TheTruth05 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 His dad is NOT going to be happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 1 hour ago, ChiSox59 said: Twins just DFAd Tyler Austin. Would be perfect platoon mate for Alonso. Another 1B/DH type but he can play some RF, but not well. Whatt? Doesn't he have a pretty high ceiling offensively? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 36 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said: Whatt? Doesn't he have a pretty high ceiling offensively? Can’t hit RHP at all but mashes Lefties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 We already have Brando Guyer, at Charlotte and he probably plays a more respectable OF, than Austin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneDog847 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Alonso is only on the Sox because of who his brother in law is. Let's hope the Sox can flip him to a contender for a lotto ticket sooner rather than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 12:53 PM, Lillian said: We already have Brando Guyer, at Charlotte and he probably plays a more respectable OF, than Austin. Brandon Guyer is a 33 year old journeyman. Austin is 6 years younger, controllable long term for cheap and is a much better power hitter than Guyer. He's nothing that exciting, but he's definitely worth taking a flier on for nothing in return. That being said, it is unlikely that Austin will even make to the Sox waiver priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisox378 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 4:18 PM, OneDog847 said: Alonso is only on the Sox because of who his brother in law is. Let's hope the Sox can flip him to a contender for a lotto ticket sooner rather than later. Naw, we will need him when we contend for the playoff spot this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 You know he's bad when signing Hanley Ramirez to a minor league deal would have been a better option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Alonso still does a lot for this lineup. A professional hitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 123 wRC+ on .222 BABIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just now, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: 123 wRC+ on .222 BABIP To be fair, he’s also walking ~20% of the time and that’s not going to last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: To be fair, he’s also walking ~20% of the time and that’s not going to last. Yea, his career average is ~10% but his BABIP career average is also .296 so those two should offset to a large degree. I’d surely take a 2017 version of Alonso and “call” it a huge win. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Yea, his career average is ~10% but his BABIP career average is also .296 so those two should offset to a large degree. I’d surely take a 2017 version of Alonso and “call” it a huge win. 😉 Oh I don’t disagree and have liked what I’ve seen out of Alonso, but your post made it seem like he’s some positive BABIP regression away from like a 150 wRC+ season. Edited April 17, 2019 by Chicago White Sox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Oh I don’t disagree and have liked what I’ve seen out of Alonso, but your post made it seem like he’s some positive BABIP regression away from like a 150 wRC+ season. Maybe not 150 but 133, like he posted two years ago, is certainly possible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Yonder is not a great hitter, but he's not a .180 hitter either. He'll have games like last night, and he'll have stretches where he doesn't touch the baseball. He'll most likely end up where he typically is, which is .250 with 20+ HRs. Nothing exciting, but I still like his presence in the lineup and on the field. He's a decent 1B and is a HR threat from the left side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 As of today, Alonso has 72 plate appearances in the White Sox's first 18 games. At that rate, he would receive 648 plate appearances over a full 162 game season. Due to the number of PAs he received last year with Cleveland, his 2020 option vests if he reaches 526 PAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 49 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: As of today, Alonso has 72 plate appearances in the White Sox's first 18 games. At that rate, he would receive 648 plate appearances over a full 162 game season. Due to the number of PAs he received last year with Cleveland, his 2020 option vests if he reaches 526 PAs. Gulp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Balta1701 said: As of today, Alonso has 72 plate appearances in the White Sox's first 18 games. At that rate, he would receive 648 plate appearances over a full 162 game season. Due to the number of PAs he received last year with Cleveland, his 2020 option vests if he reaches 526 PAs. At this point I don't see him NOT reaching the required PAs. With Abreu struggling, he'll continue to see time in the field and as a DH. And frankly, the Sox don't have better options right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, hogan873 said: At this point I don't see him NOT reaching the required PAs. With Abreu struggling, he'll continue to see time in the field and as a DH. And frankly, the Sox don't have better options right now. Basically his option is on pace to vest unless he gets hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Just now, Balta1701 said: Basically his option is on pace to vest unless he gets hurt. hell at this point he looks like a better option at 1B than Jose for 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 34 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: hell at this point he looks like a better option at 1B than Jose for 2020. ^ and cheaper. Sox don’t have a better 1b option now or next year as far as I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 55 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: ^ and cheaper. Sox don’t have a better 1b option now or next year as far as I can tell. Sad but true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 12 hours ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: ^ and cheaper. Sox don’t have a better 1b option now or next year as far as I can tell. Yeah, and I'm okay with it. If they draft Vaughn, he'd, most likely be up in 2021...if he's as potentially good as thought to be. If Abreu doesn't start turning it around soon, I don't see the Sox bringing him back. He's been a slow starter, but he looks especially bad this year. As someone mentioned during the game thread, he looks broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Green light on 3 - 0 and swings at ball in the dirt. Hard to defend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, hogan873 said: Yeah, and I'm okay with it. If they draft Vaughn, he'd, most likely be up in 2021...if he's as potentially good as thought to be. If Abreu doesn't start turning it around soon, I don't see the Sox bringing him back. He's been a slow starter, but he looks especially bad this year. As someone mentioned during the game thread, he looks broken. Yep. The FA market isn’t exactly loaded at 1b this winter either. I guess Smoak would be a bit of an upgrade but not significantly and he’s the same age as Alonso. I guess what I’m saying is I don’t see it as the end of the world if Alonso’s option vests. $9M for basically a 1fWAR player is in line with what you’d be looking at in the FA market. Edited April 19, 2019 by JUSTgottaBELIEVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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