reiks12 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Sorry had a laugh with this. I simmed 10 times and we didnt get the first pick once. We did however get the 7th pick twice, with the cherry on top being the Twins getting the #1 pick. I fully expect our shitty luck to manifest this into being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77 Hitmen Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 43 minutes ago, reiks12 said: Sorry had a laugh with this. I simmed 10 times and we didnt get the first pick once. We did however get the 7th pick twice, with the cherry on top being the Twins getting the #1 pick. I fully expect our shitty luck to manifest this into being. This would be such a White Sox outcome. It wouldn't shock me at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 It’s almost better just to assume it’ll be 4th or worse and be happy if it’s not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 The Sox big break is that a lot of the worst teams are disqualified from the top 10 this year. We will see if it pays off. It would be a great year to be in the top 3 from the sounds of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 4 hours ago, reiks12 said: Sorry had a laugh with this. I simmed 10 times and we didnt get the first pick once. We did however get the 7th pick twice, with the cherry on top being the Twins getting the #1 pick. I fully expect our shitty luck to manifest this into being. The Pope won't let that happen and if he does it'll be for a good reason like no matter where they pick they'll end up with the best player 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitchatRisktoZisk Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 6 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: The Sox big break is that a lot of the worst teams are disqualified from the top 10 this year. We will see if it pays off. It would be a great year to be in the top 3 from the sounds of it. Sorry if this has been covered, but what teams are not part of the lottery for 2026? I know Colorado is out, but not sure the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 4 hours ago, PitchatRisktoZisk said: Sorry if this has been covered, but what teams are not part of the lottery for 2026? I know Colorado is out, but not sure the others. Rockies, Angels, Cardinals and Nationals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 51 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Rockies, Angels, Cardinals and Nationals So, 10. Rockies 11. Nationals 12. Angels 13. Cardinals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Ignore the positions in Pic 1, pay attention to the odds. The only thing I am not sure of is how the odds in pic 2 change when you factor in the disqualified teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Lamar Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 11-11 gets us under 100 losses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77 Hitmen Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: Ignore the positions in Pic 1, pay attention to the odds. The only thing I am not sure of is how the odds in pic 2 change when you factor in the disqualified teams. Pretty crazy that teams 1, 2, and 3 have an equal shot at any of the first six picks with team #4 having negligibly worse odds. Why not give a bit more weight to the eligible team with the worst record? I suppose that's because they don't want bad teams in September having an incentive to lose instead of winning a meaningless game. But as I suggested earlier, it would be such a White Sox thing to have the most losses in MLB history and then another season where they have the worst record of any team eligible for the top pick and end up with the #10 and #7 picks out of it. Of course, this front office got the #4 and #3 picks not too long ago and totally botched both of those, so maybe I shouldn't fret too much about the lottery system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitchatRisktoZisk Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 8 hours ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Rockies, Angels, Cardinals and Nationals Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 4 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said: Pretty crazy that teams 1, 2, and 3 have an equal shot at any of the first six picks with team #4 having negligibly worse odds. Why not give a bit more weight to the eligible team with the worst record? I suppose that's because they don't want bad teams in September having an incentive to lose instead of winning a meaningless game. But as I suggested earlier, it would be such a White Sox thing to have the most losses in MLB history and then another season where they have the worst record of any team eligible for the top pick and end up with the #10 and #7 picks out of it. Of course, this front office got the #4 and #3 picks not too long ago and totally botched both of those, so maybe I shouldn't fret too much about the lottery system. It was the whole anti-tank idea. If there wasn't extra incentive for being #30, maybe teams don't try THAT hard to lose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 9 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: It was the whole anti-tank idea. If there wasn't extra incentive for being #30, maybe teams don't try THAT hard to lose. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 I know this can't be true, but it sure feels like the Twins are constantly alternating their seasons between making the playoffs and having a top 5 pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 1 hour ago, 77 Hitmen said: Pretty crazy that teams 1, 2, and 3 have an equal shot at any of the first six picks with team #4 having negligibly worse odds. Why not give a bit more weight to the eligible team with the worst record? I suppose that's because they don't want bad teams in September having an incentive to lose instead of winning a meaningless game. But as I suggested earlier, it would be such a White Sox thing to have the most losses in MLB history and then another season where they have the worst record of any team eligible for the top pick and end up with the #10 and #7 picks out of it. Of course, this front office got the #4 and #3 picks not too long ago and totally botched both of those, so maybe I shouldn't fret too much about the lottery system. If I am recalling correctly C Montgomery was the # 22 pick . He still has to prove he's a good long term piece as do all the rookies but certainly quite a few of them have performed bettter than ANYONE could have predicted. Shane Smith and Mike Vasil were non factors in any discussion of top Sox rookies before the season started. Now you can put them in the same group with Montgomery , Teel , and Quero and perhaps Baldwin with a decent crop a year or 2 away + the mystery pick in the draft. also a bunch of pitchers will be coming back from TJ. Would be sweet if any of them can show promise also . And the Sox might get a decent pick exploring the Rule 5 draft again. They hit the jackpot this year . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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