*Official* 2011 MLB Draft Thread

[Randar68]

Originally Posted by PolishPrince34

Look up for the past 5 years where our farm system has ranked and its been in the bottom 5 every year.

Because we make a butt-load of trades. Those guys we traded may or may not have panned out but they landed us a lot of proven veterans over that period of time. I notice you ignore those players as if they never existed because it must be convenient to whatever point you think you're making.

And 3 posts, all complaining, is indeed a trend. You go from one scattered complaint to the next.

Did you just start paying attention the past 2 years? Tampa has been drafting the top 5 for the majority of their existence. Texas in the top 15 for most of the past 15 years. Toronto the same. So yes, the Red Sox seem to be the best example you have. The rest? apples and oranges.

[DirtySox]

Ozney still on the board.

[dickallen15]

Originally Posted by DirtySox

Ozney still on the board.

He or at least his family was insulted he was drafted in the 22nd round and offered $50k last year. I'm sure other teams don't want to deal with Oney or Ozzie's BS this time.

[DirtySox]

Originally Posted by dickallen15

He or at least his family was insulted he was drafted in the 22nd round and offered $50k last year. I'm sure other teams don't want to deal with Oney or Ozzie's BS this time.

I remember quite well. Ozzie created a huge stink about it. I kinda feel bad for Ozney. From what I can tell he is one of the more reserved Guillens. At least from following him on Twitter he isn't a huge asshat like Oney. I don't think much of him as a prospect though.

[WhiteSox5187]

Originally Posted by DirtySox

I remember quite well. Ozzie created a huge stink about it. I kinda feel bad for Ozney. From what I can tell he is one of the more reserved Guillens. At least from following him on Twitter he isn't a huge asshat like Oney. I don't think much of him as a prospect though.

It wasn't Ozzie who created a stink about it, it was Oney. Ozzie's only quote on it was "I am disappointed because my son is disappointed, but this is a business." Ozzie took the whole thing rather well in his quotes to the media. Oney was his usual douche bag self and Kenny over reacted by charging into the clubhouse to fight Ozzie.

On an unrelated note, I got a text message that in the 33rd round the Rangers drafted Johnathan Taylor who is paralyzed from the waist down. Did he suffer an injury that he might recover from?

[Tragg]

Originally Posted by Randar68

Because we make a butt-load of trades. Those guys we traded may or may not have panned out but they landed us a lot of proven veterans over that period of time.

That's part of the problem...we SHOULD have gotten sure things...but what we've gotten is anything but sure.
MacDougal was a joke
Peavy lives on the DL...exactly where he was when we got him.
Teahen blows
Pierre, well opinions differ I suppose
Swisher was mediocre (and we gave 2 contributors and another prospect for him) and the resultant trade worse.
And the Jackson trade was ridiculous
I wish we got our sure things.

[doublem23]

Originally Posted by WhiteSox5187

On an unrelated note, I got a text message that in the 33rd round the Rangers drafted Johnathan Taylor who is paralyzed from the waist down. Did he suffer an injury that he might recover from?

Yes, he is in rehab. Don't know if he'll ever recover enough to actually play pro ball, but might be able to walk again?

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Ma...each-Violence/

I guess he suffered the injury in a freak collision in the outfield, and the Rangers drafted the guy he collided with 4 rounds later.

[Soxfest]

Berstein on the Score said Sox promised to pick Ozney between rounds 10-15 and Guillen family is pissed. Noboby in MLB wanted Ozney this year and probably last year, what makes KW and OG think White Sox organization owes there kids a payday. KW Jr probably would not of been drafted either by anyone else, If this BS crap did not exist.

[Risk]

Originally Posted by Soxfest

Berstein on the Score said Sox promised to pick Ozney between rounds 10-15 and Guillen family is pissed. Noboby in MLB wanted Ozney this year and probably last year, what makes KW and OG think White Sox organization owes there kids a payday. KW Jr probably would not of been drafted either by anyone else, If this BS crap did not exist.

I thought that the knock on drafting KW Jr. was that picking him in the 6th round was a reach, not that he was not going to be drafted.

Risk

[Randar68]

Originally Posted by Tragg

That's part of the problem...we SHOULD have gotten sure things...but what we've gotten is anything but sure.
MacDougal was a joke
Peavy lives on the DL...exactly where he was when we got him.
Teahen blows
Pierre, well opinions differ I suppose
Swisher was mediocre (and we gave 2 contributors and another prospect for him) and the resultant trade worse.
And the Jackson trade was ridiculous
I wish we got our sure things.

I don't disagree they haven't panned out into "sure things", but you got some seriously proven veteran talent. The rest is just 20/20 hindsight. And Pierre was had for very little because of salary dump.

Of course you left off McCarthy for John Danks or Carlos Quentin for Chris Carter, because those weren't convenient to the point you were trying to support.

[Tragg]

Originally Posted by Randar68

Of course you left off McCarthy for John Danks or Carlos Quentin for Chris Carter, because those weren't convenient to the point you were trying to support.

I left those trades off because they were prospect for prospect trades. Quentin and Danks were prospects.
I also left off Cunningham for Richar....prospect for prospect.

Randar, you used to do some great minor league analysis on the board. I'm assuming our real prospects are in Birmingham or lower. Any outfielders that you see?

[Harry Chappas]

Originally Posted by Tragg

That's part of the problem...we SHOULD have gotten sure things...but what we've gotten is anything but sure.
MacDougal was a joke
Peavy lives on the DL...exactly where he was when we got him.
Teahen blows
Pierre, well opinions differ I suppose
Swisher was mediocre (and we gave 2 contributors and another prospect for him) and the resultant trade worse.
And the Jackson trade was ridiculous
I wish we got our sure things.

There are no "sure things." Based on his career numbers for crap teams and HR unfriendly ballparks, I'd say Dunn looked like a "sure thing" to most Sox fans and it hasn't worked out too well (yet).

[DirtySox]

Originally Posted by Risk

I thought that the knock on drafting KW Jr. was that picking him in the 6th round was a reach, not that he was not going to be drafted.

Risk

Correct. He was a 10th-ish round talent.

[Soxfest]

I disagree the consensus on him was very late 20's rounds If at all. He did not even start much his last year in college he was the 4th OF. No way he was 10th round talent Williams who hardly played his first two years at the University of Arizona and was declared ineligible his last season at Wichita State.

[DirtySox]

KG's AL Central Draft Review is up. The White Sox portion is free.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...rticleid=14186