Sox Fan In Husker Land

For comparison in how they performed in Japan: Shohei’s K rates in his age 20-22 seasons in Japan were 36%, 26%, and 27%. His career K rate in MLB is 25.5% with a low season of 22.2% and a high season of 29.6%. His BB% over the same ages were 7%, 14%, and 10%. His career BB% rate in MLB is 12.5% with a low season of 7.8% and a high season of 15.2%. Munetaka Murakami’s K rates in his age 20-22 seasons in Japan were 22%, 21%, and 21%. The last 3 seasons it was 28%, 29%, and 29%. His BB% over the same ages as Ohtani were 17%, 17%, and 19%.

Since the All Star Break the Sox are 21-23. I know it's roughly only a quarter of a season, but this is beyond encouraging since the break. Kyle Teel (23) is on pace for a 6.0 fWAR season over 132 games, and 7.4 fWAR over 162. Colson Montgomery (23) is on pace for a 5.7 fWAR season over 151 games, and 6.1 fWAR over 162. Luis Robert Jr. (27) is on pace for a 3.8 fWAR season over 117 games, and 5.2 fWAR over 162. Miguel Vargas (25) is on pace for a 3.0 fWAR season over 106 games, and 4.6 fWAR over 162. Chase Meidroth (23) is on pace for a 3.0 fWAR season over 113 games, and 4.3 fWAR over 162. Lenyn Sosa (25) is on pace for a 2.6 fWAR season over 158 games, and 2.7 fWAR over 162. Edgar Quero (22) is on pace for a 2.3 fWAR season over 121 games, and 3.0 fWAR over 162.

Colson Montgomery since being called back up to AAA on 5/13.

2015 no 2nd Round pick. 2016 #49 Alec Hansen. Never reached MLB. 2017 #49 Gavin Sheets -1.2 (-1.7 as a Sox player) 2018 #46 Steele Walker -0.1 (0 as a Sox player) 2019 #35 Matt Thompson. Never reached MLB. So -1.7 fWAR as Sox players from Sheets is all.

As you all are aware of the Sox trading away Andrew Vaughn today, it just reiterates one of the main reasons why the White Sox have sucked, and why this “rebuild” went south fast were their draft classes from 2015-2019. For a team that will not spend $ you better have a good scouting department and draft well. The Sox had 6 1st round picks over that 5 year span with 5 of them being in the Top 11, and 2 being in the Top 4. Listed below are the picks and their fWAR. 2015 #8 Carson Fulmer -0.5 (-0.9 as a Sox player) 2016 #10 Zack Collins -2.1 (-2.2 as a Sox player) 2016 #26 Zack Burdi -0.3 2017 #11 Jake Burger 4.1 (1.9 as a Sox player) 2018 #4 Nick Madrigal 2.7 (1.8 as a Sox player) 2019 #3 Andrew Vaughn -1.8 Yikes. From 6 first round picks in a 5 year span they actually got -1.5 fWAR in their time in Chicago.

With tonight’s ABs, in 16 games since being called back up Colson Montgomery’s line looks like this: .276/.382/.586 .968 OPS .310 ISO 16/58 4 HRs 10 RBI 8 Runs 6 2Bs 7 BB (10.3 BB%) 15 K (22.1 K%) 3 HBP

I'm not sure I see the logic of not playing Grandal against LHP. He's got a .269/.400/.500, 145 wRC+ line this year against LHP. Granted it's only 35 PAs. This would be my lineup Vs. LHP if Eloy is capable of playing LF, 1. TA SS .458/.509/1.021, 1.530OPS, 307 wRC+, 53 PA 2. Grandal DH .269/.400/.500, .900 OPS, 145wRC+, 35 PA 3. Abreu 1B .255/.309/.569, .878 OPS, 135wRC+, 55 PA 4. Eloy LF .289/.304/.556, .860 OPS, 132 wRC+ , 46 PA 5. McCann C .429/.528/.714 1.242 OPS, 236wRC+ 36 PA 6. Moncada 3B .229/.364/.343, .706 OPS, 105wRC+, 44 PA 7. Robert CF .262/.347/.452, .799 OPS, 120 wRC+, 49 PA 8. Engel RF .313/.353/.438, .790 OPS, 121 wRC+, 34 PA 9. Madrigal 2B .238/.238/.238, .476 OPS, 29 wRC+, 21 PA Bench Leury .500/.500/.875, 1.375 OPS, 281 wRC+, 8 PA Encarnacion .125/.263/.438, .701 OPS, 90 wRC+, 39 PA Mazara .286/.348/.333, .681 OPS, 95 wRC+, 23 PA

I love the lineup we have now, but those 90s Indians teams were very good. C - Alomar Jr 1B - Sorrento/Franco/Thome 2B - Baerga/Alomar/Tony Fernandez SS - Vizquel 3B - Thome/Matt Williams/Fryman LF - Belle/Giles CF - Lofton/Grissom RF - Manny DH - Murray/Justice

That Luis Robert is some kind of something

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