Chicago White Sox Morning BP: Draft Day
Jun 4, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher John Danks (50) in the fourth inning of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Today is a busy day for the Chicago White Sox. They are coming off a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers where they won the series two games-to-one, and they will begin adding to their farm system with today being the first day of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
It is being predicted the White Sox will be selecting either Brady Aiken, Tyler Kolek or Carlos Rodon with Kolek being the favorite at being selected by the White Sox.
The White Sox pick third overall, with the Houston Astros selecting No.1 and the Miami Marlins at No. 2.
If they can get that power arm in their farm system, being just 17 years old, it will be fun to keep tabs on just how much he could improve in the White Sox pitching system.
Though the MLB Draft isn’t as mainstream as the NFL Draft, it is still a fun time to see who the White Sox believe can one day (hopefully) make this franchise better.
More from White Sox News
- The Chicago White Sox might have had a season ending loss
- The Chicago White Sox are expecting Tim Anderson back soon
- Miguel Cairo’s words spark life into the Chicago White Sox
- Dylan Cease should be the favorite for the AL Cy Young Award
- Ozzie Guillen speaks the whole truth about Tony La Russa
Besides the draft, the White Sox did win the aforementioned series against the Dodgers, allowing two runs combined in the past two game with scores of 4-1 and 2-1. They had a chance to win the first game of the series, but allowed five unearned runs on Monday in a losing effort by a 5-2 score.
The White Sox do leave the Dodgers series with a record just above .500 at 31-30. Next for the “Good Guys” is a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim starting Friday with Andre Rienzo (4-2, 4.36 ERA) against Jared Weaver (6-4, 3.33 ERA) of the Angels.
Today may be an off day on the field for Chicago, but the the front office and scouts have plenty of work ahead of them today.
In other White Sox news:
• Here is what the White Sox official site wrote about Wednesday’s win over the Dodgers.
• CSN Chicago says Adam Eaton is fighting off a slump.
• Here is more on the White Sox draft, this article by ESPN Chicago.
• John Danks talks about his win on Wednesday in a video by the Chicago Tribune.
• Paul Konerko talked about the “bond farewell” from fans, as written in the Chicago Sun-Times.