likes the Sox...compared to SFG?

And didn't the same thing get said about Madrigal and Vaughn...totality of their ncaa careers were dominating?

Casey at OSU said Madrigal was the best player in the country when he recruited him out of Cali...and had already been on various national teams.

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by caulfield12

Didn't have the opportunity to even catch that ball on the play at the plate...

7-5 Ga Tech Top of 8

24 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

That's why Doyle gave Roch the advantage there...the break out sophomore season.

He looked at 15 different categories, including soft skills like leadership (had personally interviewed him three times, including high school when he turned down a $3 million bonus), where he also deferred to Cholowsky, but that was before the multiple game collapse this past weekend.

Is their any indication Roch even likes the Sox...compared to SFG?

And didn't the same thing get said about Madrigal and Vaughn...totality of their ncaa careers were dominating?

Casey at OSU said Madrigal was the best player in the country when he recruited him out of Cali...and had already been on various national teams.

The "multiple game collapse" is 8 plate appearances. You realize that is totally insane right? No idea what he thinks about the Sox. His family members follow FutureSox on twitter. Sox wanted to draft him in 2023 after scouting him heavily and couldn't make it work. They also have the #1 pick and it doesn't really matter.

Ga Tech manager stuck with his reliever too long.

3 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

The "multiple game collapse" is 8 plate appearances. You realize that is totally insane right? No idea what he thinks about the Sox. His family members follow FutureSox on twitter. Sox wanted to draft him in 2023 after scouting him heavily and couldn't make it work. They also have the #1 pick and it doesn't really matter.

At this point, everything is getting microanalyzed game by game since this could be the very last look for weeks.

Seems like the pendulum will swing back towards Cholowsky if OU blows 6 and 4 run leads in back to back games.

That's also illogical/emotional decision making in the moment.

Tech just got lucky with that play to get the dp and out of the inning. That said OU could have made outs the last two runs scored just as easily. Razor thin margins.

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by caulfield12

Too many people on the Lackey train now. Time to move on to Flora.

(Moving back the draft was so stupid.)

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by DirtySox

6 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

Too many people on the Lackey train now. Time to move on to Flora.

(Moving back the draft was so stupid.)

Based on the career arcs of Hagen and the risks attendant with Schultz's height/frame, McDougal's high velo and Oppor's erratic seaon...that's even scarier.

Look how long it took to get one dominant season out of Rodon...and how much time lost to injury. Same with Crochet.

Any team only could have signed him for a song before 2001.

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by caulfield12

Ga Tech really feeling a bit of panic...crazy the psrallels between the 1-2 teams this weekend.

Tech SS saved the loss for now with an amazing throw at SS from his knees.

And the second collapse is officially over.

Tockey OU gw homer over batter's eye in CF.

GaTech Friday starter never looked comfortable coming in as a reliever.

Have to go back to post Garciaparrra/Teixeira/Varitek daysdays long years ago since Tech advanced to Super Regionals.

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by caulfield12

1 hour ago, DirtySox said:

Too many people on the Lackey train now. Time to move on to Flora.

(Moving back the draft was so stupid.)

I’m surprised he hasn’t gotten more attention.

3 minutes ago, fathom said:

I’m surprised he hasn’t gotten more attention.

Because taking another two pitch college starter would be fucking insanity.

Vahn Lackey just went 3-14 in regionals and 0-8 in the two elimination games. Are we onto Emerson or Lombard now?

49 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

Vahn Lackey just went 3-14 in regionals and 0-8 in the two elimination games. Are we onto Emerson or Lombard now?

Eric Booth Jr.

53 minutes ago, fathom said:

I’m surprised he hasn’t gotten more attention.

I was mainly joking.

I'm actually fine with any of the Lackey/Roch/Emerson triumverate. I trust the Sox here. I'm a bit tired of the discourse myself and am more interested in what they do with the rest of the picks. I want them to go heavy prep upside, but with the timeline seemingly ahead of schedule I could see a college arm at 41. Jimmy floated Jack Radel earlier in the process and that would slot in nicely.

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by DirtySox

6 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

Eric Booth Jr.

Wow. That would take cajones. Could be a superstar, but needs a swing change. Scary.

1 hour ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

Vahn Lackey just went 3-14 in regionals and 0-8 in the two elimination games. Are we onto Emerson or Lombard now?

Hey now I've been pro Emerson as my guy for months. Don't lump me in with the Lackey camp. 🤣

I do think GT losing makes the chances of Lackey going 1-1 even slimmer.

1 hour ago, SoxAce said:

Hey now I've been pro Emerson as my guy for months. Don't lump me in with the Lackey camp. 🤣

Who is the one who keeps pushing Flora?

Weren't two of Lackey's 3 hits massive bombs lol?

A little like Romo.

At any rate, Madrigal was from CA prep/OSU, Vaughn UC Berkeley and now UCLA by way of AZ with Cholowsky.

Three PAC-10 (originally) guys.

Third time's a charm?

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by caulfield12

4 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Is their any indication Roch even likes the Sox...compared to SFG?

IT. DOES. NOT. MATTER. IF. ROCH. “LIKES”. THE. SOX. OR. NOT.

AT ALL.

2 hours ago, DirtySox said:

Eric Booth Jr.

Carson Kerce GA Tech SS

4 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Seems like the pendulum will swing back towards Cholowsky if OU blows 6 and 4 run leads in back to back games

You really are clueless when it comes to the scouting and drafting process.