WEBVTT - White Sox 2026 Draft Primer with Michael Suareo | Episode 124

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<v Speaker 1>Socks on thirty fifth is next doors open on the left?

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<v Speaker 1>What is going on? White Sox fans, and welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>a bonus episode of the Socks on thirty fifth podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>My name is Michael Suerrow, and I'm hijacking the show

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<v Speaker 1>today because we are officially within twenty four hours of

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<v Speaker 1>the start of the twenty twenty six MLB Draft, which

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<v Speaker 1>means we are within twenty four hours of the Chicago

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<v Speaker 1>White Sox being on the clock with the first overall

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<v Speaker 1>pick in that draft. So we're gonna dive into some

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<v Speaker 1>draft talk today, talk a little bit about how the

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<v Speaker 1>draft works, about how bonus pools work, and all the

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<v Speaker 1>chaos that's been going on with were the White Sox

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna be taken in the first round. We all

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<v Speaker 1>thought that we had that figured out months ago. Now

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, as we get closer to the draft,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of talk about some other guys taking

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<v Speaker 1>over being the top pick over Rockchalowski. We'll see what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna dive into all that, plus maybe get into

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<v Speaker 1>some players that could be available to them outside the

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<v Speaker 1>first round. But before we get into everything, to make

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<v Speaker 1>being said, let's dive right into it. So, yeah, draft

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<v Speaker 1>starts tomorrow. Starts at twelve thirty Central time. Tomorrow will

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<v Speaker 1>be Day one of the Draft. You'll get rounds one

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<v Speaker 1>through four. Last year they moved it to a two

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<v Speaker 1>day format instead of a three day format. Last year,

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<v Speaker 1>I believe it only went to the first rerounds. This

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<v Speaker 1>year they extended Day one to four rounds and then

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<v Speaker 1>Day two of the draft will kickoff on Sunday at

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<v Speaker 1>I believe ten thirty am Central, and you'll get rounds

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<v Speaker 1>five through twenty. Then, how the bonus pool works, Every

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<v Speaker 1>team gets a certain amount of money allocated to each

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<v Speaker 1>of the first ten picks that they have, So every

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<v Speaker 1>team has twenty picks, but a specific bonus slot value

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<v Speaker 1>is assigned to every single one of the top ten picks,

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<v Speaker 1>and then in rounds a lotting through twenty, every team

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<v Speaker 1>gets one hundred and fifty thousand for each of those picks,

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<v Speaker 1>So your total bonus pool is how much each of

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<v Speaker 1>your top ten picks value totals two. So for the

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<v Speaker 1>White Sox this year, we have just over seventeen and

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<v Speaker 1>a half million dollars in our bonus but almost seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>point six million in our bonus pool. The first pick

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<v Speaker 1>alone is roughly eleven million, three hundred and fifty thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>so a lot of money to spend on our draft

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<v Speaker 1>picks this year. For context, the record for the highest

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<v Speaker 1>signing draft picks ever signed is only about nine point

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<v Speaker 1>three million. So even if Rock or Emerson or von Lackey,

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<v Speaker 1>whoever we take with that pick does break the record,

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<v Speaker 1>which is very likely this year, they're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>go overslot We are going to be saving some money

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<v Speaker 1>with that first overall pick, which was a big deal

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<v Speaker 1>when we won the draft lottery, not only because we

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<v Speaker 1>get to take the top player in the draft, but

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<v Speaker 1>it gives us a lot of bonus pool flexibility for

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the draft. So that money that we're

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<v Speaker 1>saving in our first round pick, now we can use

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<v Speaker 1>that on our second or third or fourth round picks

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<v Speaker 1>to get someone better than we have. Pick forty one

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<v Speaker 1>could get someone than the forty first best player in

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<v Speaker 1>this draft because of that extra flexibility that we've got.

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<v Speaker 1>And another caveat to everything is technically every team can

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<v Speaker 1>spend up to five percent over their bonus pool. They

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<v Speaker 1>would just get taxed that believe, about seventy five percent

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<v Speaker 1>on that overage, But you can spend up to five

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<v Speaker 1>percent over that bonus pool before any penalties regarding future

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<v Speaker 1>draft picks kick in. So that's something the White Sox

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<v Speaker 1>have been really good at over the last few years,

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<v Speaker 1>is utilizing that extra money that they can spend and

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<v Speaker 1>using it to go overslot in some areas. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>using that extra five percent helped us land Caleb Bonhamer

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of years ago. It helped us land the

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<v Speaker 1>duel of Billy Carlson and Jane Fowski last year. So

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<v Speaker 1>that is something that the White Sox are good at utilizing,

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<v Speaker 1>good at maximizing their resources, and should help US land

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<v Speaker 1>some good talent in this year's draft as long as

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<v Speaker 1>they continue with that trend. Now let's dive right into it.

