Chicago White Sox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 minute ago, fathom said: I just don’t get what they saw if they were never going to try him at SS. 2-3 WAR 2nd baseman aren’t very special. Taking a guy with the 4th pick that you’re shocked if they get an extra base hit is a bad plan. Right or wrong, I’m sure they were expecting much more power than he’s displayed so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, fathom said: I just don’t get what they saw if they were never going to try him at SS. 2-3 WAR 2nd baseman aren’t very special. Taking a guy with the 4th pick that you’re shocked if they get an extra base hit is a bad plan. When was the last time the Sox got a consistent 2-3 fWAR player at any position besides Abreu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Just now, Chicago White Sox said: Right or wrong, I’m sure they were expecting much more power than he’s displayed so far. For sure. I'm still optimistic though. This is his first full season after-all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Just now, DirtySox said: For sure. I'm still optimistic though. This is his first full season after-all. I’m much concerned about the AA guys striking out 40% to 60% of the time than Madrigal not showing power yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) Just now, Chicago White Sox said: I’m much concerned about the AA guys striking out 40% to 60% of the time than Madrigal not showing power yet. This. I get that AA is a huge jump but if those guys have horrid years in AA you have to start to question whether or not they're prospects. Edited April 12, 2019 by Jack Parkman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: When was the last time the Sox got a consistent 2-3 fWAR player at any position besides Abreu? That's really not a reason to draft him. A team has few opportunities to acquire a superstar and when they do have that opportunity they have to jump on it. There are a number of ways to acquire an average player at a low impact position. They should have gone with the player with the highest ceiling not the highest floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 The only hit Birmingham has tonight as described by Gameday. "singles on soft ground ball to the catcher." Rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Steele should probably be in W-S soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: That's really not a reason to draft him. A team has few opportunities to acquire a superstar and when they do have that opportunity they have to jump on it. There are a number of ways to acquire an average player at a low impact position. They should have gone with the player with the highest ceiling not the highest floor. Really? Because it hasn’t seemed so easy in recent years for the Sox. And few opportunities? Well, they’ve got an even better opportunity this June and perhaps next June as well. They can go Abrams or Witt but when they bust because the Sox have a difficult time developing those types of high school players, what then? High ceiling is great and all if they are able to help them achieve those heights. Their track record in that regard isn’t great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Bush with the golden sombrero tonight. Hopefully Lisle radically changed everyone’s swings and that’s the reason for the slow starts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 How long do the AA OF have to look completely overmatched at that level before we hit the panic button? May 1st? Mother's Day? Memorial Day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Steele should probably be in W-S soon. Him and Andrew Perez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) I just don’t understand how people can say that the organization is poor in developing young, raw talent (which it is) but then be upset when they pass on players that are exactly that. Kelenic fit that category last year. Witt jr and Abrams this year. If they had a better development team then I’d want them taking chances on those high risk plays as well but they don’t. It is what it is. Edited April 12, 2019 by JUSTgottaBELIEVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 17 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Right or wrong, I’m sure they were expecting much more power than he’s displayed so far. Yet they’ve seemingly done nothing with his mechanics to help him. Rather it seems he’s still chopping the ball quite often and the contact is rather soft. Meanwhile we hear about other guys like Hoerner that immediately got their swing adjusted and showed a lot more pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 ROBERT BOMB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Robert HR. Woo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitown87 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Just needs a 2B for the cycle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fathom Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 minute ago, SoxAce said: ROBERT BOMB! Good lord...silly stats. Can he skip AA to not be infected by Baronitis? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 He admired that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 minute ago, fathom said: Good lord...silly stats. Can he skip AA to not be infected by Baronitis? I'm sayin. I think he'll be alright cuz of the Cuban league he was in prior. Probably the only guy that I can see having an Eloy like impact at AA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelangelosmonkey Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, fathom said: I just don’t get what they saw if they were never going to try him at SS. 2-3 WAR 2nd baseman aren’t very special. Taking a guy with the 4th pick that you’re shocked if they get an extra base hit is a bad plan. Maybe they saw Rod Carew who never hit 15 home runs but had a seven year stretch where he averaged a 7 WAR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneDog847 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 The Sox farm is simply not that deep. Some guys are gonna get absolutely exposed this year at AA and turn into the next Trey Michalzewski. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 minute ago, DirtySox said: He admired that one. Dead at centerfield. Has every right. That was a BOMB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, DirtySox said: “When should we start to worry about Robert’s lack of power?” 😆 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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