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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?

Two weeks late, but I'm totally with you. I don't want anything to do with Cags. Could very well be Joey Gallo without the plus outfield defense, and the Sox simply aren't one of the orgs that can make him better.

Shuffle the deck chairs

At this point, going down to work on a significant swing change might be the best thing for him. HIs max EV is showing he still has pop, but that 9.8 average launch angle just isn't going to work. I've heard of some guys trying to commit to a pull-happy approach before two strikes, then getting more contact/spray focused with two; maybe that could sound appealing for him.

The funniest thing, to me, is that no one in it is underperforming.

Welcome, everyone, to this week's edition of "actually watch the White Sox" day, in which we see if Garrett Crochet can continue to spark some semblance of joy during the bottom of each inning. As for how to handle the tops of the innings, I recommend thinking to yourself how funny it would be if they actually manage to score a run. And if, by some stroke of unnatural luck, they DO score a run -- think of how much funnier it would be if they somehow manage to score ANOTHER run. Recontextualizing situations can lead to new and exciting feelings about them.

In mid-April of the year 2024, Kevin Pillar is the White Sox cleanup hitter.

It’s tough. I really just kind of can’t wait until literally every player/coach/staffer/person related to this era of the white Sox is gone. I don’t know who to blame for what, but there’s so much blame to go around there just isn’t a point to worrying about where it lands.