SoxAce Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Fan O'Faust said: You gotta be bleeping me! He can't hit for shit but dammit the glove is just so great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Bosley Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Just now, SoxAce said: He can't hit for shit but dammit the glove is just so great. Benetti actually said it right - it’s the way he measures the ball that really is quite thrilling to watch. That catch was really rather awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 And he just hit a homer.. what a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Bosley Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 He literally hits the homer in the exact spot he just robbed the other one. That’s pretty incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Engel should probably retire after this game! Talk about ending it on a high note! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Bosley Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Just now, Chicago White Sox said: Engel should probably retire after this game! Talk about ending it on a high note! He’ll never forget the 8th inning of this particular game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Bosley Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Yoan is yo-on first base right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 lol, Sox really plastering the ball right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Holy shit, this is getting interesting as fuck right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Just give Abreu a chance to end this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Engel with a two run triple 9-7. But then Delmonico and Sanchez let Allen off the hook. He got away with some pitches that could have been hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 G-Rate CF wall becoming quite familiar to baseball fans this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttommarello823 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said: Yup, because 23 year olds certainly can’t get better... He’s done nothing to show he will get better. I hope I’m wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Outside of that five game stretch earlier this year Covey has been really really bad for two years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Was at the game. Seeing Engel make a catch like that live was amazing. Great crowd today. Lively until the last strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Engel never seemed to be able to solve the challenge of hitting, as I hoped. However, you can see why some of us were rooting so hard, for him to do so. If he could just hit for a respectable average, he could be a good player, given that glove. He has speed and power, as well. It's too bad that he just can't make enough contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Fantastic home stand for Engel and he seems to be taking the race for the highest batting average with Moncada pretty seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, fathom said: He's also so bad at hitting sliders/curves right now because he's flying open. He got to that fastball yesterday because it was in the only spot he can really hammer right now. If I have to read you saying he's flying open and guessing for (literally) the 100th time I'm going to ,,, well I don't know .. read it again I suppose Edited August 13, 2018 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside add content 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrathofhahn Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Lillian said: Engel never seemed to be able to solve the challenge of hitting, as I hoped. However, you can see why some of us were rooting so hard, for him to do so. If he could just hit for a respectable average, he could be a good player, given that glove. He has speed and power, as well. It's too bad that he just can't make enough contact. People talk about Engel power but where does that come from? He hasn't shown it in games. He's had 8 HR in 200 MLB games. Career .289 SLG%. Career .098 ISO If he was wellington Castillo or Gallo out there he'd be an everyday CF regardless of his subpar AVG and OBP. It's kind of disappointing because with the kind of defense he's shown lately he doesn't need to be a good hitter just good enough in one area to be respectable whether that be OBP or SLG%. Unfortunately he has a 54 wRC+ I don't care if you are willy mays out there that isn't good enough to play in the MLB and honestly despite the heroics at the wall most metrics have weighed his defense only to be slightly above average this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) Engel has power. His problem is his inability to make solid contact. I'm not lobbying for him to get more playing time. He had plenty of opportunities to prove that he can hit. My on!y point was that one can readily see the potential. Edited August 13, 2018 by Lillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 15 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said: Outside of that five game stretch earlier this year Covey has been really really bad for two years now. Time to try him in the pen. Dude has some good movement on his pitches. Let's see if he can harness it for an inning at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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