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<v Speaker 1>So a few months ago we all thought we had

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<v Speaker 1>to figure it out. We just started already ordering some

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<v Speaker 1>custom Rockchaalowski White Sox jerseys, and all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>now it seems like it's a three man race between

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<v Speaker 1>Rock Chaalowski, Grady Emerson, and Von Lackey. The Von Lackey

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<v Speaker 1>smoke seems to be cooling a bit more. Really seems

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<v Speaker 1>like the most people agree that it's between Rock and

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<v Speaker 1>Grady Emerson. Some outlets have Emerson as the favorite. Now

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<v Speaker 1>others still have Rock, but you know, we're seeing a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of Grady Emerson smoke now. In fact, we just

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<v Speaker 1>had Joe Doyle from Overslat Baseball on the podcast. Their

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<v Speaker 1>most recent mock did have Grady Emerson, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we asked him about it, and here's what he had

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<v Speaker 1>to say about that.

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<v Speaker 2>I've continued to hear more and more and more people

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<v Speaker 2>from within the front office in Chicago say, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>most people in these parts, like most people in these

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<v Speaker 2>back offices, they really like Grady Emerson. They think he's

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<v Speaker 2>the better player, they think he's got the higher ceiling.

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<v Speaker 2>They think he could end up being, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>bigger star. But as has been mentioned in you know

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<v Speaker 2>mock drafts, in more places than just Overslot, the question

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<v Speaker 2>really is how much better can Grady Emerson be than

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<v Speaker 2>Rock Schilowski. If it's a full grade better on the

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<v Speaker 2>role scale, then you have to take Grady Emerson. But

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<v Speaker 2>if it's you know, splitting hairs, it's it's hard for

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<v Speaker 2>me to walk away from a gold glove shortstop that

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<v Speaker 2>has done it in college, that you know, has shown

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<v Speaker 2>he can hit, that is the captain of Team USA. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a that's a really tough intangibles package to walk

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<v Speaker 2>away from.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see what actually happens. I tend to lean that

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<v Speaker 1>we're still going to take Rock Chilowski. It's really a

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<v Speaker 1>tough us up at this point. All three have their

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<v Speaker 1>own strengths and weaknesses. Starting with Rock. I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 1>probably the safest player in this draft class while still

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<v Speaker 1>having perennial All star upside. He's got the plus hit tool,

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<v Speaker 1>he's got the plus power. He's a fantastic defensive shortstop.

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<v Speaker 1>He's not the most athletic shortstop in the world, but

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<v Speaker 1>he covers ground with his actions. He's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a phenomenal defensive player. He has still fantastic upside. The

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<v Speaker 1>issue with Rock and part of the reason why he

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<v Speaker 1>fell this leading up to the draft, or why people

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<v Speaker 1>believe that he may fall leading up to the draft

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<v Speaker 1>is he didn't quite have the same star studded season

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<v Speaker 1>his junior year they did his sophomore year. He still

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<v Speaker 1>had a very good junior year, just didn't quite live

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<v Speaker 1>up to what he did in his sophomore year, which

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<v Speaker 1>was one of the best collegiate seasons we've seen in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot, so kind of hard to live up to that.

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<v Speaker 1>The strikeout rates did spike a little bit, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>his sophomore year he walked more than he struck out.

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<v Speaker 1>Junior he struck out a tiny bit more than he walked.

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<v Speaker 1>Still has fantastic plate discipline, still has really good power,

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<v Speaker 1>mostly to the poll side, but I personally don't have

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<v Speaker 1>an issue with that. There's some concerns about his lack

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<v Speaker 1>of production with a wood bat, and it's a very

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<v Speaker 1>small sample size, and the sample size we do have

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<v Speaker 1>isn't the best. But I mean, very few amateurs come

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<v Speaker 1>in ready to hit with a wood bet. It's an

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<v Speaker 1>adjustment that all amateurs have to make, so we'll see.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not as sold about some of these concerns as others,

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<v Speaker 1>but people that are smarter than me do have these concerns.

