July 29, 20187 yr Alex has been killing it at AA for a month. He also played very well in 2016 before injuries took a toll last season. What will he become in the future? He's 23, which leaves enough time for more development. Is he going to be a good 4th outfielder or an everyday player? His skill set reminds me quite a bit of Alex Gordon. With as many out- fielders as the Sox have he might get lost in the shuffle. Could end up a Rule #5 steal for some other club.
July 29, 20187 yr Call’s resurgence is making our outfield situation even more crowded. Which three of these players will make up the starting outfield in our competitive years? Avi, Eloy, Robert, Basabe, Gonzalez, Rutherford, Call, Booker, Adolfo, Cordell Who else am I forgetting?
July 29, 20187 yr All the more reason to bring up Eloy now, just to create more ABs and innings in high minors.
July 29, 20187 yr 58 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said: Call’s resurgence is making our outfield situation even more crowded. Which three of these players will make up the starting outfield in our competitive years? Avi, Eloy, Robert, Basabe, Gonzalez, Rutherford, Call, Booker, Adolfo, Cordell Who else am I forgetting? I'll put my money on Avi, Robert, and Jiminez
July 29, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, ChiSoxJon said: I'll put my money on Avi, Robert, and Jiminez Jimenez and Robert are givens. Scramble for the last spot (or two with dh). I would be shocked if Avi is one of them cuz $$$.
July 29, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, ChiSoxJon said: I'll put my money on Avi, Robert, and Jiminez 2 hours ago, SoxBlanco said: Call’s resurgence is making our outfield situation even more crowded. Which three of these players will make up the starting outfield in our competitive years? Avi, Eloy, Robert, Basabe, Gonzalez, Rutherford, Call, Booker, Adolfo, Cordell Who else am I forgetting? Moncada/ Anderson?
July 29, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, SoxBlanco said: Call’s resurgence is making our outfield situation even more crowded. Which three of these players will make up the starting outfield in our competitive years? Avi, Eloy, Robert, Basabe, Gonzalez, Rutherford, Call, Booker, Adolfo, Cordell Who else am I forgetting? Oh, and Steele Walker.
July 29, 20187 yr I would be disappointed if it's Call, Booker or Cordell, as that would mean much higher ranked guys completely flopped.
July 29, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Baker said: Moncada/ Anderson? I don't think these two guys will ever be starting outfielders for Sox. It's not like they are hitting a ton and fielding poorly in mid infield.
July 30, 20187 yr 21 hours ago, zisk said: Alex has been killing it at AA for a month. He also played very well in 2016 before injuries took a toll last season. What will he become in the future? He's 23, which leaves enough time for more development. Is he going to be a good 4th outfielder or an everyday player? His skill set reminds me quite a bit of Alex Gordon. With as many out- fielders as the Sox have he might get lost in the shuffle. Could end up a Rule #5 steal for some other club. Call isn't a bad prospect by any means, but he doesn't have a ton of upside to profile as a regular in the outfield. He's not really fast enough to cover center field, and lacks the power to profile as a corner. The upside is a solid 4th outfielder/bench bat, which our system has a ton of depth at right now. Jimenez/Robert/Rutherford/Adolfo/Basabe/Gonzalez/Walker/Call/Booker are all battling for a couple spots.
July 30, 20187 yr 23 hours ago, SoxBlanco said: Call’s resurgence is making our outfield situation even more crowded. Which three of these players will make up the starting outfield in our competitive years? Avi, Eloy, Robert, Basabe, Gonzalez, Rutherford, Call, Booker, Adolfo, Cordell Who else am I forgetting? I wouldn't be too surprised to see an off season trade of a couple of those guys for maybe a major leaguer who plugs a major league hole or someone like Ryan Mountcastle even though Os will be rebuilding they could use some minor league depth .
July 31, 20187 yr I remember he was the prospect I was most excited about a few years ago. How things have changed...
July 31, 20187 yr 9 minutes ago, Hot FiRe said: I remember he was the prospect I was most excited about a few years ago. How things have changed... Why? He is out performing many of the more highly touted prospects.
July 31, 20187 yr 38 minutes ago, ptatc said: Why? He is out performing many of the more highly touted prospects. I meant that as a testament to the system strength now. He is around 15 on the rankings while playing awesome.
July 31, 20187 yr On 7/29/2018 at 1:41 PM, SoxBlanco said: Call’s resurgence is making our outfield situation even more crowded. Which three of these players will make up the starting outfield in our competitive years? Avi, Eloy, Robert, Basabe, Gonzalez, Rutherford, Call, Booker, Adolfo, Cordell Who else am I forgetting? I think if you add Walker, you pretty much have all of the serious contenders.
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