2008 MLB Draft Day 2
by The Wizard on Jun 6, 2008 10:09 AM CDT
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PrintDoug Laumann on Gordon Beckham:
The right-handed hitter currently has a .397 average with a school-record 24 home runs, to go with his 65 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. He stands out as "a line-drive hitter who consistently squares up on the ball and works the count to his advantage," according to the MiLB.com scouting report. As mentioned above, Beckham also has surprising power for his 6-foot, 185-pound frame.
His arm strength rates as a tick above average for a shortstop, according to the same MiLB.com scouting report. Beckham presently has his sights set on playing shortstop, but is willing to move to wherever is needed to quickly get to the Majors.
"In my mind, I'm capable of playing shortstop in the big leagues," said Beckham of his preferred position on defense. "Whether or not it's where I end up, it's not my call. I wouldn't be disappointed if I moved. My main goal is to get up to the big leagues and play for a long time and help the team."
"We feel confident he can play shortstop," said White Sox director of amateur scouting Doug Laumann of the team's top selection. "If it's not shortstop, then he can move in either direction to second or third. With his overall ability to play the game, and his intangibles with that grinder sort of makeup, we feel like we got a quality person and player."
Although he was one of the fastest-rising prospects in the Draft's first round over the past month or so, Beckham didn't always draw this sort of constant attention. He went undrafted out of high school, basically because he was more dedicated to football.
Schools such as Air Force wanted Beckham at quarterback, where he was All-State as a senior. Ohio University liked Beckham as a free safety, where he was All-State as a junior.
"But I was not big enough to commit to football, and I love baseball," Beckham said. "It's been a lot of working as hard as I can to get to this point."
Laumann identified Beckham as one of 12-to-15 players for general manager Ken Williams and assistant general manager Rick Hahn to look at coming into this winter. Beckham also impressed the team with his strong showing during last summer's Cape Cod League, where wood bats are used.
BTW, here is the MLB.com page with all the Sox picks.
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Pursuing a
grindy, overachieving former football player with intangible qualities. What a novel idea.
/Throws self out the window.
by The Actual El Guapo on Jun 6, 2008 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Kevin Dubler L/R C Illinois St.
http://goredbirds.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/dubler_kevin00.html
http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7600&ATCLID=1470324
I am not even going to pretend to know anything about him other than what google tells me.
Dubler's numbers this year
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%
DUBLER, Kevin .358 52-52 190 47 68 23 3 9 56 124 .653 44 4 23 1 .481 3 0 15-18 301 34 2 .994
Caulk the wagon.
Dubler has an attractive profile as a lefthanded-hitting catcher with some athletic ability; he lacks arm strength, holding back his draft status
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he'll fit right in
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Hey hey
We finally pulled the trigger on little Danks in round 7. I’m not much of a fan, but he’s good value in this round as long as he doesn’t want 1st or 2nd round money.
Grabbed Mini K Williams in
Round 6.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 6, 2008 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Gonzo's column this morning
In the sixth round, they selected Wichita State’s Kenny Williams Jr., the son of the Sox’s general manager.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 6, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Your leg is being pulled from your pelvis, BSS
Look at last night’s gamethread #2. Incendiary discourse.
I took the "under".
wasn't really meant to be incendiary
but it’s difficult to address it without it being perceived as such.
Seems the wool
was pulled over thy eyes.
I wasn’t on too much last night – thus the reason for my lack of awareness.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 6, 2008 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, any conversation that ends with
“so I’m a royal douchebag” is less than friendly. And since we all have thick skins I’m sure we’ll all be back for more. (And you were only one participant – may of us threw a log on the fire.)
Good times, good times.
I took the "under".
Glad I missed that
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 6, 2008 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Not to harp on this or add fuel
but reminds me a bit of the Marc (“Marckie”) Sullivan situation, the son of former Red Sox GM Heywood Sullivan. Little Marc stank on ice, and Bill James absolutely ripped the Red Sox a new one in one of the mid-80’s Baseball Abstracts (can’t remember which one) for drafting/playing/keeping him around as a backup catcher.
