White Sox win draft lottery, will pick #1 in 2026

[southsider2k5]

1 hour ago, oldsox said:

I'll give you guys something to fixate on.  Who is his agent gonna be? Boras? If so, then we can have a real thread talking about the second-best player in the draft.

It won't change a thing.

[Y2Jimmy0]

1 hour ago, oldsox said:

I'll give you guys something to fixate on.  Who is his agent gonna be? Boras? If so, then we can have a real thread talking about the second-best player in the draft.

His agent isn’t Boras. I believe CAA represents Cholowsky and Emerson 

[WhiteSox2023]

1 hour ago, oldsox said:

I'll give you guys something to fixate on.  Who is his agent gonna be? Boras? If so, then we can have a real thread talking about the second-best player in the draft.

That would only matter for the Sox hope of resigning him after he becomes a free agent.

[southsider2k5]

13 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

His agent isn’t Boras. I believe CAA represents Cholowsky and Emerson 

Are kids allowed to have agents now with NIL?

[Bob Sacamano]

2 hours ago, oldsox said:

I'll give you guys something to fixate on.  Who is his agent gonna be? Boras? If so, then we can have a real thread talking about the second-best player in the draft.

6+ years of control is still good. They did draft Rodon.

Edited December 27, 2025 by Bob Sacamano

[Y2Jimmy0]

11 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Are kids allowed to have agents now with NIL?

No but they’ve always had “advisors”. 

[77 Hitmen]

21 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

6+ years of control is still good. They did draft Rodon.

Yep.....and by the time that 6+ years are up, JR will likely no longer be owner of the team.  Even if he's still hanging on at age 96 or 97, the waiting-in-the-wings owner isn't going to let a star player walk just because he has Boras as an agent.

[WestEddy]

34 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

6+ years of control is still good. They did draft Rodon.

And Rodon's agent was Boras. 

[Bob Sacamano]

16 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

And Rodon's agent was Boras. 

Yeah that’s why I mentioned him

[oldsox]

59 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

6+ years of control is still good. They did draft Rodon.

Yes, and Boras did his best to screw it up for Sox. He asked for money way above the slotted amount, so much so that if Sox had succumbed, they would have forfeited their first rounder the next year. Boras is no friend to the White Sox. I'm delighted Roch signed elsewhere.

 

[oldsox]

1 hour ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

His agent isn’t Boras. I believe CAA represents Cholowsky and Emerson 

Good.

[WhiteSox2023]

1 minute ago, oldsox said:

Good.

Well, if he becomes a star, he could always change to Boras.  It’s what Robert did after his breakout 2023 season.

[southsider2k5]

1 hour ago, Bob Sacamano said:

6+ years of control is still good. They did draft Rodon.

This exactly.

[southsider2k5]

1 hour ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

No but they’ve always had “advisors”. 

I was wondering with actual money out there, if they finally dropped the charade.

[77 Hitmen]

17 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Well, if he becomes a star, he could always change to Boras.  It’s what Robert did after his breakout 2023 season.

By the time this might even become an issue for the Sox, they'll likely have a new owner.  The old JR won't deal with Scott Boras clients concern isn't going to be a factor for anyone drafted in 2026.

[WhiteSox2023]

4 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

By the time this might even become an issue for the Sox, they'll likely have a new owner.  The old JR won't deal with Scott Boras clients concern isn't going to be a factor for anyone drafted in 2026.

Well, Boras is never good for your homegrown players, regardless of Jerry.  He rarely considers contract extensions and almost always takes his clients to free agency.

Edited December 27, 2025 by WhiteSox2023

[Bob Sacamano]

2 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

By the time this might even become an issue for the Sox, they'll likely have a new owner.  The old JR won't deal with Scott Boras clients concern isn't going to be a factor for anyone drafted in 2026.

Plus, I don’t think you draft a guy wondering if you’re going to be able to extend him almost a decade later or not.

[WestEddy]

7 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

By the time this might even become an issue for the Sox, they'll likely have a new owner.  The old JR won't deal with Scott Boras clients concern isn't going to be a factor for anyone drafted in 2026.

The JR vs. Boras thing has pretty much worked its way out, hasn't it? It's not really a concern that JR avoids Boras, he avoids the big money. And Boras is big money. 

[southsider2k5]

38 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Plus, I don’t think you draft a guy wondering if you’re going to be able to extend him almost a decade later or not.

Seriously,  we are talking about something like a decade from from now.  Odds are Jerry is fertilizer and the Ishbia era is well under way, making this all moot.

[ron883]

On 12/27/2025 at 10:19 AM, Y2Jimmy0 said:

No but they’ve always had “advisors”. 

Appreciate your analysis and enjoyed listening to your draft podcast. I forget if I asked this to you already, but how much do you think a guy like Roch would sign for? Is it likely to be the allotted slot value? Or can they snag him for less because he has no leverage? The last 2 picks were a bit lower than slot. Even Paul Skenes signed for $500k below slot. 

Edit: Just saw your tweet about how a possible scenario would be them signing him for $10m and having $1.3m extra from the $11.3m slot value. Man that would be awesome. 

Edited 12 hours ago by ron883

[oldsox]

1 hour ago, ron883 said:

Appreciate your analysis and enjoyed listening to your draft podcast. I forget if I asked this to you already, but how much do you think a guy like Roch would sign for? Is it likely to be the allotted slot value? Or can they snag him for less because he has no leverage? The last 2 picks were a bit lower than slot. Even Paul Skenes signed for $500k below slot. 

Edit: Just saw your tweet about how a possible scenario would be them signing him for $10m and having $1.3m extra from the $11.3m slot value. Man that would be awesome. 

Good question, but I think the sides would have negotiated the bonus prior to draft day.

[ron883]

18 minutes ago, oldsox said:

Good question, but I think the sides would have negotiated the bonus prior to draft day.

I know that, I'm just wondering if it can be expected that he will sign for under slot. 

[Autumn Dreamin]

18 minutes ago, ron883 said:

I know that, I'm just wondering if it can be expected that he will sign for under slot. 

Yes. He could beat the current signing record by seven figures and still be well under slot.

[Y2Jimmy0]

3 hours ago, ron883 said:

Appreciate your analysis and enjoyed listening to your draft podcast. I forget if I asked this to you already, but how much do you think a guy like Roch would sign for? Is it likely to be the allotted slot value? Or can they snag him for less because he has no leverage? The last 2 picks were a bit lower than slot. Even Paul Skenes signed for $500k below slot. 

Edit: Just saw your tweet about how a possible scenario would be them signing him for $10m and having $1.3m extra from the $11.3m slot value. Man that would be awesome. 

 

1 hour ago, ron883 said:

I know that, I'm just wondering if it can be expected that he will sign for under slot. 

He’ll likely beat bonus record by quite a bit and still come in very underslot. Sox are in a great spot. 

[Lukakke Appling]

15 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

 

He’ll likely beat bonus record by quite a bit and still come in very underslot. Sox are in a great spot. 

Are you at all concerned the Rays will try to push him down to 2 (assuming he’s still the clear 1) with their enormous pool, or am I just being paranoid?