Winding Down To The Draft: Who Will The White Sox Take?
/We're a little more than one week away from the start of the 2014 MLB Draft, in which the White Sox will be selecting No. 3 overall.
Read MoreThe Draft Picture Solidifies A Bit
/It's been odd watching the White Sox have plenty of runs and scramble around for pitching this year. It brings me back to the 90s and early 2000s, but it is an inversion of the model that we have become used to seeing in the Obama Administration. With the presence of Jose Abreu and Adam Eaton -- and hopefully eventually Avisail Garcia and Matt Davidson -- it appears that the organizational need pendulum has swung away from offense and back toward pitching. And although this may change, it appears that a clear Top Three has emerged for the upcoming MLB draft and the White Sox are fortunate enough to have one of those three selections.
Read MoreTake One Name Off List Of White Sox Draft Possibilities
/With the MLB Draft right around one month away, draft boards are beginning to take shape.
The White Sox select third, behind the Houston Astros and Miami Marlins, and the consensus among scouts leading up to the draft has been that four pitchers would go in some order among the top four selections.
It's time to scratch one name off that list.
Read MoreWhite Sox Draft Update
/In June, with the #3 selection the White Sox will have the highest first round draft pick they have had since taking Harold Baines #1 overall in 1977. They've fared pretty well with their three Top 5 selections since then, grabbing guys like Jack McDowell and Alex Fernandez - although taking Kurt Brown ahead of Barry Bonds was probably ill-advised. So, seeing as they have had all of four Top 5 picks since the Carter administration, this is a bit of a special occasion.
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