justBLAZE Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 One of the CBS writers today, tweeted that White Sox will be looking for veteran bullpen help around deadline. With that said, I think they take a pitcher that can fast track to the bullpen this year and start in minors next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 05:44 PM) One of the CBS writers today, tweeted that White Sox will be looking for veteran bullpen help around deadline. With that said, I think they take a pitcher that can fast track to the bullpen this year and start in minors next year. so...Stroman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 03:19 PM) I like it, as a Sox fan, because Reinsdorf wasn't going to spend either way. But before this deal, there existed a real opportunity for smaller market teams to spend big on the draft where their dollars would go much further than on the free agent market -- and in fact, teams like the Pirates, Blue Jays, and Rays did just that. In a lot of ways, I actually think that this situation favors the big markets by eliminating and opportunity for the others to gain a competitive advantage. It very well could, however, it also ensures that these teams can sign the top players with their picks, vs. letting them drop in the draft due to signability concerns. For example, and I know the decision worked out okay, the Twins could have taken Prior over Mauer. Clearly the Twins lucked out but that isn't always the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatnom Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 05:54 PM) It very well could, however, it also ensures that these teams can sign the top players with their picks, vs. letting them drop in the draft due to signability concerns. For example, and I know the decision worked out okay, the Twins could have taken Prior over Mauer. Clearly the Twins lucked out but that isn't always the case. I've always felt that if you're going to put a stringent cap on either the draft or major league spending, you need to put a cap on both. It's not really fair if teams can gain a competitive advantage in major league spending, but smaller market teams can't even chance the small amount of money they have to spend on prospects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 As it stands, baseball's solution to the imbalance the draft causes for successful small-market teams is called the Competitive Balance Lottery. It will take place July 16 and offer six picks for the 2013 draft after the first round ends and six more following the second round – all of which are tradeable. In theory it's a good concept. Its deficiencies keep it from being anything more than a glorified food stamp for the poor. "It's a band-aid," one GM from a high-revenue team admitted. It's tough to take something claiming competitive balance altogether seriously when it includes a team that, according to Forbes, finished with the fifth-highest revenues in baseball last year. Because the St. Louis Cardinals play in one of the 10 smallest markets in baseball, they're included in the lottery. Nobody would mistake the Cardinals for a small-market team – even when they don't win the World Series, they're among the top 10 in annual revenues – but they've got a better chance this year of winning a draft pick than impoverished Tampa Bay, which parlayed superb drafting into a roster that teems with talent. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/new-draft-bon...-1-percent.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 05:49 PM) so...Stroman Exactly....veteran bullpen help was kind of on the bottom part of my list for the deadline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 What round are the Marlins going to take Ozney ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Correa is a stud. Didn't expect him to go #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Wow! Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Astros with a HUGE smokescreen.......................Minn is like YES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Exciting stuff, I'd say his dad won't have to work anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 04:17 PM) Wow! Love it. This was my top guy in the draft. When I've seen his video, the dude just screams upside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 5, 2012 -> 12:19 AM) This was my top guy in the draft. When I've seen his video, the dude just screams upside. Yep, I said the other day I hoped the Cubs wouldn't get him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I keep getting a feeling that Florida's catcher will slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince34 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Wow-shocking start with the Astros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 11:20 PM) I keep getting a feeling that Florida's catcher will slide. I think Pirates would take him though before Sox could get any chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Seattle has to be happy. They probably weren't taking him and now they most likely get the guy a lot of people pegged as the top prep player in Bixson. This is assuming the Twins take the Stanford righty (Twins need pitching). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Home! Only missed the first pick. I don't thin Zunino get's past the Pirates either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Twins went for the more talented guy. Great move for them. I thought they'd take the guy with a high ceiling (not as high) but the lower floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 06:25 PM) Twins went for the more talented guy. Great move for them. I thought they'd take the guy with a high ceiling (not as high) but the lower floor. I agree, good move. They know they're further away than Appel, who I think goes to a team that wants to use him next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Byron Buxton not a great interview, lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Some think the M's grab Zunino here. They shocked everyone with Hultzen last year though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Jim Callis @jimcallisBA Confirmed: #Mariners taking Zunino at 3. #mlbdraft Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Twins need pitching in their system more than toolsy outfielder. I would have gone with Appel instead of Buxon, IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I'm sure the Twins don't like the Donovan Tate comparisons. They've had a number of similar players in their system in Span, Ben Revere and Aaron Hicks. Obviously, Buxton's pure upside is higher at this point. Seems those high school toolsy players are the ones who disappoint the most...but at least the Twins are being realistic in their idea of trying to take the best player available rather than looking at quicker fix college pitching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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