TCQ Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Very happy about this SS with some pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Smoak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (TCQ @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 01:51 PM) Very happy about this SS with some pop Love it. f*** Smoak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 So, who wants Beckham as their AAP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTank Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Horrible pick. We'll be regretting this in a few years when Smoak is tearing it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 well, a few of the mock drafts I saw basically said the Sox would love for Beckham to fall to them, and he did! Let's hope he will be a White Sox player for a LOOOONG time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 was a stud all season in the SEC and did well with a wooden bat in Cape Cod league last summer. only negative I've heard was that he went undrafted in high school three years ago. just hope he's better than Jason Dellaero!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCQ Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 How can anyone like that smoak guy...he cant even spell his name right smoak should be spelled S-M-O-K-E. Stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Shadows @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 01:55 PM) Smoak I hear ya, but I'm not upset we got Beck instead. Yet. Edited June 5, 2008 by ChiSox35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 3B Fields - SS Ramirez - 2B Beckham - 1B Swisher I approve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I like the pick. There is no such thing as a "sure thing", so you never know. but i really like his potential. He apparently has a very good bat with surprising pop. With a little muscle he could be pretty darn good. Some project he MIGHT be moved to 2B. But, He'll be given a shot at SS first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 01:27 PM) 3B Fields - SS Ramirez - 2B Beckham - 1B Swisher I approve. ugh. Not keen on that last point. But whatever. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 With Smoak still on the board, I disapprove. I like Beckham, but he isn't that game-changing prospect we need, like Smoak is. Beckham is that scrappy type of player who will undoubtedly be a 2B in the future. While that's not bad, I expect better at 8. If Smoak was gone, fine, but Smoak should have been the pick. In the future, I see Beckham as a good fielding 2B who will pretty much be a Michael Young type hitter except with more pop and less average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Also, this shows that the Richar trade was useless, we sure could use Cunningham in our system right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 It's 3 minutes long and the hit doesn't come until the very end, but I LOVE his swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 You can't really be mad about Bechkham, BUT I would have rather had Smoak or Crow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 01:30 PM) Also, this shows that the Richar trade was useless, we sure could use Cunningham in our system right now. Well I didnt think they had the foreshadowing of picking a SS in the next draft with their number 1 pick and signing Alexei Ramirez in the offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 02:33 PM) Well I didnt think they had the foreshadowing of picking a SS in the next draft with their number 1 pick and signing Alexei Ramirez in the offseason. No, you can't, but a lot of people here were pissed about the deal at the time when we made it, and now thar Richar is pretty much burried on the depth chart now, that trade was useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I thought he was a soccer player. I actually like this pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 01:33 PM) Well I didnt think they had the foreshadowing of picking a SS in the next draft with their number 1 pick and signing Alexei Ramirez in the offseason. Yeah, you can't look at things that way. Would you rather they be stubborn about it, and make an even bigger mistake, by trying to plug in Richar when he isn't good enough? Should they refuse to address the position in order to defend a trade that didn't work out? Not all trades work out. It's a fact of life in professional baseball. You have to move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 assuming he progresses, what is his time line to the big leagues? 2010? 2011? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 02:31 PM) You can't really be mad about Bechkham, BUT I would have rather had Smoak or Crow. Yeah, or Wallace as well. If the baseball draft was more about need I'd probably be happier, but I don't think we got the best available. I'm not upset, just slightly disappointed we didn't get one of the 3 guys I actively liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 02:40 PM) assuming he progresses, what is his time line to the big leagues? 2010? 2011? Best case scenario, mid-season or september call up in 09, with everyday action coming in 2010. But more likely he'll get his first big league taste in 2010 with 2011 being when he gets the starting job at 2B. By the way, I do not see Beckham playing at any spot but 2B or the OF. He doesn't have the range nor the arm, IMO, to stick at SS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 01:44 PM) By the way, I do not see Beckham playing at any spot but 2B or the OF. He doesn't have the range nor the arm, IMO, to stick at SS. From what I have read, he is a serviceable SS, but nothing special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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