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Reachy

He's got a sweet swing (Bleday doesn't). I presume the bat speed and all off that are up to spiff. Same risk of a 1B that exists with a corner OF. If you don't hit, you aren't going to make it.

Whew. Strange pick.

Presuming this is the Cubs' pick, I had my eye on him for round 2.

Except that one could move to 2nd.....

I'm afraid that you are correct

Prep

Hostetler's comments are ridiculous.

Sox made the right pick. If not Vaughn, I'd have gone a lot lower for some under-slot action.

But he may not. Let him do that first then he's a top 5. At this point, with the attendant risk, no.... As for saving money, I'm all for it (draft Bishop, e.g.), if they use it wisely. But last time they did that, they got Burger for under slot and used it for Sheets who had little leverage anyway.

He should have kept Narvaez and signed McCann. If he had done his work on FAs seriously instead of Santana, Alonso, and Jay, the Sox might actually be a contender for that last WC spot. The Alonso trade looks like the classic lose/lose. The Sox got a bad player (as expected); but the salary relief induced the Indians to delay their retooling, apparently for naught.

I can see the qualms: undersized RH hitter who can only play 1st or DH has its attendant risks as a top 5 pick. Ideally, I'd like to see the Sox draft someone like Bishop, sign him for under slot, and use the savings to get premium prep in rounds 2-5 and/or thereafter. I doubt they'd do that, so Abrams (preferred) or Vaughn would be fine. No Bleday.

If the Astros were interested in Abreu, that would a be a good break for us. Houston has so many prospects and so many that are blocked that they are usually willing to trade some pretty good ones.

Sell high for a change, please.

If it's legitimate interest, they probably should pull the trigger. Big IF though. But they can replace Colome. And what we're seeing out of Colome might not have much more staying power anyway. It's not about a perpetual rebuild. It's about making a real contender, instead of some faux 78 win team.

I agree with the first sentence.

He's one of those guys who ideally would be moved, but his value is probably higher to the Sox than other teams are willing to pay. In pure throw-away seasons, he would be moved anyway. But this year he'll probably stay.

I think Lopez is ultimately a reliever....and probably a pretty good reliever.

Plenty have been...if you use it and not trade it.

Fulmer needs to up his tempo. Good lord he's slow.

yes, but you can fill that in later. You need the foundation first.

As prep athletes are so hard to sign after the first round, yet ideally picked after the first round (most have "lottery ticket" traits, undeveloped, not ideal for an early pick), and if one doesn't think there's a sure fire all star in the draft, the Orioles' strategy is probably best...IF they can pull it off with the prep players picked with later selections. You really have to know what you're doing to execute that strategy. The Sox kind of did that when they reached for Burger...but they used the savings, inexplicably, on a college player who had little leverage.

You are measuring the start of Houston's rebuild from the point they started losing. Same with the Cubs. Yet, you measure the Sox rebuild from I assume the end of the 2016 season (although it should be measured from July 2016). I'm just asking for some consistency. Houston hired Lunow in December 2011; they rebuilt in 2012, 2013, 2014 and made the playoffs in 2015 The Cubs hired Theo sometime before the 2012 season. That's when they acquired Rizzo It was during 2012 when they started trading away their guys like Dempster and Garza. They lost in 2012, 2013 and 2014. They made the playoffs in 2015. Both of those were 3 year rebuilds. They were not 5-6 year rebuilds. If held to those standards, the Sox would make the playoffs in 2020. And if they were held to the standards of the Brewers, As or Rays rebuilds.....

He's been in the organization for 15 of the last 19 years. And Hahn, KW and JR still surround him. Not exactly a fresh group with new ideas. Nevertheless, he's had 3 drafts and this is his fourth. He's had good draft positions (10, 11, 4 and 3). Shouldn't the Sox thus be expected to stay in the top 10 farms for the foreseeable future, even given the matriculation of the bounty from the Q/Sale/Eaton trades? And if the Sox don't, does that suggest a problem?

I think they suspend it if it's through the 5th and tied.. Bunch of other circumstances too (if the visiting team took the lead in the inning it was suspended and it is the 6th inning or later).