1 hour ago, Jake said:

Glad to see someone pointing out that neither team thought Tatis was the main part of the deal coming from the Sox

Preller and Padres scouts obviously knew a bit more than Hahn and Sox scouts. They knew that Shields was absolutely burnt toast and got back the best player in the trade.

7 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Preller and Padres scouts obviously knew a bit more than Hahn and Sox scouts. They knew that Shields was absolutely burnt toast and got back the best player in the trade.

It may have just been a White Sox problem. But even the White Sox don’t make that trade in today’s value system. You have to take GM family members hostage for prospect trades

6 hours ago, Chick Mercedes said:

It may have just been a White Sox problem. But even the White Sox don’t make that trade in today’s value system. You have to take GM family members hostage for prospect trades

Mason Miller for deVries?

Tanner Scott/Snelling?

Edited Wednesday at 08:38 AM2 days by caulfield12

1. Chicago White Sox: Roch Cholowsky, SS, UCLA

Cholowsky cemented himself as the likely top pick in this draft by hitting .353 with a 1.190 OPS and blasting 23 home runs as a sophomore at UCLA in 2025. He’s followed that up by slashing .338/.463/.707 with 21 home runs this spring. He’s 6'2" and 200 pounds, and has outstanding raw power to mix with good swing decisions—he's walked more than he's struck out in college. He has average-at-best speed, but should stick at shortstop thanks to good actions and instincts, paired with a plus arm. His stranglehold on this spot has weakened this spring, but he's still the likely pick.

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2026 MLB Mock Draft 1.0: Roch Cholowsky, Grady Emerson Ba...

Our first stab at projecting the first round of July's draft is led by a pair of shortstops—one who stars for UCLA and another who attends high school in Texas.

Edited Wednesday at 11:20 AM2 days by caulfield12

And now twitter world wants to trade our best prospects for Mike Trout.

6 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Mason Miller for deVries?

Tanner Scott/Snelling?

Well that's Preller. He's one of a kind (along with a lot of Sox fans on twitter)
That Tanner Scott, not Cease, yielded the real prospect, Snelling, is annoying.

On 5/12/2026 at 9:11 AM, GreenSox said:

Shields gave 10 runs in Seattle right before the trade. A couple of weeks later, use a first round pick for a quick-to-the-majors college reliever. 6 Weeks after that, Hahn announces it's time to rebuild.

Yup. I recall. Was gross then and is gross now. One day we won’t have to digest it any longer add nauseam. 😆

52 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

Sox fans on twitter

Suck

You've got to admit Getz's trade record now looks a little like Branch Rickeyesque. Once in

a while, a guy who gets a job due to sheer laziness on on the management side kills it anyway.

1 hour ago, zisk said:

You've got to admit Getz's trade record now looks a little like Branch Rickeyesque. Once in

a while, a guy who gets a job due to sheer laziness on on the management side kills it anyway.

• 4× World Series champion (1926, 1931, 1934, 1942) along with four other WS teams

• Played major part in development of the farm system

• Signed Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente for the Dodgers and helped integrate African-American players into Major League Baseball in 1947

• St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame

• invention of the batting helmet

• adoption of 20-80 scouting scale

• Branch Rickey helped build Dodger teams that included Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese and Roy Campanella.

• put foundation in place for 1960 NL champion Pittsburgh Pirates

Edited 22 hours ago22 hr by caulfield12

What are the chances that Grady Emerson has a Bobby Witt Jr-esque timeline and ceiling? If that is a possibility and he could be up after one and a half years of pro ball to start 2028, then I’m willing to dream on that and get off the Roch train.

The main complaint I have heard on Emerson is that he has been playing against extremely weak competition in his particular high school circuit because he wanted to play for a specific coach… but if there are trusted evaluators who think it is more possible than not that he can meet the above timeline and has a ceiling to dream on, he may be worth taking above Roch.

* I’m not sold on it and am just spitballing here.

* I haven’t studied the holes in his game nearly as much as I have Roch.

* I have yet to investigate Emerson’s projected floor.

Just thought it would be a good angle for us to discuss and ponder as we march closer to draft day.

Edited 11 hours ago11 hr by hi8is

Grady is a riskier pick with a "potentially" higher ceiling though this is far from fact, but with a lower floor.

This isn't complicated, they need to pick Roch

Twins' fans seem to prefer Flora to Lackey.

Guess they're already expecting to see Ryan and/or Ober dealt away.

1 hour ago, hi8is said:

What are the chances that Grady Emerson has a Bobby Witt Jr-esque timeline and ceiling? If that is a possibility and he could be up after one and a half years of pro ball to start 2028, then I’m willing to dream on that and get off the Roch train.

The main complaint I have heard on Emerson is that he has been playing against extremely weak competition in his particular high school circuit because he wanted to play for a specific coach… but if there are trusted evaluators who think it is more possible than not that he can meet the above timeline and has a ceiling to dream on, he may be worth taking above Roch.

* I’m not sold on it and am just spitballing here.

* I haven’t studied the holes in his game nearly as much as I have Roch.

* I have yet to investigate Emerson’s projected floor.

Just thought it would be a good angle for us to discuss and ponder as we march closer to draft day.

Several of the commentators on Sirrus/XM have Emerson 1. Now they aren't professional talent evaluators.
If the Sox evaluators have Emerson first, they should take him. And while they really shouldn't draft to match the current needs and competition position of the team, if they were to do that, they should take Emerson (or the pitcher). We're pretty solid up the middle for the next few years and have some minor league depth.
Just take who they think is best.

Edited 10 hours ago10 hr by GreenSox

2 hours ago, hi8is said:

The main complaint I have heard on Emerson is that he has been playing against extremely weak competition in his particular high school circuit because he wanted to play for a specific coach… but if there are trusted evaluators who think it is more possible than not that he can meet the above timeline and has a ceiling to dream on, he may be worth taking above Roch.

This is my main concern. I'm not gonna discredit claims he has a higher ceiling than Roch or even may end up the better player at the end of their careers, but give me the safer bet. Sox shouldn't over think this. Do the due diligence, but not going Roch at 1-1 would be a mistake IMO.

13 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

This is my main concern. I'm not gonna discredit claims he has a higher ceiling than Roch or even may end up the better player at the end of their careers, but give me the safer bet. Sox shouldn't over think this. Do the due diligence, but not going Roch at 1-1 would be a mistake IMO.

That was the point with picks like Collins Burger Vaughn Madrigal…supposedly safer, higher floors.

7 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

That was the point with picks like Collins Burger Vaughn Madrigal…supposedly safer, higher floors.

He’s been compared to Troy Tulowitzki. If the Sox take him and that’s who he ends up to be, I wouldn’t really care if Emerson turned into Trout. I’d still be totally fine with the decision. This is a 1-1 pick, you can not afford to miss.

1 hour ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

Do the due diligence, but not going Roch at 1-1 would be a mistake IMO.

This has been the camp I’ve landed in for the past few months and for me the concerns with Emerson playing against poor competition give enough pause to play it safe…

UNLESS:

• Evaluations believe with a minuscule margin of error that he would be preforming against elite talent

• That his floor is safe and his rise will not take longer than two years