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Collins with a BB off LHP. Now at .294 AVG. and .975 OPS.

Vaughn HR

Robert 2 run HR. That is his 28th of the season. 12th at AAA.

Collins AAA stats/splits Prior to being called up to MLB 50 G, 206 PA, .250/.374/.482, .855 OPS, .337 BABIP, 115 wRC+, 9 HR, 9 2B, 17.5 BB%, 32.0% K%, After demotion (including today's # except wRC+ which will go up after today) 24 G, 107 PA, .364/.458/.693, 1.151 OPS, .391 BABIP, 181 wRC+, 7 HR, 8 2B, 14.02 BB%, 17.76 K%. Look at his K% since being demoted. It has never been this good in his entire time in the Sox organization. The wRC+ doesn't include today's game. Date K% BB% wRC+ BABIP AVG OB% SLG% OPS Jul-16 31.4% 11.8% 129 0.308 0.244 0.333 0.489 0.822 Aug/Sept-16 26.5% 23.9% 142 0.340 0.244 0.425 0.407 0.832 Apr-17 26.7% 22.1% 122 0.286 0.212 0.384 0.379 0.763 May-17 23.4% 20.6% 158 0.283 0.244 0.411 0.500 0.911 Jun-17 33.7% 15.4% 80 0.240 0.170 0.298 0.318 0.616 Jul-17 33.3% 9.9% 111 0.256 0.214 0.291 0.471 0.762 Aug/Sept-17 20.4% 23.7% 198 0.348 0.290 0.462 0.580 1.042 Apr-18 29.8% 22.6% 126 0.297 0.206 0.393 0.365 0.758 May-18 23.8% 27.0% 201 0.426 0.322 0.508 0.540 1.048 Jun-18 34.3% 15.2% 110 0.362 0.238 0.347 0.400 0.747 Jul-18 30.5% 17.8% 115 0.304 0.211 0.359 0.368 0.727 Aug/Sept-18 31.5% 12.0% 78 0.259 0.194 0.287 0.344 0.631 Apr-19 31.4% 16.3% 143 0.333 0.275 0.384 0.623 1.007 May-19 32.3% 21.5% 91 0.286 0.204 0.369 0.367 0.736 Jun-19 32.7% 14.5% 97 0.393 0.261 0.364 0.391 0.755 Promotion/Demotion Jul-19 17.0% 15.1% 147 0.429 0.349 0.453 0.488 0.941 Aug-19 18.5% 13.0% 216 0.345 0.378 0.463 0.889 1.352

Collins another HR. Off a lefty to boot. https://twitter.com/CaballerosdeCLT/status/1162448126143291400

Collins since demotion: 22 G 99 PA .350/.455/.638. 1.092 OPS. 175 wRC+. 15.2 BB%. 18.2 K%. .390 BABIP.

Tatis is an extremely good player, and will be for awhile, but he will be due for some regression. His xBA is at .258, while he's hitting .326. His BABIP is .417. His xSLG is .484, his actual SLG is .607. He is still only 20 though, and if he put up a .900 OPS at SS once regression hits, it is still freakishly good. Once (if) he starts cutting his K% down and he stays healthy he will be one of the Top 5-10 players in MLB every single season.

Did something change with Zack Collins after his demotion? His approach, hands, stance, anything? If so what did he do? His K% has continued to go down since the demotion, and the results have been pretty encouraging so far. I realize 17 games and 74 PA are a small sample size, but Collins had never had a month in his time in the Sox minor league system where his K% was under 20.4%. In fact in the 15 months (I put Aug/Sept together) of playing games in the Sox system, 9 of those 15 months he had over a 30% K rate, including all of his last 6 months. I hope he changed something or fixed an issue he had, because if he could take his K rate under 18% consistently he would be a damn good piece for the rebuild. Since his demotion (17 G) Collins has the following line: .322/.446/.525, .971 OPS, .203 ISO, 152 wRC+, .370 BABIP, 16.2% BB%, 16.2% K%. 2 HRs, 6 2Bs, 59 ABs, 17 RBI. In his last 14 games his #s are .347/.450/.571, 1.021 OPS, .224 ISO, 161 wRC+, .375 BABIP, 13.3% BB%, 13.3% K%. 2 HRs, 5 2Bs, 49 ABs, 15 RBI. In just AA/AAA the past 2 seasons here are his K%, BB%, wRC+,BABIP. AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS:

Vaughn now 2/2 with 2 2Bs.

Vaughn RBI 2B oppo

Madrigal worked a nice 8 pitch BB in the 10th.

Pilkington 6 IP 3 H 2 BB 7 K 2 ER

Walker 1B, BB. Vaughn BB, K. In his last 24 games that gives Vaughn 16 BB against 18 K.

1B for Vaughn

There were 3 qualified hitters in MLB last year who had under a 10% K Rate. Yes he's a unicorn.

Sheets HR

Collins in 13 games since being demoted to AAA for Wellington Castillo: .383/.474/.574, 1.048 OPS, 170 wRC+, 14.0 BB%, 17.5 K%, 6 2Bs, 1 HR, 8 BB, 10 K, 16 RBI, 7 R. If Collins could keep his K rate around 20% I would be ecstatic.

Sheets 2 BB

Robert with another 1B

Madrigal with a single. 10 game hitting streak. He's got a hit in 26 of his last 27 AA games.

Steele Walker HR

Hunter Schryver with a nice AAA debut 1 IP 3 K

Collins 2B. Madrigal 1B, then steals 2nd and 3rd.

Madrigal K