/Not saying it’s necessarily the same thing here.
//Damn, I miss the mid-80’s Abstracts—Bill James at his most God-like.
by The Actual El Guapo on Jun 6, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Damnit! I knew they were going to draft Danks....
Actually, even if he wants 2nd round money (or maybe even first), the Sox should probably do it. The system needs an infusion of talent, especially position players.
by hitlesswonder on Jun 6, 2008 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
all those people who just knew the sox were going to take him at #8
were only off by about 200 picks. close enough, right?
I think most of us were expecting him at #86
How do you fuck a nut?!
by omnipotent grab on Jun 6, 2008 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
yes, the sane ones
but, as we know, there are others.
if the sox were aware of what his situation was, and that other teams knew it as well, it was smart to pass on him on the first day and use those picks for other players. though maybe not KW jr. and morel.
KW Jr. going before him has got to be the ultimate insult
I wouldnt sign if I were him on principle alone.
How do you fuck a nut?!
by omnipotent grab on Jun 6, 2008 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Danks, I'm sure, understands the "family" concept.
No hard feelings there, I’ll wager.
I took the "under".
Fuck that
on to senior year.
How do you fuck a nut?!
by omnipotent grab on Jun 6, 2008 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
doesn't really matter for a guy who would only sign for above slot
i rather doubt rick porcello took it as an insult that 26 guys were taken ahead of him.
at any rate, i take it as a good sign that the sox took him in the 7th round presumably after further sounding out of his demands. i don’t think the sox would have taken him that soon if they were relatively confident of signing him. i’d put it well above 50/50 that the sox are willing to go to 2nd round-ish money.
Give little Danks 2nd Round money...
We saved some money by not having a 2nd Rounder anyways. May as well pay up. A future 1-2 of Danks and Beckham sounds very appealing.
I hope so.
He’ll be a welcome addition to the farm.
How do you fuck a nut?!
by omnipotent grab on Jun 6, 2008 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't say it explicitly in the last thread
but pretty much.
I knew they’d draft Danks eventually. But taking him with the first pick of the second round, probably means they talked to him last night, were able to agree to a ballpark on the bonus demands. If he had been taken later, it was likely because he said he was going back to school.
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pay the man
i think he’s, at worst, a good bet to be a utility player. if we’re talking $700K or thereabouts, get it done.
Agreed...
If the Sox can get him signed, it will probably make everyone forget the names Sweeney and Cunningham.
We'll be reminded every time we play the A's.
How do you fuck a nut?!
by omnipotent grab on Jun 6, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
As they watch another one of CQ's homerun's leave the park.
I’ll take the guys KW has got recently over the guys he has given away.
by Grinder in Training on Jun 6, 2008 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Better yet would be a Swisherific hr.
How do you fuck a nut?!
by omnipotent grab on Jun 6, 2008 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions
We've taken
pitchers from FSU and ASU (Strauss, Sauer) in rounds 9+10. Both are strong favorites to make the College WS, so we should be get a glimpse of them on tv very soon.
Only one high schooler through 14 rounds? Similar to last year, iirc...
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Probably due to the horrid farm system.
We can’t really wait 5 years for guys to develop right now.
by Grinder in Training on Jun 6, 2008 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
I like to see their biased opinions on he Sox...
but they actually admit when the Sox make good moves—John Danks, Ramirez, Quentin, Swisher (before the season started), Jordan Danks.
Gordon Beckham
just ripped a 2-out 2-run double to deep LC in their super-regional game vs Georgia.
I missed the first at-bat
I heard it was a first-pitch out… but you can pretend it was stung if you’d like, since I missed it.
