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@bmagsMizzou alert

I already know that I'm going to love Jake Peppers based on his 80-grade name, which means he's going to flame out like Storm Throne (to be fair, that was a 100-grade name) did and Duke Ellis seems to be.

My take as a filthy casual: A lefty that threw 103 innings, struckout 103 batters and walked 34 isn't the worst punt pick in the world.

For everyone else, this is referring to Wolkow, not Park.

Sox really drafting for need with all of this left-handedness.

Obligatory:

Me: Sox will probably pick a nobody MLB feed: first prospect to have video in forever Me: Real s%*#?

Didn't even think of how the NIL changes things. Good point.

Also f***, I forgot how fast Day 2 and 3 go.

Mike Shirley, why you bumming me out?

When everything's a need, you can say any pick is the Sox drafting for need.

Man, some writers really like the Gonzalez pick. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37985650/2023-mlb-draft-day-1-winners-losers-top-prospects-available https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10081968-2023-mlb-draft-picks-live-team-by-team-day-1-grades-and-analysis https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/mlb-draft-grades-2023-live-picks-results/a6nkkz2hshjegc3hg23rkefb

When my dad was bemoaning the future of the Sox (fair), I said at least Schultz and Montgomery were bright spots. He said "so what, Schultz is 19, who cares what his stats are." Man, a 19-year-old carving up affiliate ball like that is something to be really, really excited about.

It'd most likely be Gonzalez moving. Colson's gonna get here first + faster. It's a good problem to have Colson, Ramos, Gonzalez, Popeye, Sosa, and Burrowes (except Ramos, but he's got 3rd) all up the middle as prospects. You take that all day over doubling down on loading up at 1st base and corner OF.

$10

I don't even understand.

Counterpoint: Last time the Red Sox blocked the White Sox was Benintendi, so that means we'll sign him in 8 years.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/6/24/18427262/the-white-sox-were-scared-off-of-starling-marte-because-of-gun-incident You can't really blame the scout in this instance, it's just a wild story.

Nothing will ever top the Starling Marte story.

I see that you're quite amped

I feel like Gonzalez is about to succeed just to spite this thread, Burger style.

Some sweet defensive highlights:

I'd much rather they load up on shortstops instead of first baseman.

Tbh I have no idea about him, I was just excited for Teel + I tend to enjoy Shirley's tendency to, as @Y2Jimmy0 puts it, go "big game hunting." So seeing that he's got real, real low grades as a runner at shortstop was a real deflation.