3 hours ago, soxrwhite said:

Yeah I think JR said "we draft Thome's kid". You know JR's loyalty to certain people. Loyalty to the fans and the White Sox?............ f***"em!

Yes, we sure had it stuck up our asses this season. The team's tied for first place at the ASB, basically 3 years ahead of schedule.

3 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Yes, we sure had it stuck up our asses this season. The team's tied for first place at the ASB, basically 3 years ahead of schedule.

Wait until people hear about what Roch said about JR's office and interview.

12 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

They've already given Mead away from free to have him have a 124 wRC+.

This will be my last post on the topic. I've spent too many word on it.

Boston Smith will be a ranked prospect this off-season. Adrian Houser was basically found money. We'll see what Duncan Davitt turns into.

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12 hours ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

There are multiple factors here. I don't expect everyone to like it and I definitely understand the consternation. I think it's important to realize that this front office didn't draft Jacob Gonzalez and he wasn't likely part of their future plans as another LHH infielder despite the breakout. The White Sox just treated him as found money essentially. For him, they create two needed 40-man spots and add essentially $3 million to their pool. If they take a prep guy at 34 at near slot, it's another highly regarded prospect added to the system but it also increases their pool by $1 million with the overage. They went from $18.5 million to $21.5 million. It allows two extra prep swings essentially. This doesn't mean that the White Sox won't be buying. They owe it to the club to buy. This was just an opportunity to sell high on a guy that wasn't in their plans.

12 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said:

He wasn’t part of anyone’s future plans heading into this year. And became an after thought last year.

Having said that, still would have preferred to use him in a trade for a SP.

I wish I understood the draft to understand how some players would save from a slot standpoint depending on who is selected with a pick. Like someone mentioned how selecting Lackey would save money at 1-1 compared to the other dudes.

To Bob’s point, I want them to have ammo to trade for starting pitching, preferably with a contract that goes into 2028.

I was hoping to get some more athleticism so far but they are starting to develop some types.

They aren’t behind schedule and can probably get a few interesting players.