June 5, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 07:30 PM) Scott Merkin @scottmerkin If it's Hawkins, first high school OF taken in first round by White Sox since Tom Hartley in 1984 Roland followed that fine selection by taking Kurt Brown over Barry Bonds in 1985.
June 5, 201213 yr Kevin Goldstein @Kevin_Goldstein Word earlier was that the White Sox were working on a deal with Marcus Stroman here. Courtney Hawkins' presence could change that.
June 5, 201213 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 07:30 PM) Roland followed that fine selection by taking Kurt Brown over Barry Bonds in 1985. And a damn good pick it was! Damn ipad Edited June 5, 201213 yr by iamshack
June 5, 201213 yr Author Kevin Goldstein @Kevin_Goldstein Word earlier was that the White Sox were working on a deal with Marcus Stroman here. Courtney Hawkins' presence could change that. Expand Reply Retweet Favorite
June 5, 201213 yr QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 07:29 PM) Props to our inside guys docsox and bucket of suck as well. Can't believe we have the balls to draft a H.S. Sorry I had to wait until it was close to pick to say
June 5, 201213 yr I really liked Stroman but I like the Hawkins pick as well. No complaints out of me and look forward to seeing what he can do over the next few years. Hopefully he can continue to develop and we'll have another upside guy to go with Mitchell (who I still think will be a very good player). Not sure what happens with Thompson/Walker but we will see. Either way, those are the only major developmental offensive players we've taken early that I can remember over the past few years and I find it ignorant to write the Sox off based upon there progresses (or lack of progress), especially given how one is in his 1st full minor league season (Walker), the other was a raw highschooler (Thompson) whom you never are going to hit at 100% on, and the 3rd was a guy who did great in the minors, looked great in minor league camp, and then had an awful injury (who is finally, this year, recovered from it).
June 5, 201213 yr He is a pretty big dude for a HS kid. Plus he is thick. Not too much filling in left for him.
June 5, 201213 yr Author Kevin Goldstein @Kevin_Goldstein GREAT pick for White Sox. Shouldn't have been there. Expand Reply Retweet Favorite
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