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Well it's the top of the 8th with the AL leading 5-3 . Ohtani hit a 3 run HR to give the NL the lead in the top of the 3rd. The AL came right back with their own 3 run inningwith Soto doubling to drive in Semien and Kwan. PH David Fry drive in Soto with a single. Garrett Crochet pitched a scoreless 4th inning with a K and gave up a single. Jarren Duran of the Red Sox hit a 2 run HR to give the AL the lead 5-3 that they currently hold.

Still have his autograph when I saw a silver BMW with a license plate that said SAY HEY 2 I think on the 5 Freeway as I was headed home in the Santa Clarita Valley. A long drive to Frisco if that's where he was headed. But I figure it was a good chance of being him with that plate.Luckly he stopped for gas at my exit and asked him for his autograph at the gas station. He signed it Best Wishes, Willie Mays. RIP Willie Mays.

Mason Moore U. of Kentucky in 14th. St.Rita HS player went the pick after.

Mighty Casey, always a good baseball name. Been noticing Getz like strong arms in the OF . Seems like guy that may have versatility if he can still play 3rd base.

I heard on Locked on White Sox who quoted Larson in an interview from someone else that he got a little over slot. Slot was $1.2 and he'll get around $1.4M.

There is a clear difference in his play over the past 10 days 2 weeks. Early on after he came back he wasn't hitting good but was hitting for power and taking walks and being cautious on the bases. Lately the hit tool has showed up , he's making diving catches, generally being his La Pantera persona defensively and stealing bases. If the Sox get really lucky before the deadline, BA, OBP, and Slg will all show up at once. We may not like it but coming back from another hip injury his progress is under a week by week microscope looking for any signs of permanent damage.

Re: Smith and Larson is a cutter typically a pitch taught at the MLB ? FB/slider seems to be dominant with those 2 guys. Sox seem to like teaching cutter,CU, curve. Just my general impression. Haven't dove into it.

Summer circuit uses wood bats ?

Who should ? .A lot of people here questioned him going to starting pitching at the MLB level. Between Crochet, Bannister, Getz and Katz it all worked out beyond our upside dreams ..So far, knock on wood. Stay healthy Garrett . You may still be with the Sox to finish 2024.

@Bob Sacamano 2nd Rd about to start. Picks will come faster. Should know the Sox pick in 10-15 minutes or so. Sloan still on the board.

Vance Honeycutt

And if it rains ?

Reality is pitching is a strength of the organization now with Bannister around so it's possible they are killing 2 birds with 1 stone here. Plus never can have enough pitching with it being so in demand at trade deadline's. It also can be a position of strength in which to trade from if Getz starts trading MILB pitcher's for MiLB hitters. Maybe instead of spreading themselves so thin trying to fix so much at once they are building a foundation of strength in one area to start .

Those were the 2 I mentioned earlier in the longer draft thread. Unless it was in a trade trade thread. I can't keep track.

As much as I wanted Cags I didn't see it with teams holding back on their prized up the middle players and more catcher/1st base types likely to be offered.

I was going to send a post to Dirty Sox after the Kurtz pic and ask Smith ?

Wow Burns at 2

Ill guess Guards take Condom.

He has easy power to all fields and against LHP & RHP .I've seen him jack low and inside and high and outside. He's got personality. JacHammer or Gaston. He just looks like a star. And hey he can pitch a little bit.

The league would probably make another anti tanking anti White Sox move and prohibit it and take away the Sox 1st round draft pick next year for not negotiating in good faith.

Certainly wouldn't have guessed it was a drunk post. It looked well constructed .