Getz should get drunk tonight and sign an outfielder. 

Finally caught a break for all this losing. Harold Baines brought some luck as former #1 pick.

Edited December 9, 2025Dec 9 by Soxfest

14 minutes ago, ron883 said:

Will Roch command over slot or does he have no leverage?

The projected slot value for 1.1 would be at least $11.5M. Skenes has the highest bonus record at $9.2M (with 1.1 pick slot value at  $9.7M in 2023). Even if Roch smash that record and gets $11M, that still leaves us some room to work with.

f*** it go sign everybodyyy!!

2 hours ago, Baron said:

No. But there's miserable people on here so now's a good time to take the good news and cancel it out by reminding us that the world is hell. 

2 wolves always fighting. One is darkness and despair , the other light and hope. Which one wins ?

The one you feed. 

Another good thing for the Sox since Pope Bob was chosen. 

Heck Yea !!!

Edited December 10, 2025Dec 10 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

31 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

Getz should get drunk tonight and sign an outfielder. 

52 minutes ago, fathom said:

In a perfect world we’re set at SS, 3B and catcher at a minimum 

I can think of a lot better perfect world than being set at just 3 positions assuming a perfect world means all prospects in our system reach their ceilings, Even if the means Colson at 1st Base. 

56 minutes ago, fathom said:

In a perfect world we’re set at SS, 3B and catcher at a minimum 

2B for sure too

Roch has to be the favorite but Grady Emerson is also a mega-prospect.  Lefty swinging shortstop from the Dallas area who does everything well. One scout said the only downside on his card is that Emerson isn't quite as good at the same age as Bobby Witt Jr. So, good year to be picking #1.

1 hour ago, baseball_gal_aly said:

Is it better that they pick first in 2026 rather than 2025? 

I have been way out of the loop

Yes 2026 draft is supposed to be loaded.

51 minutes ago, fathom said:

Everything coming out says Bonemer won’t stay as SS

I just mean everywhere across the infield.  Lots of high upside dudes for a handful of spots.

58 minutes ago, baseball_gal_aly said:

I'm not a Getz fan, but he's still cleaning up Hahn's mess. They lost 100 games in 2023. 

Hahn, KW and especially JR's which it will continue to be until the Ishbia's take over. However, there can be incremental improvements for the next few years regardless of that and labor impasses. 

We're number 1!  We're number 1!

1 hour ago, ron883 said:

I volunteer to be the Adopt-A-Prospect father in the future sox section for Rich when we draft him.

Ok you can take this Rich fella. I'll take Roch

58 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

Getz should get drunk tonight and sign an outfielder. 

Take Jerry with him.

Finally some good news:

https://soxmachine.com/2025/12/white-sox-win-mlb-draft-lottery

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/12/09/white-sox-win-2026-mlb-draft-lottery

The Sun-Times story takes a look at the potential top picks 

33 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Roch has to be the favorite but Grady Emerson is also a mega-prospect.  Lefty swinging shortstop from the Dallas area who does everything well. One scout said the only downside on his card is that Emerson isn't quite as good at the same age as Bobby Witt Jr. So, good year to be picking #1.

I think Emerson could be the pick but I really prefer a college guy if Roch can play like he did last season. Bonus points: another MLB player from my high school and the best prospect it's produced since Terrell Suggs (or 4th rounder Bellinger if you prefer). 

1 hour ago, PaleAleSox said:

Getz should get drunk tonight and sign an outfielder. 

Somewhere Tony just woke up.

15 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Finally some good news:

https://soxmachine.com/2025/12/white-sox-win-mlb-draft-lottery

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/12/09/white-sox-win-2026-mlb-draft-lottery

The Sun-Times story takes a look at the potential top picks 

Pay wall. How about you copy and paste.

3 minutes ago, MikeKreevich said:

Pay wall. How about you copy and paste.

Hmmm, I can see both full articles.

Not sold on the Roch guy but if nothing else looks like a good thing to have a "safe" option on the board heading into the prep and college season. Not a fan of drafting an average athlete at SS but it's not like Jeter was a quick twitch guy so obviously you can have a helluva career at SS regardless.

6 minutes ago, MikeKreevich said:

Pay wall. How about you copy and paste.

I am able to read both stories easily. 

And if a story is behind a paywall (and the Sun-Times stopped doing that two years ago) this website doesn't look kindly on copying and pasting something that has to be paid for.  

One of the mods can correct me if I'm wrong about this. 

Edited December 10, 2025Dec 10 by Lip Man 1

1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Roch, Colson, Carlson, & Bonemer is going to be a fun problem to have.

Yeah, they need to move Bonemer to Left field in Spring Training.

The first Sox game after Cholowsky was born was a walk off winner. Down 3-0 going into the 9th the Sox rallied with a couple homers from Pauly, JD, and a winning sac fly from our shortstop Uribe. It was meant to be.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200504060.shtml

So which Left handed starter are we taking?