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I think the Sox are going high school in round 1 and more prep focused overall. Hopefully these college guys push preps down the board.

Dude you can't post a whole copy article like that. You even copied the part that said it was copyrighted at the bottom. Please go back and provide a link and your own commentary

I'm just not that interested in a college bat at this stage though. I hope they go younger in round 1 or take a college starting pitcher.

If not, I feel like it'll be similar to last year where we took the BPA, a college player, and go HS heavy the rest of Draft Good way to sustain a deep system, and the LatAm signings that appear to be happening

I have seen the numbers and know the data. You'll also not believe that the large insurance companies make very little money on premiums. The vast majority of their profit comes from investments. You can go on theories and narratives all you want but they just aren't accurate. Of course the problems of the countries went only healthcare. But that why I said it its that whole concept of which the healthcare was part of it. Just another reason why it would never work in the US is that anyone who work with Medicare or Medicaid government run insurance know that they are the most corrupt and poorly run systems you'll see. I have no faith that an healthcare system run by the US government system would be run properly and not just cause more waste than efficiency. If you go back to my original post I said universal healthcare is a ideally a great idea. You trying to paint me as selfish and only out for my benefit is wholly inaccurate and wrong. I just don't see how it could work on this country without just being too costly for everyone. Maybe someone smarter than me can figure it out but I haven't seen any plan that would work.

would buy a book of just passan articles on this : https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28693762/what-make-houston-astros-owner-jim-crane-public-non-apology

Completely agree. Said the same thing months ago and Hostetler kinda hinted at that before too. Lower levels definitely need more influx of younger talent.

No news regarding Kopech, but I just wanted to say that I think this guy is going to be a stud in the big leagues. He seems to have some of the best work ethic on the team, and from what I can tell, the injury has brought new perspective when it comes to pitching. I personally hope they start him in Charlotte just to get him used to facing live batters again, but when he comes up, assuming he starts in AAA, I think he is going to make a tremendous impact on this ball club.

Stiever for sure. Flores could but he's a #5 probably. Jimmy Lambert and Dane Dunning should be competing for a spot next year at this time. Dalquist, Thompson and Vera coming behind them.

Don’t overthink it. If you haven’t been part of Corporate America for a while, I think going to a familiar setting was the right call. I’m happy for you man, I know it’s been a tough process but just view this as the beginning of something good even if it’s not the job you’ve been dreaming of.

A real "fuck you" penalty would have been no picks in the top 10 rounds for 2 years, no international signings for 2 years, and a $200k fine for every game MLB discovered cheating in (count it as a separate instance of cheating). The max fine is $5M...so work your way around it. That would have been an example set. Instead you have "we don't think it affected the outcome."

Stiever without question.

Whoops, got Gavin Sheets and Steele Walker mixed up. Sorry !

Was gonna post this one but couldnt find this version. Thanks! They were giving Tim mad love on twitter today as well.

I deleted it lmao again, -DO NOT POST FULL ARTICLES FROM PAGES THAT CLEARLY STATE COPYRIGHT- thank you

Can you please stop making broad / dumb generalizations like this?

yeah was implying college anything. Each draft is different though. Had we drafted last years draft at 11 I wouldn't have profiled any specific type, though I guess Manoah was fine. I think sox may have gone Priester then.

The deferred compensation option is the best. Its pre-salary so it also lowers her overall taxable income. If been contributing to this 403b for 15 years.

Nice story, but more importantly: did the helicopter go over 110 and was anyone's mom present?

Did you just re-do exactly what Kyyle23 told you not to do? ?

I'd be fine always going advanced college first round if they always experimented with preps in 2nd/3rd/4th like last year

Lol oh yes. This was a "hey we just got a cease and desist and remove" level post

How fast did he drive to the event

Chem Es do process engineering. I've decided I'm bowing out of this thread for the foreseeable future, because I've realized that I literally have to come across a perfect opportunity that fits every one of my criteria in order to be successful. Not only does that not exist, it's unrealistic to expect. I have a chance to go back to my old company with a new perspective. There is the possibility for career growth there, and I'm willing to go there and try my absolute best. I just don't think there's any way I'd be successful in a full-time, mainstream position. It was probably unrealistic for me to have ever expected it in the first place. Good luck to everyone in their careers.

It won’t happen, but it would be cool if they played this season thinking they’re good, and they win 92 games or whatever, and then on September 28, Manfred says no postseason for you.

This is why I suggested no post-season, which would cause an uproar commensurate to the outrage felt by many over this incident.

One of two things is true. Either people in glass houses are throwing an awful lot of rocks or the whole league is genuinely pissed right now. So far it seems like the latter. If NYY or LAD or Wash were doing something like this, they would really be setting up to have someone call them out. Instead everyone’s like “ok now it’s all out there and we knew it but no one believed us.”

Total? I'll take the over.

That's a really bad comp. If you want to stay with the White Sox theme he's more like Jose Quintana.

He sounds nothing like Carson Fulmer. Detmers is an advanced lefty with a limited ceiling. Fulmer had great stuff in college but didn't throw strikes and many people projected him to relief.

Yeah, and I hate making these things political in nature because they don't feel political to me. I am a former conservative - who still leans that way financially but I lean that way based on historical conservatism which I don't feel exists today the same way it did 20 years ago - who now is a moderate who has voted D more often of late. I don't really think there are a lot of politicians on either side of the aisle that care about you and me, sadly. Same to you; have a great time with the family this weekend - and the wife - and go Sox. The greatness of athletics is it brings people together from all walks of life based on a common bond that helps you to understand that we're not all that different - the messaging we have received just varies. The key to advancement is moving outside of your bubble and being open to changing our minds or beliefs when presented with reasonable discourse. We may not agree, but we can at least understand the position without anger and hostility. Decency still exists, despite the narrative that it is fleeting.

