flavum Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Madrigal may have a big AB in the 9th, due up 3rd. 3-2 Arkansas, bottom 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) Leadoff runner reaches in the 9th...couldn’t get the runner in from 3rd with just one out last inning. Madrigal and Larnach with two chances to tie it. Edited June 28, 2018 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Yikes, bad game for Madrigal. Seemed to be trying to do too much tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Oops, Grenier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Came through. Cronin out there a long time. Madrigal has faded from .405 to .377 the last couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) Fathom’s favorite hitter. Now some real drama in the CWS. Edited June 28, 2018 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Holy shit! 5-3 Oregon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Just now, caulfield12 said: Fathom’s favorite hitter. Now some real drama in the CWS. He's awesome, should have been top 10 pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 But how does he profile defensively? Palka/Avi/Delmonico-esque or much more competent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 It’s gonna suck when they blow this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Nice play! Should be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam8610 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 21 minutes ago, fathom said: Yikes, bad game for Madrigal. Seemed to be trying to do too much tonight Clearly saving the heroics for tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxJon Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Mulholland a name to monitor next year while Abel a name to monitor in '20, both filth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunt Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 9 hours ago, fathom said: Yikes, bad game for Madrigal. Seemed to be trying to do too much tonight Hasn't been great in the CWS final, but I bet he has a big game tonight. He's a born leader and that's what leaders do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Not sure who's pressing more, Arkansas or Madrigal. 0-2 with strikeout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, fathom said: Not sure who's pressing more, Arkansas or Madrigal. 0-2 with strikeout I’m going to forget about what I’ve seen so far from Madrigal...a lot of weak contact, and even when he squares it up, it doesn’t fly. But his pitch recognition is great, and not striking out will be his biggest strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Just now, flavum said: I’m going to forget about what I’ve seen so far from Madrigal...a lot of weak contact, and even when he squares it up, it doesn’t fly. But his pitch recognition is great, and not striking out will be his biggest strength. Yep one thing I've been concerned about all along with Madrigal is if he hits it in the air, it's likely an out. He's definitely going to be a guy that needs the bapip gods to smile down on him to have strong offensive seasons. His ISO isn't likely to be special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I knew this was coming. Heimlich and Madrigal have both been largely disappointing, compared to the other “Big 3” of Grenier, Larnach and Rutschman. Who knows, with JR’s unpredictability, we might have three of those players by this time next year...(it’s not like we have a plethora of quality LH arms in our system. Waits to be attacked for being too pragmatic and condoning “child molestation.”) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam8610 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 1 hour ago, fathom said: Yep one thing I've been concerned about all along with Madrigal is if he hits it in the air, it's likely an out. He's definitely going to be a guy that needs the bapip gods to smile down on him to have strong offensive seasons. His ISO isn't likely to be special. If he can maintain a low K rate, his BABIP and average will track closely, and his speed is conducive to producing above average BABIP numbers. If he's hitting .300, a league average ISO (.150) and walk rate (7-8%) makes him an .800 OPS player. Combine that with good defense and it's a 4+ WAR player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I’m much more confident at this point in Madrigal being a Gold Glove defender at 2B than Moncada...even though Moncada has all the raw tools in the world to be that kind of fielder. The problem is the consistency. Madrigal is already a finished product, whereas Moncada is learning on the job (and teaching fundamentals/defense at the big league level is not exactly our forte.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Very impressive start for Abel. Shaddy should have caught that foul ball last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Abel and Mulholland...maybe just bring their coach on board with Sox, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 9 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Abel and Mulholland...maybe just bring their coach on board with Sox, too. He does love the bunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Don’t get hurt in the dogpile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Awesome! So stoked that Madrigal gets to end his career as a Champ, but also, please sign tomorrow and get this thing started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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