On 4/6/2026 at 12:10 PM, joejoesox said:

some Roch D porn:

Not flashy. Stays compact and has fluid transfers. Move him to second or third depending on how things shake out with Billy Carlson and Colson.

Another homer for Roch

3-5, 2 hr

1 minute ago, flavum said:

Another homer for Roch

3-5, 2 hr

Nuked

Edited April 8Apr 8 by Sleepy Harold

ROCH THE HOUSE

Since most of you don't check the Future Sox forum, Noah Schultz is dominating so far this year

1 hour ago, joejoesox said:

Since most of you don't check the Future Sox forum, Noah Schultz is dominating so far this year

Has to at least get up to 5 ip/start though...

1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:

Has to at least get up to 5 ip/start though...

He's done it 2 out of 3 starts this year.

1 hour ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Was it Brent Lillibridge by any chance?

1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:

Was it Brent Lillibridge by any chance?

Bonds, Trout, Cabrera on offense. Brandon Crawford on defense.

Kelenic has 2 hits in 27 AB, it's over bro

It’s kinda funny Pipeline has an article projecting the first 11 picks of the draft. It’s the first 11 because Roch to the Sox was so obvious they just skipped over it and projected the next 10.

1 hour ago, Lukakke Appling said:

It’s kinda funny Pipeline has an article projecting the first 11 picks of the draft. It’s the first 11 because Roch to the Sox was so obvious they just skipped over it and projected the next 10.

Interesting, in some baseball circles it's 25/75 Lackey/Roch with Lackey inching closer. Lebron hit tool not getting better in conference play was a damper.

Here was Keith Law's recent comments too as some support for the above:

"Lackey was a prospect coming into the year, but he has exploded at the plate and is now generating 1-1 comments from national scouts. He’s hitting .405/.529/.811 with more walks than strikeouts and has even stolen seven bases. He's also maintained a whiff rate on fastballs under 10 percent. He can definitely stick behind the plate, although he has the athleticism to potentially play somewhere else if a team wants to get his bat in the lineup more often."

Here's the blurb on Roch:

"The preseason favorite to go 1-1 has been … fine. He’s done nothing wrong, but he also hasn’t blown everyone away. He’s hitting .342/.471/.683 on the season with one more walk than he has strikeouts. He’s now beating up on some pretty mediocre pitching in the Big Ten, part of a loaded Bruins lineup where the entire offense has a .443 OBP. He’s still the top player in the class and the player I would still say is most likely to go No. 1, but both of those statements are weaker than they were two months ago."

Edited Friday at 06:46 PM4 days by Look at Ray Ray Run

3 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Interesting, in some baseball circles it's 25/75 Lackey/Roch with Lackey inching closer. Lebron hit tool not getting better in conference play was a damper.

Here was Keith Law's recent comments too as some support for the above:

"Lackey was a prospect coming into the year, but he has exploded at the plate and is now generating 1-1 comments from national scouts. He’s hitting .405/.529/.811 with more walks than strikeouts and has even stolen seven bases. He's also maintained a whiff rate on fastballs under 10 percent. He can definitely stick behind the plate, although he has the athleticism to potentially play somewhere else if a team wants to get his bat in the lineup more often."

Here's the blurb on Roch:

"The preseason favorite to go 1-1 has been … fine. He’s done nothing wrong, but he also hasn’t blown everyone away. He’s hitting .342/.471/.683 on the season with one more walk than he has strikeouts. He’s now beating up on some pretty mediocre pitching in the Big Ten, part of a loaded Bruins lineup where the entire offense has a .443 OBP. He’s still the top player in the class and the player I would still say is most likely to go No. 1, but both of those statements are weaker than they were two months ago."

It's funny that Roch blew everyone away last year but this year he's just fine even though all of his stats and data are the same. I think he's been more impressive this year than he was last year, personally.

3 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Interesting, in some baseball circles it's 25/75 Lackey/Roch with Lackey inching closer. Lebron hit tool not getting better in conference play was a damper.

Here was Keith Law's recent comments too as some support for the above:

"Lackey was a prospect coming into the year, but he has exploded at the plate and is now generating 1-1 comments from national scouts. He’s hitting .405/.529/.811 with more walks than strikeouts and has even stolen seven bases. He's also maintained a whiff rate on fastballs under 10 percent. He can definitely stick behind the plate, although he has the athleticism to potentially play somewhere else if a team wants to get his bat in the lineup more often."

Here's the blurb on Roch:

"The preseason favorite to go 1-1 has been … fine. He’s done nothing wrong, but he also hasn’t blown everyone away. He’s hitting .342/.471/.683 on the season with one more walk than he has strikeouts. He’s now beating up on some pretty mediocre pitching in the Big Ten, part of a loaded Bruins lineup where the entire offense has a .443 OBP. He’s still the top player in the class and the player I would still say is most likely to go No. 1, but both of those statements are weaker than they were two months ago."

Just reads like fatigue and have to write something.

7 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said:

Just reads like fatigue and have to write something.

Yeah. His stats are almost eerily the same as last year when he was the college player of the year everyone was clamoring for.

15 minutes ago, Lukakke Appling said:

Yeah. His stats are almost eerily the same as last year when he was the college player of the year everyone was clamoring for.

Which goes against him, not for him. Baseball is about growth and development. Lackey is out producing him and in a tougher conference. Still a lot of baseball to go though.

3 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Which goes against him, not for him. Baseball is about growth and development. Lackey is out producing him and in a tougher conference. Still a lot of baseball to go though.

Yep that’s the thing, a lot of the reasons people thought he was a once in a decade possible prospect was due to expected improvement. I think KLaw said it best, he’s been “fine” for his standards he set

11 minutes ago, fathom said:

Yep that’s the thing, a lot of the reasons people thought he was a once in a decade possible prospect was due to expected improvement. I think KLaw said it best, he’s been “fine” for his standards he set

This is a bit ridiculous. When your stats are disgusting to begin with, how much better can they get the next season?

Regardless, Getz has the top pick and if he doesn’t get the best player in the next draft, he will have failed.

Edited Saturday at 02:29 AM3 days by WhiteSox2023

UCLA and Rutgers are in the 14th inning. 1-1.

Roch has a couple walks and a HBP. But 0-4.

UCLA has left a ton of runners stranded, and have the bases loaded now.

8 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

This is a bit ridiculous. When your stats are disgusting to begin with, how much better can they get the next season?

Regardless, Getz has the top pick and if he doesn’t get the best player in the next draft, he will have failed.

Well, lackey is showing you right now since his stats are quite a bit better and he doesn't get to feast off the big 10.

Can't understate enough how little his in conference production matters.

And nothing ridiculous about it. Any signs that you've peaked as a player can be very concerning for a scout. You want to see parts of the game take a step forward which has not happened.

Edited Saturday at 11:01 AM3 days by Look at Ray Ray Run

10 hours ago, fathom said:

Yep that’s the thing, a lot of the reasons people thought he was a once in a decade possible prospect was due to expected improvement. I think KLaw said it best, he’s been “fine” for his standards he set

1 hour ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Well, lackey is showing you right now since his stats are quite a bit better and he doesn't get to feast off the big 10.

Can't understate enough how little his in conference production matters.

And nothing ridiculous about it. Any signs that you've peaked as a player can be very concerning for a scout. You want to see parts of the game take a step forward which has not happened.

Do you think Roch Cholowsky has peaked as a newly turned 21-year-old?

10 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

Do you think Roch Cholowsky has peaked as a newly turned 21-year-old?

Not at all, and I want the Sox to take him.