January 23Jan 23 4 hours ago, oldsox said: I still don't get why they chose not to play him. Other top high school picks played after the draft and did well. Holliday for one. There's nowhere for prep guys to play anymore. Rookie ball is over and these kids aren't ready to go straight to Low-A. They played games in Arizona. We just don't know about them.
January 23Jan 23 Is there any indication where Carlson will be playing this year? I would hope Kannapolis.
January 23Jan 23 23 minutes ago, Johno said: Is there any indication where Carlson will be playing this year? I would hope Kannapolis. It will be either Kannapolis or staying in the complex, depending on how they view his progress and readiness. My guess would be Kanny.
January 23Jan 23 47 minutes ago, Johno said: Is there any indication where Carlson will be playing this year? I would hope Kannapolis. Almost certainly Kannapolis or I’d be very concerned
January 23Jan 23 Really good Elijah Evans interview with new W-S hitting coach Adam Sinkoe just dropped. Sinkoe is super impressed with Jaden Fauske. He's another guy who could be a Top 100 guy if he breaks out in Kanny. Sinkoe also has nice things to say about the work Wolkow has done in the offseason. Worth a listen.
January 24Jan 24 MLB Pipeline update is out, pretty different from BA's in both ordering and positioning. 36. Braden Montgomery (BA #73) 40. Noah Schultz (BA #26) 71. Billy Carlson (BA #92) 73. Caleb Bonemer (BA #27) 88. Hagen Smith (BA #91) So no top 30 overalls in Pipeline but 2 in BA. No 90+ guys in Pipeline, but 3 in BA (counting McDougal, who didn't make the Pipeline list). Pipeline has Sox tied for 9th in "prospect points" (100 for rank 1, 99 for rank 2, etc.)
January 24Jan 24 5 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said: MLB Pipeline update is out, pretty different from BA's in both ordering and positioning. 36. Braden Montgomery (BA #73) 40. Noah Schultz (BA #26) 71. Billy Carlson (BA #92) 73. Caleb Bonemer (BA #27) 88. Hagen Smith (BA #91) So no top 30 overalls in Pipeline but 2 in BA. No 90+ guys in Pipeline, but 3 in BA (counting McDougal, who didn't make the Pipeline list). Pipeline has Sox tied for 9th in "prospect points" (100 for rank 1, 99 for rank 2, etc.) one year ago, posters like @Look at Ray Ray Run were saying the Sox could have none in the top 100 this winter. Looks like a solid system that’s about to get a whole lot stronger this summer too. And there’s finally some young talent at the MLB level again as well. Could be the makings of a solid young core ready to compete once Ishbia $ infusions commence in a few years. Edited January 24Jan 24 by JUSTgottaBELIEVE
January 24Jan 24 43 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: one year ago, posters like @Look at Ray Ray Run were saying the Sox could have none in the top 100 this winter. Looks like a solid system that’s about to get a whole lot stronger this summer too. And there’s finally some young talent at the MLB level again as well. Could be the makings of a solid young core ready to compete once Ishbia $ infusions commence in a few years. I did?
January 24Jan 24 11 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said: MLB Pipeline update is out, pretty different from BA's in both ordering and positioning. 36. Braden Montgomery (BA #73) 40. Noah Schultz (BA #26) 71. Billy Carlson (BA #92) 73. Caleb Bonemer (BA #27) 88. Hagen Smith (BA #91) So no top 30 overalls in Pipeline but 2 in BA. No 90+ guys in Pipeline, but 3 in BA (counting McDougal, who didn't make the Pipeline list). Pipeline has Sox tied for 9th in "prospect points" (100 for rank 1, 99 for rank 2, etc.) Callis really didn’t like Bonemer headed into the draft, so he is not on that train. He doesn’t want to put him in front of Carlson and Carlson can’t be higher than 70, therefore… To be fair, Bonemer’s swing mechanics are unusual. Most guys wouldn’t be strong enough to make them work.
January 24Jan 24 22 hours ago, Timmy U said: Really good Elijah Evans interview with new W-S hitting coach Adam Sinkoe just dropped. Sinkoe is super impressed with Jaden Fauske. He's another guy who could be a Top 100 guy if he breaks out in Kanny. Sinkoe also has nice things to say about the work Wolkow has done in the offseason. Worth a listen. Is was good. Impressive guy.
January 24Jan 24 14 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said: MLB Pipeline update is out, pretty different from BA's in both ordering and positioning. 36. Braden Montgomery (BA #73) 40. Noah Schultz (BA #26) 71. Billy Carlson (BA #92) 73. Caleb Bonemer (BA #27) 88. Hagen Smith (BA #91) So no top 30 overalls in Pipeline but 2 in BA. No 90+ guys in Pipeline, but 3 in BA (counting McDougal, who didn't make the Pipeline list). Pipeline has Sox tied for 9th in "prospect points" (100 for rank 1, 99 for rank 2, etc.) Unless I’m missing something, your pipeline rankings are off. Shultz is 49, Bonemer is 61, Smith is 72.
January 24Jan 24 1 hour ago, Lukakke Appling said: Unless I’m missing something, your pipeline rankings are off. Shultz is 49, Bonemer is 61, Smith is 72. I think those rankings were the last updates from 2025 for Pipeline.
January 24Jan 24 3 hours ago, Lukakke Appling said: Unless I’m missing something, your pipeline rankings are off. Shultz is 49, Bonemer is 61, Smith is 72. Good catch! The MLB article announcing the update still linked to the 2025 list for some reason instead of the preseason 2026 one. 36. Braden Montgomery (BA #73) 49. Noah Schultz (BA #26) 61. Caleb Bonemer (BA #27) 72. Hagen Smith (BA #91) 73. Billy Carlson (BA #92) A little less deviation then
January 27Jan 27 On 1/24/2026 at 12:56 PM, Autumn Dreamin said: Good catch! The MLB article announcing the update still linked to the 2025 list for some reason instead of the preseason 2026 one. 36. Braden Montgomery (BA #73) 49. Noah Schultz (BA #26) 61. Caleb Bonemer (BA #27) 72. Hagen Smith (BA #91) 73. Billy Carlson (BA #92) A little less deviation then Bonemer arriving right around the time to start considering paying Colston. 🤔
January 27Jan 27 11 hours ago, Chick Mercedes said: Bonemer arriving right around the time to start considering paying Colston. 🤔 Caleb to the Da Bears, confirmed.
January 27Jan 27 On 1/23/2026 at 8:43 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: one year ago, posters like @Look at Ray Ray Run were saying the Sox could have none in the top 100 this winter. Looks like a solid system that’s about to get a whole lot stronger this summer too. And there’s finally some young talent at the MLB level again as well. Could be the makings of a solid young core ready to compete once Ishbia $ infusions commence in a few years. Pal, I'm waiting for your receipts. I never said anything of the sorts. I said it was a league average system with a last place team.
February 16Feb 16 On 1/28/2026 at 2:14 AM, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Pal, I'm waiting for your receipts. I never said anything of the sorts. I said it was a league average system with a last place team. That's quite the stretch...
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