Of course they matter. I'm a teacher and part of a union as well. A d its costly. Why do you think pensions are always so costly and under fire. It's not the awesome salaries we get. Sure the highly paid administrators make all the news but for the vast majority of us it's the benefits that drive up the cost.

Ideally yes, practically I dont think its feasible with the cost.

Oh its all good. Thought maybe you meant he said that today. He keeps pushing the date farther and farther.

Those who remain silent in the face of tyranny, in the name of conflict avoidance, are complicit in the further deterioration of individual liberties. Our problem isn't political, it is conversational; address the point, address the fact, and support the freedom and opportunities for all - do not demean those who don't agree or belittle those who believe differently; educate those with evidence and support. While all minds will not be changed in one day, the advancements of one man at a time has an impact on growth and development to which many can't fathom. I digress, but I just want to point out these aren't political discussions. These are discussions of compassion and support for those who may not have had as privileged and lucky of an upbringing as I. I personally did not cause the success of my mother and father, and the benefits I received from said success was luck - not choice - and therefore I will always be compassionate of those who were not born with such luck. I have love for all people, even those who may not see the world through the same lens as myself. If we cannot have sensible discussions, what do we really have left? I just wanted to point out that nothing about what I said was political. Politics are policy based; politics shall not be based on degrees of human decency and should have zero impact on the rights of equality and opportunity for all citizens.

The military is a legitimate function of federal government. Taking care of the Jacks of the world is not. Absolute last thing I’m posting on this topic.

I was going to give you a genuine response, but then you started foaming at the mouth about the military droning brown people in the ME. So I’ll pass. Try not to hurt yourself when Trump wins.

So again, you have zero problem spending endless money on the military machine... or on corporate bail outs (which took, at the time, a significantly higher percentage of your tax dollars)... I imagine you had no problem with the farmer bailouts either. But, heaven forbid some of your tax dollars goes to helping a kid with cancer or the less fortunate with life saving treatments? Or help a kid getting an inhaler or insulin... Let's all hope no one in your family ever falls to financial or healthcare ruin. I go to work everyday too, and I will have maxed out my SS contribution by 40 years old, and who cares? Life isnt all about me. Taxes are paid regardless and I'd much rather have my taxes go to support a better life for my fellow americans, than to support bombing and droneing brown people in the middle east. It seems from your posts you only help your neighbors if theres some benefit in it for you. Pretty sad. If 1 penny out of a dollar isnt worth it so that their life expectancy can be similar to yours, my goodness. And again, Medicare isnt a social benefit program and you'll be using medicare post 65 just like everyone else given that it's as good as private insurance. My folks use it and they did quite well for themselves.

Less of a right to live? That's hyperbolic as hell. I just don't think they have a right to my money which comes from my labor. I go to work every day for my family, not yours.

Medicare isnt a social welfare program for the less fortunate unless you consider 90% of people over 65 less fortunate. That's certainly not what we're talking about. I also think assuring that elderly people have health care is kind of important - heck assuring everyone has access to good healthcare should be a human right/decency. Unless, again, you think poor or less fortunate people have less of a right to live than you.

personally it really doesn't bother me but Steve was, like a lot of white boomers, trying to universalize his experience as as white boomer across races and generations. TA basically told him to wake the hell up, in so many words.

Less than a penny per dollar of your tax dollars is going to social welfare programs for the less advantaged/fortunate. If you don't think people less fortunate than you deserve 1% of tax payer dollar, I am sorry to hear that. Your tax payer dollars are being wasted in countless other places far worse than social welfare.

Finishing my Bachelors this semester and got super lucky and scored a job as business consultant already! Almost no commute, good benefits, good to great pay, leader who wants to take on a mentor role. I'm very excited! I was prepared for the long grind of interviewing and blasting resumes all over the place for months on end. Avoiding that is really awesome. ?

There are companies that will hire people with disabilities. It's just a matter of finding one that's a fit for your skills. I have a friend that is disabled and receives SS disability but he did have a job at one time with a company that specifically hired and created jobs for people like him. I don't remember exactly what it was that he did and it was only like 15-20 hours a week but he enjoyed it. Here's the story of one person:

I pick and choose what I pay for as well. I pay for The Athletic because it's awesome. ESPN comes with my Disney Plus subscription and I have to have Baseball America. FutureSox is basically still free. Everything we did before, we are still doing. It's rankings week. Our patreon subscribers are getting separate articles with each of our individual rankings all week. They will also get insider content and weekly podcasts all year. I completely understand not paying for it. I get it. I have a good international source and I'm the only person who has published the names of the 6 players I listed today. I'm sure that will come out eventually and when we do the International Preview, there will be more info on them free for all to consume. For now though, the only people who will see the names are patreon subscribers or someone that takes the names from the post and puts them somewhere. I'm a teacher. That's my full time career. I don't need the money. The site does though and every little bit helps.

Y'all can pay $2 to FutureSox for all the free content you get. It's incredibly poor taste to ask the author to give you paid content for free. FutureSox isn't BA, BP, FanGraphs, or ESPN. It's posters here operating on a shoestring budget to bring you A+++ quality content specifically for the team you love.