DirtySox

An under-slot Ed Howard has been in the back of my mind for a while now. I figured we'd hear some rumblings of it at this point. I would be on board if this allots for some big value in subsequent rounds.

You've mentioned quite a bit linking Kelley with the White Sox, but what about Abel? I think he's my preferred prep arm if they go that route.

@Harold's Leg Lift You obviously aren't enamored with Bailey seeing as he's not on your preference list. Curious your overall thoughts and assessment of him?

Thanks for the insight. While prep selections with the 1st round pick are seemingly more exciting to me because it would be "different", I think I would be okay with an approach similar to last season. Grab the college arm or hitter first and then grab some of the more projectable prep arms/bats with picks 2 and 3.

This route as in Kelley? Or as in a prep pitcher at this spot?

Yep. They will meet in the middle. 80ish games sounds right.

Also from the chat.

Via Law's chat today.

Figured I'd pull out some bits and pieces from Law's mock that I found interesting. - Has Martin at number 2 for Baltimore, but notes rumblings of taking Kjerstad at a discount. Also heard they won't go pitcher, so no Lacy. - Has the Royals taking Veen and notes they are cool on Gonzales. - Has the Pirates taking Gonzales noting that this is his floor. - Has the Sox selecting Bailey but notes "they want to take higher-ceiling high school guys later." - Has Abel as the first prep arm off the board at 18 with Arizona, but notes Bitsko is in consideration for the Giants at 13. - Kelley goes 23rd to Cleveland. Notes they favor prep arms who slip for non-performance reasons. Mentions that scouts were questioning his conditioning before the shutdown. - Unsure on Ginn's signability but has the Yankees selecting him at 28.

The development of being in on prep bats and pitchers is much more interesting than what we've been hearing from the other mocks. I truly hope they go in this direction.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mock-mlb-draft-picking-all-29-first-rounders?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

BA mock. 1 to 11 below. 1.) DET - Torkelson 2.) BAL - Martin 3.) MIA - Lacy 4.) KC - Veen 5.) TOR - Gonzales 6.) SEA - Meyer 7.) PIT - Hancock 8.) SD - Hassell 9.) COL - Kjerstad 10.) ANA - Detmers 11.) CHW - Bailey https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/mlb-mock-draft/

Longenhagan mock. Bailey goes before 11. More college bat suggestions. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2020-mock-draft-mach-one/

Thanks. This is fun. Some observations. You have Jarvis higher than most mocks I've seen. I like him a lot as well. You have Gonzales much lower. I suppose he might not have an immediate landing spot if KC passes on him? I know he has an archetype you typically haven't been enamored with. You also have Nick Loftin going pretty early. Just read a bit on him, sounds like he could be a pretty good value. Lastly, you have Mitchell further down than I have seen. This attributed to the diabetes? The in-game power profile? Or both? Bonus question. Where do you think Ginn goes and do you think he signs?

The more I look at it, the more I'm underwhelmed at the college bats that should be available around pick 11. I truly hope they go in a different direction. I think I'd prefer any other direction than this.

FWIW, Law had only one prep pitcher in the 1st round in his last mock. It was Abel.

BA has some head to head draft prospect pieces up. Will share one of them. Abel vs Kelley. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mick-abel-vs-jared-kelley-2020-mlb-draft-prospect-showdown-rhp-rankings/

Am I missing something? Why do people think that fans will even be allowed at the game?