I'm going to be super bummed when the only real pitching prospect in the system is poached in Rule 5. This team is such a slow motion car crash right now.
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Sounds like the White Sox will be taking Shane Smith from the Brewers with pick 1.
Sounds like the White Sox will be taking Shane Smith from the Brewers with pick 1.
Anybody in particular? Last year they left a ton of guys unprotected & didn't even fill their whole list. But haven't looked into potential losses this year. Here's the SP list of players who would need protecting...
December 2024
Jose Adames
Angel Bastardo
Alex Binelas
Taylor Broadway
Zach Bryant
Allan Castro
Brendan Cellucci
Juan Chacon
Nathanael Cruz
Kelvin Diaz
Shane Drohan
Nate Eaton
Juan Daniel Encarnacion
Albert Feliz
Max Ferguson
Michael Fulmer
Grant Gambrell
Bryan Gonzalez
Nathan Hickey
Gabriel Jackson
Blaze Jordan
Robert Kwiatkowski
CJ Liu
Eduardo Lopez
Tyler McDonough
Tyler Miller
Wyatt Mills
Yordanny Monegro
Juan Montero
Wyatt Olds
Ronald Rosario
Corey Rosier
Reidis Sena
Phillip Sikes
Karson Simas
Adam Smith
Noah Song
Luis Talavera
Christopher Troye
Tyler Uberstine
Miguel Ugueto
Brian Van Belle
Diego Viloria
Jacob Webb
Jeremy Wu-Yelland
Seby Zavala
https://soxprospects.com/rule5.htm
Based off of this, anyone who is rule 5 eligible and not placed on the AAA roster, if I am reading it correctly.
View: https://twitter.com/SPChrisHatfield/status/1866814819606859804
View: https://twitter.com/SoxProspects/status/1866871295163379966
I wish the 38 player list was public. Last year I did a guesstimate of who would be protected & they lost several guys I assumed would be.
View: https://twitter.com/SoxProspects/status/1866871295163379966
I wish the 38 player list was public. Last year I did a guesstimate of who would be protected & they lost several guys I assumed would be.
Can a team take its own player in the Rule 5 draft? If there were some backpeddling in the FO, and they really want to keep YORDANNY, could they select him? And then return him to...themselves?
If I was protecting 38 of these guys...
December 2024
Jose Adames*
Angel Bastardo**
Alex Binelas*
Taylor Broadway*
Zach Bryant*
Allan Castro**
Brendan Cellucci**
Juan Chacon*
Nathanael Cruz
Kelvin Diaz*
Shane Drohan**
Nate Eaton**
Juan Daniel Encarnacion*
Albert Feliz
Max Ferguson**
Michael Fulmer**
Grant Gambrell**
Bryan Gonzalez*
Nathan Hickey**
Gabriel Jackson**
Blaze Jordan**
Robert Kwiatkowski
CJ Liu**
Eduardo Lopez*
Tyler McDonough*
Tyler Miller*
Wyatt Mills**
Yordanny Monegro***
Juan Montero
Wyatt Olds**
Ronald Rosario**
Corey Rosier**
Reidis Sena*
Phillip Sikes**
Karson Simas
Adam Smith
Noah Song**
Luis Talavera
Christopher Troye**
Tyler Uberstine**
Miguel Ugueto**
Brian Van Belle**
Diego Viloria
Jacob Webb*
Jeremy Wu-Yelland**
Seby Zavala**
*** YORDANNY
** Sure
* I guess?
My last spot came down to Kwiatkowski or JDE. But yeah... should be fine? Maybe Montero or Natty Cruz should be added? Not really pressed about it, though.
