Look at Ray Ray Run Posted Wednesday at 06:42 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:42 PM For those interested, here were some interesting ones. 1. Konnor Griffin --- this one hurts since we had a shot at him but went with Hagen. 30. Montgomery 44. Bonemer 58. Hagen Smith 66. Billy Carlson 95. Schultz Keith likes the position prospects a little more than others in some areas, but his pitching grades aren't promising for a team who has no pitching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted Wednesday at 06:52 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:52 PM Current and future starting pitching sure looks bleak. This new and improved rebuild is not gonna work either unless they fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted Wednesday at 07:00 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:00 PM 7 minutes ago, wegner said: Current and future starting pitching sure looks bleak. This new and improved rebuild is not gonna work either unless they fix that. This isn't true at all. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted Wednesday at 07:23 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:23 PM 20 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: This isn't true at all. You would know and I am happy to hear that....and very happy to be wrong. I have just not seen anything written nationally that is complimentary of our pitching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Wednesday at 07:25 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:25 PM 33 minutes ago, wegner said: Current and future starting pitching sure looks bleak. This new and improved rebuild is not gonna work either unless they fix that. We HAVE to get Schultz and Smith back on track to get it fixed. Those are two huge pieces of this puzzle that could literally move the timeline forward or backward based on what they do in the near future. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted Wednesday at 07:38 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:38 PM 13 minutes ago, wegner said: You would know and I am happy to hear that....and very happy to be wrong. I have just not seen anything written nationally that is complimentary of our pitching. Keith Law just had a pretty glowing write-up on Hagen Smith. Towards the end of the season, he looked like the guy from Arkansas. Noah Schultz was pitching injured all year. Both still have top of the rotation upside and should be in the majors by Juneish. Tanner McDougal has ridiculous stuff and he's basically big league ready as well. Christian Oppor isn't far behind. The Sox also have back end options throughout the system and Ky Bush, Mason Adams, Drew Thorpe should all be options by midseason. They'll likely need to spend on pitching at some point but they have some pretty high upside dudes. It's a big year for them. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted Wednesday at 07:44 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:44 PM 3 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Keith Law just had a pretty glowing write-up on Hagen Smith. Towards the end of the season, he looked like the guy from Arkansas. Noah Schultz was pitching injured all year. Both still have top of the rotation upside and should be in the majors by Juneish. Tanner McDougal has ridiculous stuff and he's basically big league ready as well. Christian Oppor isn't far behind. The Sox also have back end options throughout the system and Ky Bush, Mason Adams, Drew Thorpe should all be options by midseason. They'll likely need to spend on pitching at some point but they have some pretty high upside dudes. It's a big year for them. Thanks so much for the perspective. Prior to the 2025 season, I was very excited with what I thought the starting pitching staff would look like by the end of the year but that never materialized and soured me a bunch. If it happens in 2026 instead, then outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted Wednesday at 09:10 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:10 PM 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: We HAVE to get Schultz and Smith back on track to get it fixed. Those are two huge pieces of this puzzle that could literally move the timeline forward or backward based on what they do in the near future. Taylor too, rotation-wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Wednesday at 09:29 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:29 PM 20 minutes ago, GreenSox said: Taylor too, rotation-wise. It's done. Forget about it. He's a reliever, it's over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted Wednesday at 09:37 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:37 PM 4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: It's done. Forget about it. He's a reliever, it's over. I guess. Anyway, McDaniel has a less favorable opinion of our prospects: Bonemer: 34 Schultz: 96 Carlson: 100 4 or 5 in his next 100 I believe Our drafting team certainly has gotten a pass in all of the reshuffling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokona Posted Thursday at 01:12 AM Share Posted Thursday at 01:12 AM We all thought Colson was dead and buried this time last year. Let's calm down a little about the arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted Thursday at 01:16 AM Share Posted Thursday at 01:16 AM 3 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: It's done. Forget about it. He's a reliever, it's over. Not according to Getz in his podcast interview. Door is still open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted Thursday at 03:17 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:17 PM (edited) Good stuff here. Edited Thursday at 04:03 PM by DirtySox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Thursday at 03:34 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:34 PM 11 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Good stuff here. -Montgomery will move quickly -Gives a really interesting Billy Carlson Arm Bar talk at about 2:15, does call him one of the 2 best defensive MiLB SSs as a teenager. -Good at the top but lack depth, graduations hit hard -Rebuilt Colson's swing -Need more pitching, not enough depth -Falls off sharply after top 8/9 prospects -More hits on Kenny Williams interference -Player development improvement -Hired some great people, but haven't had many successes yet -Not many big player dev wins yet, such as big pop ups from unexpected guys. Oppor might become that, thought might not be a starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago (edited) On 1/29/2026 at 9:17 AM, DirtySox said: Good stuff here. Good discussion of lack of depth in the farm system, especially pitching. We missed on some pretty high pitching picks. (and punting takes its toll – that’s me, not them) Law ranks system #8; #20 per ESPN Edited 13 hours ago by GreenSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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