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funny thing
the commentator said at that moment ‘that’s why they’ll pay him the big bucks, he won’t/doesn’t miss a ball left up in the zone’
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beckham
North Carolina State (41-20) at No. 8 Georgia (39-22-1)Friday: Noon (ESPN)
Saturday: Noon (ESPN2)
Sunday: 4 p.m. (ESPN)
I saw his first 2 at bats
on the first ab he gidp’d on the 1st pitch he saw
on the 2nd ab the pitcher left it high and he hit a 2-rbi double in the gap
3rd ab mus be coming up soon
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those are ET times, so
Friday: 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Saturday: 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday: 3 p.m. (ESPN)
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
3rd AB right now on espn
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
right field fly
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
another right field fly
didn’t see that
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Wichita State (47-15) at No. 4 Florida State (52-11)
Friday: 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday: 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday: Noon (ESPN)central times
will kenneth williams be at CF?
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
kenneth is in, espn2
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
I hope he's grindy
Show mercy. I get to watch the Rangers.
by Tim from Texas on Jun 6, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
ncaa baseball bracket
http://www.ncaa.com/Sport/Default.aspx?sid=905&id=254340
if you click on the GA series and then click on today’s game, you get the gametracker
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gametracker
http://ncaasports.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbasebl.html?event=672851…
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RE:
That gametracker is hella-cool. I just saw our future SS (and/or Game of Life board piece) turn a doubleplay.
we have a lot of future SS
we have 2 alone in the past 12 months
i see the jose silveiro story was posted on oct 12
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
RE:
Do we really know how much of a prospect he actually was? Forgive my ignorance, but was his story at all related to the Wilder investigations?
Because Wilder was fired some reason afterall...
And Bureau Employee did break the news before it ever came out to the public. He was wrong about Regier being fired but he was right about Buddy Bell.
that is the correct timeline
i didn’t really know what SSH was referring to there (wilder being fired? the reasons?). but he didn’t “break” the wilder being fired story and who knows about the reasons. he did “break” the buddy bell story. i guess.
reminder please: what's the buddy bell story?
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let's see how me, wiz, and john sickels did in our collaborative mock draft
8) Kyle Skipworth, C, California HS – drafted at 6 by the marlins
86) Jordan Danks, OF, Texas – 7th round selection of the sox; signability issues caused the drop; expect the sox to sign
120) Tim Fedroff, OF, UNC – drafted at 231 by the injuns; signability concerns since he’s a soph but larry pays the big bucks
150) Matt Daly, RHP, Hawaii – drafted at 399 by the jays; this was john’s pick so no idea.
I like your draft better
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
football scholarship?
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
saving bonuses so they can sign danks jr.?
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
emily?
ticket sales?
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
emily danks
July 21, 2007 Emily Dankshttp://www.austinsportscenter.com/index.php?pid=1366Today was possibly my favorite day yet. After 8:00am practice and a quick shower, we ate at a cute Italian restaurant that was right next door to our hotel. We then walked to the train station and took an hour-long ride to Venice. When we stepped out onto the street, we were all in awe of the beauty and splendor of the city. Tall, colorful, antique buildings with flower boxes and large wooden doors lined the canal. Vendors were selling everything from Prada purses to glass jewelry and t-shirts, and gondolas were rowing by every way you looked. It was even better than I had imagined. We all split up and I worked my way through the maze-like streets with my mom, Michelle, and Mrs. Miller. It took us a couple of wrong turns and a few distractions, but we made it to the gorgeous Plaza San Marco where we saw the intricate Basilica of St. Mark and the Doge’s palace. Michelle and I fed the hundreds of hungry pigeons in the huge square while our moms (and other tourists) laughed when the birds decided to land on our hands, arms, and heads. Afterwards we ate at a small, yet classy, pizzeria and stuffed our faces with the most amazing pizza we had ever eaten! Then the four of us the bargained for a 35-minute gondola ride with a rather attractive driver named Palo. He showed us the homes of Casanova and Marco Polo along with a huge 400- year-old bridge. We all made it back to the train station by our 9:30 meeting time with multiple bags hanging off of our arms. The whole train ride back to Pordenone was spent exchanging stories and showing off the authentic Italian purses and jewelry we had bought. By the end of the day, I had eaten two cups of gelato, bought two bags of souvenirs, and was completely exhausted.
