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MLB (Mayo/Callis) is also very consistently the worst of the mainstream prospect evaluators.

Every time I think the franchise is at the lowest possible point.

In defense of Pal, this stuff changes all the time. We just had a similar situation at work the other day with regards to a social media promo including a player. Call came straight from the AGM telling us to run it immediately because it would be unusable tomorrow. Three days later, the guy is still here.

I'm actually not sure that's true. If the White Sox hold him, and he just manages to not get injured, even if his innings are tapered, he very well may be worth more over the offseason, with a team able to plan around his "full season." While theoretically getting him now gets you next year plus whatever is in the tank here, the teams that are pushing in at the deadline specifically need something now, so giving up chips for Crochet represents opportunity cost against an alternative. Even if that alternative is inferior, it may be a better fit for the rest of 2024, and you can plan for 2025 when the time comes.

How can this possibly make sense? They're team options. The team can decline them. Someone please frame for me the argument that these could be seen as "negative value." The buyouts are $2M lol

I read Longenhagen's profile then cross-referenced with mlb.com. Looks like those are the lowest guys on him.

Makes me feel better. I guess I spoke too soon, looked at FG/mlb.com. Reading PG, does seem like he's had helium.

Bonemer seems like a massive reach. EDIT: not being a hater, every publications seems to have him ranked in the 70s or 80s

Ahh, didn’t see that. Thanks

Would be a boon in round 2 imo. More realistically, but still kind of unlikely, I’m hoping for William Schmidt

Longenhagen is leaking picks early at the FanGraphs chat.

Well, here's to hoping the Sox are saving a little bit of money on the pick, from what I've been consuming the last few months, it seems like there are some really interesting late first round HS arms, and one or two should slip out. Hoping for Kash Mayfield, but there are others.

Sox will get to clear the medicals before signing, right?

Yeah, I saw something like that somewhere

Yeah, I mean. If I'm steel-manning it, Smith is surest guy in the draft to be a significant big leaguer. The sox can't f*** him up, really. I'm just having trouble with the volatility of the injury risk given the org is so objectively far away from contention.

But he's also already had a TJ

I don't get it. It's the shortest term asset in the first round. Polished, fast mover, already had a tommy john. I know he's good but what is the plan here.

Shocked at what Longenhagen leaked for the Sox

My point is that there is a clear second or third tier to their prospects, even if the hype makes them all seem elite. I think they’ll move a guy that has warts that fans overlook because of name value.

Kenny? Is that you?

The Orioles will trade someone for pitching, but it’s very likely to be someone like Kjerstad or Mayo. Not someone like Holliday or Basallo.

Cleveland, as far as I know, has the clearest “type” preferences on both the pitching and hitting side of any team. And they’re both pretty much the opposite of what Caglianone is on either side of the ball. I feel like it’s Werherholt at a touch under slot.

Cleveland does absolutely love bad fastballs with wide secondary arsenals.

BA has said it's a relatively weak class as well, particularly in depth.

Apologies if I missed it earlier in the thread or elsewhere -- but who is "your guy," that you'd like the Sox to pick, regardless of what you think they WILL do?