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<v Speaker 1>So it is something that we have to take into consideration.

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<v Speaker 1>Grady Emerson is probably the higher ceiling of those two

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<v Speaker 1>between him in Rockchaalowski. The biggest argument that you could

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<v Speaker 1>make for Grady Emerson is coming out of high school,

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<v Speaker 1>he is a better shortstop or a better overall player

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<v Speaker 1>than Rock Schilowski was coming out of high school. Rockchilowski

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<v Speaker 1>was widely regarded as a top fifty draft prospect coming

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<v Speaker 1>out of high school, but had a strong commitment to UCLA.

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<v Speaker 1>Grady Emerson is a better draft prospect than Rokschilowski was

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<v Speaker 1>as a high scorer. So I mean just looking at

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<v Speaker 1>you know, age projections, age modeling, and Grady Emerson has

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<v Speaker 1>a leg up on him. Sure, he also has arguably

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<v Speaker 1>the best hit tool in this draft. It is he

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<v Speaker 1>is a fantastic hitter, fantastic back to ball skills, fantastic

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<v Speaker 1>I he is going to be a good hitter. Lacks

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit behind Chilawski in terms of power. He

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<v Speaker 1>could still be at twenty to twenty five home running

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<v Speaker 1>your type of guy. That's probably where his ceiling's at,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's no guarantee he gets to that, but there

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<v Speaker 1>probably is some untapped power in that bat. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think he started to get to it a little more

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<v Speaker 1>as senior year of high school. Good athlete, not not

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<v Speaker 1>an amazing athlete, but a good athlete projects to develop

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<v Speaker 1>into a very good defensive shortstop. I've seen some, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>comparisons to Bobby Wit. I don't like those comps personally.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he's really the same type of player.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's got a little bit less raw power,

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<v Speaker 1>he's not quite as twitched up as an athlete, but

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<v Speaker 1>a much better hit tool than Bobby Witt. Coming out

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<v Speaker 1>of high school. I think of McGonagall is a better camp.

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<v Speaker 1>Looking at McGonigal, you know, rows up quickly from high

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<v Speaker 1>school ranks to this year being a very good pro

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<v Speaker 1>player because of that hit tool. And I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>what's going to carry Grady Emerson is that hit tool.

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<v Speaker 1>So I wouldn't compa to Bobby Wood. I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>a better comp which if you get another Kevin mcgonawell

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<v Speaker 1>out of Green irishon massive win and then Von Lackey again,

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<v Speaker 1>he's probably behind the other two, but he is still

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<v Speaker 1>being considered reportedly, and he's a guy out of Georgia

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<v Speaker 1>Tech who had a huge breakout year this year. Over

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<v Speaker 1>twelve hundred ops. Coming into the year, he was viewed

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<v Speaker 1>as probably the best catcher in the draft and a

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<v Speaker 1>likely first round pick, but it was more because he

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<v Speaker 1>was an elite defensive catcher with offensive upside and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of projection left in that bat. This year, he

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<v Speaker 1>really exploded at the plate, showed off a ton of power,

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<v Speaker 1>showed off his athleticism. He had a phenomenon or he

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<v Speaker 1>is a bit of a late bloomer. And the case

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<v Speaker 1>for him though, is he would cost significantly less in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of bonus pool money than Rock or Emerson, which again,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said before, you're going to save money that regardless,

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<v Speaker 1>But any extra bit of flexibility now you're likely or

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<v Speaker 1>now you're looking, maybe can I go big game hunting

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<v Speaker 1>and get one of these top fifteen ish type prospects

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<v Speaker 1>to float down to round two. That's kind of the

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<v Speaker 1>thinking you'd go with if you were to draft Bond

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<v Speaker 1>Lackey over Chilowsky and Emerson. We'll see how strongly he

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<v Speaker 1>is being considered for this pick. It's probably still gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be Rock or Emerson, but there is a very strong

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<v Speaker 1>case for Lackey as well, and all three of these

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<v Speaker 1>guys in their own draft classes. Could be a strong

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<v Speaker 1>consideration to be the first overall pick in a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of draft classes, but they're all obviously competing against one

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<v Speaker 1>another this season. So I cannot wait to see what

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<v Speaker 1>the White Sax do, frankly, because I'm tired of seeing