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just joking the Sox will sign her for their ticket sales dept.
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
In related news AP reports ...
The Chicago White Sox have signed Rather Attractive Gondola Driver, Palo, to a minor league contract.
by The Actual El Guapo on Jun 6, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Really?
that guy looks like an alien to me
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
True,
though he does have White Sox colors down pat, not to mention the style which will soon be sported by our former director of player personnel.
by The Actual El Guapo on Jun 6, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
HBP for kenneth
the next guy doubled him in
http://ncaasports.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbasebl.html?event=672848…
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buster posey HR
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
goldstein didn't answer my danks question re: odds of signing but...
Andy (Indiana): Is Jordan Danks a real prospect or just another family pick by the White Sox?
Kevin Goldstein: Very real, and expected to go much higher. Coming out of high school some saw him as a first-round talent, but he never really developed at Texas.
GoBe made 2 errors today at SS. I didn't see them, just saw it in the boxscore
Looks like a middle IF of Fields-Ramirez-Beckham-Swisher in a couple years.
I think it was one play in the 9th
I had quit paying attention by then, so I don’t know what happened
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from the pbp
Poulk reached on a fielding error by ss (1-1 KB); Wilson advanced to third; Foschi advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by ss, unearned;http://www.georgiadogs.com/fls/8800/stats/baseball/2008/game63.htm#GAME.PLY
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It makes me nervous that Hawk knows how soft other mens' hands are...
but strangely aroused at the same time.
My favorite part is
the long pause before ”... 4th down and 9”
by The Actual El Guapo on Jun 6, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Where the eff have YOU been?
And how did today treat you? I was unhappy yesterday, ecstatic today.
I took the "under".
in vegas. still here, actually. no time for sss until today. killing time at the airport awaiting my flight back to Chicago.
paulie, you gotta be kidding me, man.
Hey man, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
We don’t want to hear any stories of sniffing coke out of a hooker’s ass crack or anything glamorous like that…or do we?
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.
well... then i won't bore you with the lascivious details of what or who i did out there.
paulie, you gotta be kidding me, man.
jordan danks expected to sign
Williams felt as if the selection of Jordan Danks, in a lower round than he was originally projected, almost served the purpose of making up for the lost second-round pick to Milwaukee via the free agent signing of Scott Linebrink. John Danks, who nervously moved around the clubhouse on Thursday waiting to hear about his brother, understandably was excited to receive the news on Friday.http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080606&content_id=2854468&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cwsWith the younger Danks expected to sign, it should be a true family affair in Spring Training next March.
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family affair
Christopher Cron, a high school catcher from Arizona and the son of Great Falls manager Chris Cron, was taken in the 44th round. Travis Otto, a first baseman from Wheaton North High School and son of former Cubs pitcher Dave Otto, went to the White Sox in the 49th round.Who could be next on this family Draft tree, with both Williams and manager Ozzie Guillen having a son in the organization? Maybe Emily Danks, possibly the best athlete in the family, who is on her way to play volleyball for Ohio St? White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf also might be able to recommend a few candidates down the line.
“Actually, I have a couple of grandsons that have a shot, but it will be a few years,” Reinsdorf said.
A better candidate would be Ozney Guillen, the youngest son of the White Sox manager, who just completed his sophomore year in high school in Miami. According to Williams, Ozney Guillen could be a first-round pick.
But it’s not just about talent for Ozney. It’s also about having that innate knowledge concerning the game from being around it for all his life. The same holds true for Ken Williams Jr. and even Jordan Danks.
Of course, even being the son of the general manager doesn’t necessarily save him from being part of a trade.
“I already told him that if I get the right deal, he’s gone,” Williams said. “And he said, ‘You know what, Dad? I watched you all my life, and I know.’ I’m not kidding. It might create some family issues, but sorry. I’ll try not to, but if we have a chance to win a championship. ...”
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