He is so much better than advertised at dealing with the running game it's absurd.

It was 1st and 3rd and no outs, big, big play

3-1 Charlotte led into the bottom of 9th. Burdi gave up 3 a couple days ago and blew the save. Last night he let first 2 batters on. Looked bad. Then he struck out the next 3 hitters for the save. Learning to close.

Edited April 19, 20178 yr by MnSoxFan

He is so much better than advertised at dealing with the running game it's absurd.

 

Seriously. If he can be about a 20-25 homer guy with a high obp and play solid/great defense, it's a win.

Edited April 19, 20178 yr by soxfan2014

I'm not even kidding, I don't know if he has a right-handed hit yet this season.

 

EDIT:

 

He is 1 for 12 as a righty, and it was a HR apparently. He is hitting .406 as a lefty.

 

In 2016, he hit .167 as a righty, and .305 as a lefty.

 

And odd enough in his first pro year he was much better as a right-handed hitter

And odd enough in his first pro year he was much better as a right-handed hitter

 

Pretty strange splits indeed

 

I think it has to do with the relatively small sample size of minor league at bats that Moncada has had up until this point

Dunning needs to be challenged.

That's it.

 

Tmrw we get another Giolito start, hopefully we can see some actual results of the "process."

 

Dunning has been fantastic so far in the minor leagues

 

55.2 ip , 37 h, 9 er, 1 hr, 8 bb, 58 k 0.808 WHIP with a 1.46 ERA

 

Pretty sure everyone would like to see what he can do against better competition at the AA level. I'm not sure high A would even be all that challenging with his advanced control?

He is so much better than advertised at dealing with the running game it's absurd.

 

If Collins becomes an above average MLB receiver, or hell even average, the Sox will have twwo recent cases of developing catchers defensively. They also helped Flowers turn into a solid MLB receiver, even if he never really hit enough to be a starter.

Video of Moncada's HR. His lefty swing is sooo smooth.

 

https://twitter.com/KnightsBaseball/status/...483868522512384

 

I have to say, other then that he's a bit more crouched, his swing from the left side is quite similar in loading, coil and finish to one Ken Griffey Jr. There's a lot of whip action in that bat.

From a person in attendance.

 

John Calvagno‏ @AshevilleSoxFan 18h18 hours ago

 

Dane Dunning- Athletic fast worker 89-93 sinking fastball, some dive in on RHH behaving like 2 seams, nice 11-5 hook @Intimidators #WhiteSox