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<v Speaker 1>a different report every day saying, oh, now now the

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<v Speaker 1>favorite Rock, Now the favorites Grady, now the favorites Lackey.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a lot back and forth these last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of months. I'm ready to just find out who the

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<v Speaker 1>White Socks are taking. But luckily the draft doesn't end

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<v Speaker 1>after pick one. There's still twenty rounds to go in

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<v Speaker 1>the draft, and not all of you guys listening are

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<v Speaker 1>as big of a draft sicko SMP, so you might

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<v Speaker 1>not even care. But there are some really good names

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<v Speaker 1>in this draft, and some players outside of round one

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<v Speaker 1>that do have some ties to the White Sox or

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<v Speaker 1>have some possible connections that could lead the White Sox

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<v Speaker 1>to drafting them rounds two, three, or four. So I

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<v Speaker 1>want to get into a few of those names really quick.

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<v Speaker 1>The first one, I'm sure most of you have already

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<v Speaker 1>heard about is Landon Tome som Jin Tome in the

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<v Speaker 1>fielder out of Nazareth Academy. He's a homegrown guy or

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<v Speaker 1>hometown kid. His dad obviously works in the front office

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<v Speaker 1>for the White Sox that the connections are just too obvious.

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<v Speaker 1>He is why considered a top fifty to sixty ish

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<v Speaker 1>prospect in this draft, so you know, pick forty one

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<v Speaker 1>will be right in line with him. I think he

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<v Speaker 1>probably signs for closer to their slot value, which is

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<v Speaker 1>a little under two and a half million. He might

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<v Speaker 1>go a little bit over that. I think they could

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<v Speaker 1>shoot higher if they really want to, But I think

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<v Speaker 1>this is a really strong possibility to pick forty one

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<v Speaker 1>with the kid like tome really good at the plate. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>you know his dad's Jim Tolmy. He's better to be

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good at the plate. Not quite sure where his

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<v Speaker 1>defensive home is. He played a last short stop at

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<v Speaker 1>Nazareth Academy, but most people project him to move off

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<v Speaker 1>that position, possibly to second or third base, maybe a

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<v Speaker 1>corner outfield spot. The defense is lagging a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>behind the bat, but if you're drafting him, you're drafting

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<v Speaker 1>him for the bats, so that's not going to really

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<v Speaker 1>be a big deal. I'm curious to see where's defensive

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<v Speaker 1>home is, but the bat's what gets you into. Another

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<v Speaker 1>name to know is Logan Redmond. So the White Sox

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<v Speaker 1>did a lot of scouting with the UCLA, so they

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<v Speaker 1>probably saw Redmond plenty. He was the ace of that

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<v Speaker 1>pitching staff. He transferred in this year and his stuff

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<v Speaker 1>ticked up a couple of notches and really established himself

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<v Speaker 1>as one of the premier pitchers in college baseball. Was

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<v Speaker 1>well on his way to solidifying himself as a first

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<v Speaker 1>round pick before he started dealing with some arm fatigue

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<v Speaker 1>and eventually just had his season shut down. So stock

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<v Speaker 1>has slipped a little bit, but could very well be

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<v Speaker 1>in play for the White Sox. They picked forty one.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the type of pick probably not gonna go too

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<v Speaker 1>much over slots, so leaves you a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>flexibility in rons three and four if you wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>go that route. But a very good pitcher should would

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<v Speaker 1>probably be able to move up the system relatively quickly,

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<v Speaker 1>and with a with a farm system that is starting

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<v Speaker 1>to lack a little bit behind in the pitching department,

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<v Speaker 1>could be a strong possibility. Another picture, who just recently

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<v Speaker 1>had an update about some injury concerns is Brody Bamilla,

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<v Speaker 1>who he is an imposing presence on the mountains, sixty

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<v Speaker 1>nine and fifty pounds, left handed, left handed prep pitcher,

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<v Speaker 1>just screams White Sox type. Really, he apparently is dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with the UCL injury, so that is going to throw

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<v Speaker 1>a big cloud over his draft stock. Before that came out,

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<v Speaker 1>he was widely viewed as a first round type of

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<v Speaker 1>prospect who is going to command a pretty significant signing

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<v Speaker 1>bonus to get out of his college commitment. Now we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see does his asking price go down a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>does his commitment to college become stronger? Because of this

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<v Speaker 1>puts a bit of a cloud over his draft stock,

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<v Speaker 1>but very very tantalizing draft prospect, big time stuff. So

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<v Speaker 1>he's definitely someone that you would think the White Sox

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<v Speaker 1>would be interested in with that psycond round pick. Another

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<v Speaker 1>another college name to keep in mind is Florida State

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<v Speaker 1>first baseman Miles Bailey. If you recognize that name, that's

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<v Speaker 1>because the White Sox actually drafted him two years ago

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<v Speaker 1>in the twenty twenty four draft. He was their twentieth

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<v Speaker 1>round pick. No one really expected him to actually sign.

