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Unnamed Scout on the AL Central: "I’ll tell you what, nobody deserves to win in our division, and I hope whoever does win is eliminated in the first round in three games. Because if they somehow end up winning, that will just go to prove it makes no difference if you’re good enough to win 100 games in the regular season."

Clint (Chicago): Gordon Beckham has exceeded expectations so far, I would assume. Is it more of (a) being an exceptionally polished player coming out of school or (b) having a higher ceiling than originally thought at last year's draft?

Kevin Goldstein: How about C. Reaching that ceiling much earlier than expected? He's going to be great. I'm really convinced that 2-3 years from now when you go to the Cell it's going to be filled with fans in Beckham jerseys.

Clint (Chicago): I'm glad you write that since I just got a Beckham jersey. Follow-up: if the 2008 draft got a re-do, where would Beckham go?

Kevin Goldstein: Top 3. Maybe even 1.

From Keith Law (4:22 p.m. ET): Barring some major, last-minute turn of events, the Chicago White Sox are not going to sign third-round pick Bryan Morgado. He will return to Tennessee as a redshirt junior, but won't turn 21 years old until December. Morgado has first-round stuff, but needs to improve his performance next year to bring his draft position in line with the quality of his pitches.

The White Sox inked second-round pick Trayce Thompson, according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune. The high school outfielder, chosen 61st overall, gets $625K.

Aaron Poreda: This is the biggest day of my life... I'm goin to Chicago, the big leagues, and I ain't never goin back!!!!!

Where do the Sox stay in KC.

Ozzie Guillen on Jim Thome's ailing heel: "Right now, pretty serious. He's day-by-day, every day he feels better. If Thome is not ready to play Friday, we have to make a decision. We're short a couple of players. I have a lot of respect for him, and I wish he could be honest and say, 'Listen, I can't help you right now or yes I can.'
"I plan to play him Friday, but I'll go by my ear. After the game, we'll talk about it. [General manager] Kenny [Williams] will have to make that decision. Listen, I don't want to put anyone on the DL when it will only be a couple of days, but I don't want him to re-injure it because we need him. But hey, we have what we have, and when he's ready to play he'll help us. Right now, I would like him to be honest with us and say he can or he can't.''

"Carlos was always an experimenter," Arizona GM Josh Byrnes said. "He would have a different swing every day. The thing about Carlos is he's the rare player who combines intelligence with a perfectionist's mentality. He's hard on himself. His makeup is off the charts. He's as competitive and as driven as anybody out there. He went to that open stance, and now he just overpowers the ball."

AJ Pierzynski on getting more rest with a real backup in Corky Miller: "[Guillen] hasn't told that to me," he said. "I'm going to try to get out there as much as I can. I feel like I'm in the best shape I've been in a long time, and I've got nothing physically wrong with me.

"Ozzie says that every year, but when it comes down to it, I'm out there. We're fortunate we have Corky and he can be productive, as he showed [Saturday with two hits]. If we're in the pennant race, I'll be out there every day."