5 hours ago5 hr 6 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said:In regard to 1.1, all three would/will be underslot, it's just a matter of how much under they'll come in at. The Pirates supposedly have their comp pick available for some immediate help (believe I saw that they wanted bullpen help), but not sure if the Soxline up with them in that regard.Joe Rock and Tyler Davis are just that lefty-righty combo that pushes a team through the dog days.
4 hours ago4 hr 2 hours ago, Goober said:Nope Emercrap is hitless against college pitching, Rochmyjock has 224 hitsI would rather take Roch over Emerson, but your reasoning is pretty poor.
3 hours ago3 hr 37 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said:I would rather take Roch over Emerson, but your reasoning is pretty poor.Yankees scout Greenwade returned in 1949, after Mickey Mantle's high school graduation, to sign Mantle to a minor league contract with the Yankees at $140 per month (equivalent to $1,900 in 2025), with a $1,500 signing bonus (equivalent to $20,300 in 2025).[8] Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by caulfield12
3 hours ago3 hr It’s gonna suck if they take the wrong guy. I honestly don’t see the Sox taking Emerson over Roch with where the team is currently at, but Lackey being a better player than Roch would be brutal.https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49310240/white-sox-say-3-candidates-no-1-pick-mlb-amateur-draft Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by WhiteSox2023
2 hours ago2 hr 11 minutes ago, fathom said:Fangraphs has Sox taking EmersonFanGraphs Baseball2026 Mock Draft 1.0With the Draft set to kick off Saturday, who’s going where in the first round? Plus, updated draft reports have hit The Board.
1 hour ago1 hr https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/07/08/white-sox-scouting-director-mike-shirley-roch-cholowsky-grady-emerson-vahn-lackey-mlb-draft-chris-getz
1 hour ago1 hr 9 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/07/08/white-sox-scouting-director-mike-shirley-roch-cholowsky-grady-emerson-vahn-lackey-mlb-draft-chris-getz“He’s told us we’re taking the best player,” Shirley said. “It’s not about the major-league team, it’s not about the money; it’s about who is the best player. It’s a little bit out of our hands if the representation of the player asks for a record bonus that we’re not comfortable with. That would be the only indication that may make us pivot, what the actual costs were.”OH noes! The dreaded pivot
1 hour ago1 hr When push comes to shove I'll be curious who has the final say in the organization. I assume it would be Getz but who knows.And who knows how much influence JR may have in it.
1 hour ago1 hr I think Law said that negotiations don't really begin between 36 and 48 hours before the draft. This could be positioning. I may be the minority, but if Lackey is an elite catcher, then it would be hard for me not to draft me. I know we have Teel, but keeping both fresh would be incredible. I don't think Sam Anatocci is the left fielder of the future. Eventually, I can see him moving to 2nd and Meridoth being the best utility guy in the league.
37 minutes ago37 min 27 minutes ago, kwill said:think Law said that negotiations don't really begin between 36 and 48 hours before the draft. This could be positioningI have it on authority of a broadcast personality that they’re taking Roch and everything we see in the media has been smoke and mirrors. “Roch is the pick and it’s been decided for a month.”Asked him his source and he claims it is Ozzie.I told him that I doubt Ozzie knows or would be told a month ago if this even was the case and of course he replied with the good ol’“Believe whatever you want.”🤷🏻♂️
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