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<v Speaker 1>He did not sign. Obviously, was viewed probably as a

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<v Speaker 1>bit more the insurance type of pick. You know, they

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<v Speaker 1>drafted George Wolco that year. Maybe if something happened with

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<v Speaker 1>Walco not signing, then you could use that money that

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<v Speaker 1>you saved in other draft picks that you were going

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<v Speaker 1>to give to Walco, maybe you could try to throw

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<v Speaker 1>it at Bailey. Ultimately, we signed Walco. Bailey went off

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<v Speaker 1>to college and had a phenomenal freshman year at Florida

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<v Speaker 1>State and then his sophomore reviews off to a great

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<v Speaker 1>start before a leg injury unfortunately ended his season. But

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<v Speaker 1>he is He's a first base prospect, big time power,

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<v Speaker 1>some of the best power in this draft class. The

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<v Speaker 1>injury clouds his draft stock a little bit. Could be

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<v Speaker 1>an option and maybe the third or fourth round. But

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<v Speaker 1>name with obvious connections to the White Sox and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of talented dream on so could very well be

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<v Speaker 1>in play for them again this year. And then a

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<v Speaker 1>couple more prep prospects to know that have some direct

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<v Speaker 1>White Sox connections. You got Joseph Contrera's prep pitcher, son

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<v Speaker 1>of Jose Contreras, who was obviously on the two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and five World Series winning Chicago White Sox team. Very

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<v Speaker 1>talented pitcher has some big time stuff. There's a forkball

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<v Speaker 1>like his dad got some fame in the World Baseball

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<v Speaker 1>Classic getting Aaron Judge out actually pitching to him as

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<v Speaker 1>just a seventeen year old, so a big time moment

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<v Speaker 1>for him. Very talented pitcher. Again, like I said, so

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<v Speaker 1>it could be a second or third onund option for

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<v Speaker 1>the White Sox. And then one more name to know

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<v Speaker 1>is Dominic Santarelli. He is a first base prep prospect

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<v Speaker 1>native from Wisconsin actually, but he is. He's been part

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<v Speaker 1>of the White Sox Area codes team this past year,

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<v Speaker 1>so the White Sox do tend to take a closer

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<v Speaker 1>look at those guys kind of their own way of

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<v Speaker 1>getting in some additional scouting for the draft getting to

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<v Speaker 1>know some of these players. He's a prep first basement

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<v Speaker 1>with some big time power. Could very easily be a

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<v Speaker 1>target for the White Sox and somewhere in the first

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<v Speaker 1>four or five rounds this year as well. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so those are just a few names to know if

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<v Speaker 1>you're actually going to be watching past the first pick.

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<v Speaker 1>I know most of you are probably just going to

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<v Speaker 1>tune out after just seeing who the White Sox are

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<v Speaker 1>taking with that first Overall pick. But if you are

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<v Speaker 1>trying to become a draft sickle like me, those are

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<v Speaker 1>some of the guys to keep an eye on. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's pretty much all I've got for this draft specific

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<v Speaker 1>Socks on thirty fifth podcast episode. I'm going to be

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<v Speaker 1>at the game on Saturday during the draft. We're looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to it. They're throwing a big draft party, so

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<v Speaker 1>looking forward to seeing some of you out there and

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<v Speaker 1>celebrating whoever we take with the first overall pick. If

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<v Speaker 1>you have your heart set on Rock, don't worry about

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<v Speaker 1>it if they don't take him, and celebrate if they

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<v Speaker 1>do take him. We're getting a good prospect either way.

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<v Speaker 1>But we'll see what happens. With that being said, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so much for joining me on this bonus draft

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<v Speaker 1>preview episode of the Socks on thirty fifth podcast. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been a pleasure talking to you as always. Looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to the draft and go Socks.