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Hopefully they do, that will bring them closer to selling and the top pick next year.

Man, the veterans on this team are so baseball stupid. The only way forward is without them.

They could draft Head, cut a deal and bad another high school bat or arm who falls due to bonus demands, maybe two.

There’s so much smoke about the Sox and prep players. I would be shocked if they take Morales, I don’t see it happening

He’s learning on the job but he needs to do better at putting guys in a position to succeed. Look at Alberto, he should’ve only started against LHP. He’s strictly a platoon guy but Grifol left him out to dry against RHPs. That can’t happen

They also don’t see enough pitches. In 2023, 3.91 is league average for pitches seen per plate appearance (P/PA). The Sox see 3.83 which is 29th in the league. The Cubs are first with 4.12. Let’s look at their walk rate. A league average walk rate is 8.7%. The Sox rank dead last with a 6.6% walk rate. The Padres are first with 11.1%. On the bright side, they are striking out at a league average clip. The offense is beyond broke. The best way to fix it is getting rid of guys who contribute the most to these issues. Blow this thing up, it’s the only way forward.

I would say that they just did that.

I agree, it would be an overdraft.

Rhett Lowder is pitching out of his mind right now for Wake Forest. 5 K’s through 3 IP so far.

The Kimbrel trade made a lot of sense and a lot of people here applauded it when it happened. And a lot of people here didn’t hate the Pollock trade when it happened either. While those moves didn’t work out, the thought and process behind them made sense at the time. Like Lynn, acquiring him for a title run made a lot of sense but that time has passed and they need to cut bait.

No chance in hell they’re picking that option up

They should DFA him post deadline when they decide to sell. It will send a message to the young players that this is what happens when you can’t do what is expected of you and when you constantly s%*# the bed.

Tanner McDougal is a dude.

Winning the division doesn’t get them any closer to winning a championship

It is a good comp in this discussion because it shows how you can be a valuable and contributing player with not the greatest ability for power. And like you said Bradfield is a better defender and a better base runner

Benintendi is proving to be a very valuable player for the Sox and he’s shown what, 40 power this year? Pro coaching can help develop the bay speed, I’m more concerned about that than his 40 power.

I’d be all in favor of that. I’m hoping they have a draft like 2021, where they load up on prep hitters. I’d like to see them go underslot at 15 so they can have more money to sign prep guys later in the draft. Dillon Head, George Lombard, Colin Houck, Aidan Miller. Arjun Nimmala and Rhet Lowder will be long gone by the time they pick.

Fire Katz

Very glad Grifol went with an opener. I hope it’s becomes something we see more often.

Good for the tank

#TankLoss

New mock draft from MLB Pipeline, I believe this one comes from Jonathan Mayo specifically. https://www.mlb.com/news/latest-mlb-2023-mock-draft?t=mlb-draft-coverage 15. White Sox: Aidan Miller, 3B, Mitchell HS, New Port Richey, Fla. (No. 12) He’s tough to place because a hamate injury kept teams from seeing him this spring, but his strong showing on the summer showcase circuit might be enough. He could move up as he works out for teams.

It’s been a much needed and welcome change of direction.

For me if I could comp him to any player playing today it’s Yordan Alvarez. I think you take Yordan Alvarez 1-1 every time.

I agree that ideally you want someone who plays an up the middle position, those are the more valuable and the more premium positions BUT I think this is a guy who hits 35 homers a year and rocks an absurd OBP. Also, the college slugger is the safest pick to make in the draft, so you’ll have a contributing big leaguer at worst. I think he’s a high ceiling player with a high floor as well.