June 10, 201015 yr So did anyone see who Keith Law said had the worst second day of the draft? That's right, KW and the Sox. Did KW run over Keith Law's puppies or something?
June 10, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 11:42 AM) So did anyone see who Keith Law said had the worst second day of the draft? That's right, KW and the Sox. Did KW run over Keith Law's puppies or something? Isn't it from something dating back to Toronto?
June 10, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 10:42 AM) So did anyone see who Keith Law said had the worst second day of the draft? That's right, KW and the Sox. Did KW run over Keith Law's puppies or something? Yeah, for whatever reason, Law is always unusually critical of the Sox. I just saw an analysis of the draft somewhere last night, stating the Sox had one of the better drafts in MLB.
June 10, 201015 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 03:49 PM) Yeah, for whatever reason, Law is always unusually critical of the Sox. I just saw an analysis of the draft somewhere last night, stating the Sox had one of the better drafts in MLB. Our second day was average...nothing special, nothing awful. But of course, the big headline was something about how it's a tale of two Sox (Red Sox being the best).
June 10, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 10:52 AM) Our second day was average...nothing special, nothing awful. But of course, the big headline was something about how it's a tale of two Sox (Red Sox being the best). Yeah, the article was linked from SI to somewhere else, can't find it now.... but it put the Sox as slightly above average, with Sale being a steal, and the rest middle of the road.
June 10, 201015 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 11:55 AM) Yeah, the article was linked from SI to somewhere else, can't find it now.... but it put the Sox as slightly above average, with Sale being a steal, and the rest middle of the road. Once you get past the first couple rounds its all so much a question of system development though... I think people are silly for ranking NFL drafts before a couple years are up. Baseball ones? My God.
June 10, 201015 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 05:49 PM) Once you get past the first couple rounds its all so much a question of system development though... I think people are silly for ranking NFL drafts before a couple years are up. Baseball ones? My God. I couldn't agree more with you.
June 10, 201015 yr Sale was a great steal. After that nothing that stands out (maybe Grimes as a good pick) either way. Nothing offensive in terms of value, no one with big upside or tools.
June 10, 201015 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 04:58 PM) Sale was a great steal. After that nothing that stands out (maybe Grimes as a good pick) either way. Nothing offensive in terms of value, no one with big upside or tools. I agree. Didn't want to say anything because I didn't want to sound like a whiner. I fully admit every year that I've never heard of a lot of the guys we end up drafting. Therefore I make it a point to check all around the web to see what those much more knowledgeable (i.e. draft experts) have to say about our drafts. And so far, other than Sale, which most feel was a steal at #13, the consensus is that our draft was pretty underwhelming.
June 11, 201015 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 05:15 PM) I agree. Didn't want to say anything because I didn't want to sound like a whiner. I fully admit every year that I've never heard of a lot of the guys we end up drafting. Therefore I make it a point to check all around the web to see what those much more knowledgeable (i.e. draft experts) have to say about our drafts. And so far, other than Sale, which most feel was a steal at #13, the consensus is that our draft was pretty underwhelming. Underwhelming might be a bit harsh, but I'll bring up that a lot of people were pretty mad at the Morel pick when it was made.
June 11, 201015 yr Author Out of curiousity, why isn't there more excitement for Petricka? Dude is bringing at 98 right?
June 11, 201015 yr It's hard to pin down how i feel about this draft. We took so many arms that i need to see them in action before i draw any conclusions.
June 11, 201015 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 09:17 PM) Out of curiousity, why isn't there more excitement for Petricka? Dude is bringing at 98 right? Likely because his profile sounds like a reliever. He's a right-handed Aaron Poreda with maybe more potential to remain as a starter than Aaron had.
June 11, 201015 yr I'll just say this. I'll be beyond shocked if he isn't a reliever for us. Plus he had something that Poreda didn't... Tommy John surgery. Edited June 11, 201015 yr by SoxAce
June 11, 201015 yr QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 08:46 AM) Isn't it from something dating back to Toronto? We traded them Mike Sirotka for god knows who and it turned out that he had a bum shoulder. Toronto said that we knew about it the whole time and traded them damaged goods, we said f*** you and the horse you rode in on, do a better job with your pre-trade physicals and you wouldn't be in the situation. That's what happened in a nutshell. ah- here it is from Sirotka's wikipedia page After the 2000 season, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays with Kevin Beirne and Brian Simmons for Matt DeWitt and David Wells in a deal that would infamously become labeled by White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams as "Shouldergate." Sirotka would never pitch an inning for Toronto because of a torn labrum in his left shoulder. Toronto GM Gord Ash believed that Williams did not turn over all information pertaining to Sirotka's shoulder. Ash later appealed the trade to MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, but Selig refused to overturn the trade, essentially telling the Blue Jays they should have known what they were getting into.[1] Edited June 11, 201015 yr by bighurt4life
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