July 14, 2025Jul 14 32 minutes ago, DirtySox said: I sure would like the Sox to acquire some extra draft picks for 2026. Would love the flexibility and bonus pool money that allows. When are the 2026 picks known enough to be available to be traded?
July 14, 2025Jul 14 Author 10 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: When are the 2026 picks known enough to be available to be traded? Only the competitive balance picks can be traded. So sometime after the world series I suppose? Around draft lottery time?
July 14, 2025Jul 14 19 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Only the competitive balance picks can be traded. So sometime after the world series I suppose? Around draft lottery time? Can they be a PTBNL type of a thing at this year's deadline?
July 14, 2025Jul 14 30 minutes ago, oldsox said: Rarely does that happen. I think about half of the moveable draft picks were traded for this draft.
July 14, 2025Jul 14 13 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said: Can they be a PTBNL type of a thing at this year's deadline? They can't be traded until after the draft lottery at the winter meetings, I believe.
July 14, 2025Jul 14 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: And why is this a red flag? Just because they know him? I said I liked/loved the pick. I never said a red flag. I can understand skepticism. This is a franchise, under Jerry, that drafts daughters and son's and promotes within. You're good with Getz because they know him?
July 14, 2025Jul 14 1 hour ago, fathom said: Don’t you mean Landon? Yes. My bad. That was a really good team(s) that JIm coached. The one that just committed to Tennessee.
July 14, 2025Jul 14 20 minutes ago, champagne030 said: I said I liked/loved the pick. I never said a red flag. I can understand skepticism. This is a franchise, under Jerry, that drafts daughters and son's and promotes within. You're good with Getz because they know him? I didn't say anything good or bad about it, I am just trying to understand what you were saying about it.
July 14, 2025Jul 14 HS pick but turns 20 in September. Seems to be an impressive athlete with track and basketball background. Not sure if this our last HS pick of the draft.
July 14, 2025Jul 14 Pick Rank FV Name Pos. Age School Strengths 10 12 45+ Billy Carlson SS 19.0 Corona HS (CA) Arm, Defense, Power Proj. 44 37 40+ Jaden Fauske C/1B/OF 18.6 Nazareth Academy (IL) Bat-to-Ball Skills 76 114 40 Kyle Lodise SS 21.7 Georgia Tech SS Range & Actions Carlson can really play defense and has an incredible arm, and his bat-to-ball performance on the showcase circuit was strong. His swing gives some scouts pause because of its length. Though not especially toolsy, Fauske was seen as one of the more polished high school hitters in the class. Both were picked right around where I ranked them. Lodise I see as more of a low-ceiling utility guy. I don’t know if Fauske will sign for an over-slot amount or not. If that’s the deal, then perhaps they reached a bit for Lodise to fit Fauske’s bonus into their pool
July 14, 2025Jul 14 12 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Christ for a second I thought we drafted the pudgy kid with the slap swing at the start of the video.
July 14, 2025Jul 14 Author 8 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Christ for a second I thought we drafted the pudgy kid with the slap swing at the start of the video. Lol me too.
July 14, 2025Jul 14 13 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Seems like an interesting 11th rounder. Any prep here is really nice.
July 14, 2025Jul 14 9 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: Seems like an interesting 11th rounder. Any prep here is really nice. Yea I'll take a athletic multisport athlete leader of a team like that any day at that spot. 98% of the time he never puts on the weight or skills needed but a couple times out of a hundred he turns into a good player imo.
July 14, 2025Jul 14 4 hours ago, Quin said: To be fair, Mark Buehrle is one of the craziest draft picks of all-time and the key to his pitching wasn't his stuff, it was the fact that he's one of the best defensive pitchers of all-time and pitched stupid fast. True, but my point was you never know. You shouldn't discard anybody. Another Example was Mike Piazza
July 14, 2025Jul 14 17 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Christ for a second I thought we drafted the pudgy kid with the slap swing at the start of the video. Got some Kelly Leak in him
July 14, 2025Jul 14 13 minutes ago, JoshPR said: True, but my point was you never know. You shouldn't discard anybody. Another Example was Mike Piazza Your point was apt in the pre draft caps days. Today it does not work like that. It is quite literally impossible to take the best possible player with each pick, or you will be over the draft caps and forfeit draft picks in future drafts. They days where you can spend whatever you want are over. if you don't have sacrifice picks you don't get overslot deals either.
July 14, 2025Jul 14 15 minutes ago, JoshPR said: True, but my point was you never know. You shouldn't discard anybody. Another Example was Mike Piazza Players aren't allowed to "train" like Piazza did anymore. Edited July 14, 2025Jul 14 by ptatc
July 14, 2025Jul 14 Late to the party but I think Shelton is going to move through the system quick giving hitterish vibes like Antonnacci. Boughton looks really athletic. Was a state champion long jumper, runs 6.4 60 with plus arm. Bat is in question but I can see Sox profiling him in CF.
July 14, 2025Jul 14 This is as good a time as any to drop one of my favorite Buehrle articles: The Curious Case of Mark Buehrle
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