Harold's Leg Lift Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: 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. It's pretty simple. I don't accept we're bad at it so we're not going to bother as an excuse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) Madrigal with a single. 2-5, 2 RBI. Hopefully we see the XBH soon. Edited April 12, 2019 by SoxAce 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: It's pretty simple. I don't accept we're bad at it so we're not going to bother as an excuse. Ah gotcha. Seems like the general board consensus is that we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, fathom said: Good lord...silly stats. Can he skip AA to not be infected by Baronitis? That is a really tough park to hit in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, fathom said: 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. I haven’t seen him this year so I really can’t comment on his swing, but we have zero track record of successfully making these types of adjustments so I can’t say I’m entirely surprised. Edited April 12, 2019 by Chicago White Sox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Luis Robert is a freak of nature. Him and Eloy in the same outfield is going to be so much fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuliusO1274 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) How long are they going to delay promoting Robert? Is this another one they going to delay moving up levels so he won't force the issue of bring him up this year like Eloy did last year. Edited April 12, 2019 by JuliusO1274 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPickle Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, JuliusO1274 said: How long are they going to delay promoting Robert? Is this another one they going to delay moving up levels so he won't force the issue of bring him up this year like Eloy did last year. This is his 7th game this year. If he doesn't get promoted after May I'd say it's okay to start b****ing, but the biggest thing for him is just to stay healthy and get ABs regardless of level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I swear end of April last year Brett Austin was hitting like .300 and by end of May it was like .100. Barely any baseball has been played. Roberts kind of demolishing is a great sign but he has not been “held back”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 He should be there at least a month and if he is still crushing then yeah let him bounce off B'ham like everyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Tiquan forbes tripled home the bases loaded. Birmingham leads 4-1. Andrew Perez has a nice line in Kanny, 2 IP, 4 ks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnin' two Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 3 hours ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said: No Collins tonight..... This shit happens to me every damn time I come down to Indy for this series. Sigh. I wonder why they don't DH him on days like today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnin' two Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, ron883 said: Will that work in the majors now a days? Cant think of many players that literally get no extra base hits. Not every player needs to fit a mold. If he hits, steals bases, and plays really good defense, he will bring value to the team even if he only hit singles. There should be enough power on the team to play where you can support a guy that is a singles hitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Just now, turnin' two said: Not every player needs to fit a mold. If he hits, steals bases, and plays really good defense, he will bring value to the team even if he only hit singles. There should be enough power on the team to play where you can support a guy that is a singles hitter. Not the desired ceiling for a top 5 pick.. Plus it's really hard to be a productive singles hitter.,,,most of them have their lucky years with high BA, not so luck years and are overall blah players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnin' two Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, GreenSox said: Not the desired ceiling for a top 5 pick.. Plus it's really hard to be a productive singles hitter.,,,most of them have their lucky years with high BA, not so luck years and are overall blah players. Maybe not, but I'm not sure why you would expect him to be something different than he has always been. He didn't hit for power in college, To expect that he will magically do so now seems like no more than wishful thinking. Madrigal, at the time was the safest pick. The best bet to become a solid major leaguer. In my opinion, he was not picked because of a superstar, MVP type ceiling. He was picked because he had the perceived floor of an everyday MLB 2B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Luis Robert’s Instagram had his jersey saying “Roberts 21”. Have we all gotten his last name wrong again or did W-S? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Hahahahahaha he destroyed this pitcher he needs to retire now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, bmags said: Luis Robert’s Instagram had his jersey saying “Roberts 21”. Have we all gotten his last name wrong again or did W-S? Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Here's the triple too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, turnin' two said: I wonder why they don't DH him on days like today. Because then...*checks notes*...DJ Peterson wouldn't get the ABs he needs to prove himself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Collins was in the dugout for at least an hour tonight holding a bat and slowly swinging and visualizing his ABs. I was just waiting for him to be announced as the PH. Never happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Let the record show that one of my bold predictions for 2019 was "Luis Robert ends the season as the #1 prospect in baseball" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 4 hours ago, bmags said: I swear end of April last year Brett Austin was hitting like .300 and by end of May it was like .100. Barely any baseball has been played. Roberts kind of demolishing is a great sign but he has not been “held back”. He hit .324 with an .800 OPS in the Arizona Fall League (over 79 PA, which isn't that small of a sample). Sending him to Winston-Salem was comically conservative. That said, I'm fine with waiting until May to promote him. Any longer is starting to waste his time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 3 hours ago, danman31 said: He hit .324 with an .800 OPS in the Arizona Fall League (over 79 PA, which isn't that small of a sample). Sending him to Winston-Salem was comically conservative. That said, I'm fine with waiting until May to promote him. Any longer is starting to waste his time. That’s fair and I’m someone who thought he should start in Birmingham, it’s more I find it annoying anytime someone had a good game that they should be moved up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Robert has been awesome power-wise, but I’m not promoting him until I see a little better plate discipline. He’s our last hope of developing a star internally and we really need to make sure we get things right with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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