December 2024
Jose Adames*
Angel Bastardo**
Alex Binelas*
Taylor Broadway*
Zach Bryant*
Allan Castro**
Brendan Cellucci**
Juan Chacon*
Nathanael Cruz
Kelvin Diaz*
Shane Drohan**
Nate Eaton**
Juan Daniel Encarnacion*
Albert Feliz
Max Ferguson**
Michael Fulmer**
Grant Gambrell**
Bryan Gonzalez*
Nathan Hickey**
Gabriel Jackson**
Blaze Jordan**
Robert Kwiatkowski
CJ Liu**
Eduardo Lopez*
Tyler McDonough*
Tyler Miller*
Wyatt Mills**
Yordanny Monegro***
Juan Montero
Wyatt Olds**
Ronald Rosario**
Corey Rosier**
Reidis Sena*
Phillip Sikes**
Karson Simas
Adam Smith
Noah Song**
Luis Talavera
Christopher Troye**
Tyler Uberstine**
Miguel Ugueto**
Brian Van Belle**
Diego Viloria
Jacob Webb*
Jeremy Wu-Yelland**
Seby Zavala**
*** YORDANNY
** Sure
* I guess?
My last spot came down to Kwiatkowski or JDE. But yeah... should be fine? Maybe Montero or Natty Cruz should be added? Not really pressed about it, though.
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Forgot that the 38 was like the 40 & you needed space to add someone. Looks like they protected less than 38 but idk how many.
View: https://twitter.com/IanCundall/status/1866651526820925522
View: https://twitter.com/IanCundall/status/1866651526820925522
The heart wants what the heart wants, I guess. I'll take Yordanny's upside over the collection of AAAA guys or the guys with amazing stuff who have no idea where it's going.
Doesn't much matter, I guess, since he's most likely gone.
edit: unless you're counting the guy out on TJ sabbatical, in which case, fair point. But I'm not worried about losing him.
The SP guys are pretty adamant about no Yordanny problems...
Hatfield:
Hatfield:
iakavos (idk who he is other than the guy who starts gameday threads with inferior titles & a global mod over there)
https://forum.soxprospects.com/thread/7164/2024-rule-5-draft?page=9
Well they've had Yordanny ranked about ten spots too low for years now, so their appraisals are internally consistent. They had Wikelman in the top 10 when he was still throwing 6 BB/9.
Yeahhh...I mean I think they're absolutely crazy on the whole Yordanny thing. Some day we shall see who was right.
A team can select a player from its own organization. The Braves did so during the Ed Olwine era when Sanford and Son was the highlight of the TBS broadcast schedule. But that player is still subject to Rule 5 restrictions, so they would have to be passed through waivers before being “returned” and sent to the minor leagues without restrictions.
Welp...
View: https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1866920996198027631
We shall see how much the other 3 hurt.
& if the Murphy piece comes to fruition.
View: https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1866920996198027631
We shall see how much the other 3 hurt.
& if the Murphy piece comes to fruition.
Yeah, it's a bit of a mystery who is on the list and who isn't. That is part of my concern. I think we have a lot of depth and could lose someone interesting.
We're pretty rich in plus outfielders at the big club. I've been down on Meidroth at the next level for his total lack of power. it's reasonable to have to give up a pitching talent to get pitching talent. Losing Teel hurts.
Crochet could be really, really good and is only 26 years old. It's very expensive in either prospects or treasure to acquire premier pitching talent. I think this is a move the Sox had to make and I am guessing we weren't bidding against ourselves here.
The kid is young and coming off injury, I doubt they've learned much. I think it's as simple as you gotta give talent to get talent. 26 year old starters that are proven at the MLB level being available in trade is a pretty rare commodity right now.
Minor League R5. No. They don't need to do anything with them. They're just buying MiLB players for $24k basically.
On to round 3.
Anderson is a 6'3 RHP who went to FSU & was drafted in the 16th round in '21 after being drafted in the 36th round out of HS in '18 by the Yankees. He's 25.
They said AA, but he only pitched in A+ (49.1 IP, 2.92 ERA) & AAA (17 IP, 5.82 ERA) last year.
We passed in the 5th round. Most teams are done at this point.
They said AA, but he only pitched in A+ (49.1 IP, 2.92 ERA) & AAA (17 IP, 5.82 ERA) last year.
We passed in the 5th round. Most teams are done at this point.