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1 minute ago, bmags said:

The rest of the writers don’t hate Gonzalez as much as us, but the write up is tough for the weaknesses.

But it’s not like law had this guy in the fifties. He said he’d be top ten most years.

Yea. It's not a terrible pick by any means, but just kind of boring. I do love the plate discipline aspect.

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1 minute ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said:

This board acting like it’s such a terrible pick is so funny. Would venture to guess that most posters have never seen the guy play.

Haha true! This board should trust the white Sox blindly!!!!

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2 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said:

This board acting like it’s such a terrible pick is so funny. Would venture to guess that most posters have never seen the guy play.

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.

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3 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said:

This board acting like it’s such a terrible pick is so funny. Would venture to guess that most posters have never seen the guy play.


Saw him as high as #5 in mocks.  Wasn’t expected to slip this far.  I don’t know much of anything but I don’t get the hatred. 

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Just now, Quin said:

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.

I don't quite understand how one can have a 30 grade run tool and play shortstop. Though I'm just a filthy casual draft fan.

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2 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

So are we assuming this was a Hahn pick over a Shirley pick?

This screams a safe mediocre replacement for Anderson .  This way they can trade him.  It’s a mlb 2024/25 roster move not a long term plan.  This is a guy playing checkers not chess.

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12 minutes ago, Capn12 said:

Same ole 'safe' drafting process....Safe meaning 'we'll sign him easily'.

You think Hahn would have realized that “safe” drafting ahead of a rebuild is a bad idea based on how the strategy failed last time and contributed to our competitive window rapidly ending.  That being said, at least this kid is a legit SS and not a DH pretending to be a C, a 1B pretending to be a 3B, a DH pretending to be a 1B, or a 5’5”, 150 pound 2B.  Still, not a fan of “safe” drafting (ESPN used the word at least five times when describing him) and makes me worry this is a Hahn pick and not Shirley’s.  Also, the 30 grade speed is a bit bothersome.

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