GenericUserName

Potentially. Personally I think it was true and that the FO was generally pretty honest this time because we didn't really have to be deceitful picking where we were and being honest for once helps throw off teams in the future. If a team only ever leaks fake information then pretty quickly teams will know whatever they hear on the team is incorrect and that they can count on the opposite of what the team said. To be able to keep using misinformation effectively at some point you have to be honest.

The Sox picking Bohm if Madrigal were taken at 3 and there being a split in the room over Singer are not mutually exclusive. They said Madrigal was the highest on the board of guys they thought would be available and maybe they didn't think Bohm would be available but he would be higher if they thought he was. It could also be that whoever the "more decorated" member was liked Bohm more than Singer while the rest of the room had Bohm and Madrigal close enough that it swung to Bohm if it came down it.

That whole thing until the last two lines made it sound like he was going back to school, which confused me because I was pretty sure he was a senior.

Del Castillo was #194 in the Pipeline rankings. Almost no chance he signs, but he is one worth tracking if he signs or not.

I'm not saying Witt is the better player or will go higher than Rutschman, but right now Witt might 5 tools rated at least plus. Of the more quantifiable tools he has elite bat speed and exit velos meaning he probably has at least plus power, he has a great arm for the left side, and his 60 time is plus but his home-to-first times are 80 grade. He is said to have great range and actions for short. The only two questions are really his hit tool and how much projection he still has because he is already almost 18. We will find out about the hit tool this summer and then the only question left going into the year would be how much of what he does is because he is older, much as it was for Kelenic and Rutherford.

Isn't Rodon supposed to be back this weekend? Because I thought that open 40 spot was for him, but apparently we'll have to trade or outright someone else.

Kiley mentioned two names for 2019 on his chat yesterday. One was Hunter Barco who we saw BA also has high, while the other was Bryson Stott a college SS. Anyone who has the time should follow the games for the college and 18u national teams because our pick is almost definitely on one of those teams (unless its a college pitcher) and it will probably be one of the players that does well that shoots up the rankings. I am okay taking a catcher, but they have to have good defense and enough of a bat to be at least an average 1B or LF. Its the same problem I have with guys who are only fringy in center or at short but get pushed up draft boards because they might be able to play those positions. As soon as they can no longer play those premium defensive positions, they don't have the offensive profile to play anywhere else. That is a big risk that I feel like isn't accurately reflected in draft rankings though it may soon be with how risk averse teams are getting.

And so it begins

And the Sox finish it off with the annual ACE pick https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=382785

In the 39th round Shea Patterson, the QB at Michigan, was picked by the Rangers. Also the Cubs picked a guy from Wauconda HS probably just so they could say Wakanda.

He's the feel good story of our draft class. Warning, only read the story at the link if you are somewhere where you can cry. http://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/sports/klug-remains-positive-force-at-brookwood-despite-repeated-heartbreak/article_b13f64b2-53fa-5759-9735-36026e9cc00f.html

And we just took Larry King's son

The 33rd rounder is pretty good prospect which means we probably don't have enough to convince him to not go to college while the 34th rounder was an area cross-checker's grandson (or something similar) so we probably drafted him as a favor and he will probably go to college.

And now we are into friends and family territory.

Sox just picked Bryce Bush a 3B from Michigan. He is pretty well regarded, but if he is still on the board at this point he probably isn't going to sign.

They can give each pick up to $125,000. Any amount above that comes out of your bonus pool money from rounds 1-10. Spending less than $125,000 on a pick doesn't save that money to be used on a different pick though, unlike the first ten rounds.

He put up some pretty good numbers the past two summer in the northwoods league. Year Team League Category Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO HBP SH SF IBB DP AVG OBP SLG OPS TB XBH PA babip ISO SecA BB% SO% K-BB HR% AB/HR XBH% 2016 Rochester Honkers Northwoods League College 20 31 107 14 31 4 0 5 14 1 0 19 15 11 0 0 0 6 .290 .445 .467 .912 50 9 137 .299 .177 .364 13.87 10.95 0.79 3.65 21.40 29.03 2017 Rochester Honkers Northwoods League College 21 35 117 24 34 5 0 10 32 1 0 16 30 10 0 1 0 1 .291 .417 .590 1.007 69 15 144 .308 .299 .444 11.11 20.83 1.88 6.94 11.70 44.12

I didn't think about that. Kind of how Venezuelan kids are signing cheap. They did talk about how some of the guys may be under the radar just because they didn't get to play or practice as much this year.

https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=395144 Gabriel A Ortiz Abreu is a 2018 C/1B with a 5-11 210 lb. frame from Ponce, PR who attends International Baseball Academy. Big and strong build, especially in the lower half, has good body life for his build. Left handed hitter, big leg lift trigger, gets it down in time, short and strong swing, straight pull approach, patient hitter who looks for his pitch and looks to drive it, has very good raw bat speed and the ball comes off the barrel hard, lots of carry on his line drives and will get occasional lift, strong hitting tools. Has good lower half flexibility for his size and showed surprising agility getting out in front of home plate to make plays, long arm action, gets some tail on his throws, can shorten up his actions throwing, 2.06 best pop time. Has a definite chance with the bat.

FutureSox says Greene was ranked 244 on the BA rankings

Well looks like the Twins are in here too because they just took my guy.

Hello Mr. Hostetler, love having you here. I just wanted to let you know you're doing a great job and we all appreciate your hard work. If you could choose Erick Rivera that would be awesome.

Bilous was 101 on frangraphs and 193 on pipeline

So are one of us like Hostetler's burner account or something? 2/3 so far on the day