August 20, 20187 yr Not exactly any top pitching prospects going at it tonight, so essentially... a position players night. http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?cid=&lid=&org=145&sc=&sid=milb&t=affiliate&ymd=20180820
August 21, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, BlackSox13 said: Basabe bomb! 3 minutes ago, SoxAce said: Basabe is hot! He started the at-bat 0-2, worked a full count, and then crushed the 9th pitch for a HR. This kid is a fucking stud.
August 21, 20187 yr Author Crazy part about Basabe is it usually takes him another year to adjust and hit at the level. He's seemingly doing it in a couple of months now and his numbers are almost mirroring his numbers in W-S.
August 21, 20187 yr Just now, Chicago White Sox said: He started the at-bat 0-2, worked a full count, and then crushed the 9th pitch for a HR. This kid is a fucking stud. Too many things not to like. Great fielder, sneaky power for his size and as you pointed out a batting eye that allows him to work a count. He has lead off potential big time! Would I be wrong in saying his potential could be Lance Johnson with a little less speed but a little more power?
August 21, 20187 yr 15 minutes ago, BlackSox13 said: Too many things not to like. Great fielder, sneaky power for his size and as you pointed out a batting eye that allows him to work a count. He has lead off potential big time! Would I be wrong in saying his potential could be Lance Johnson with a little less speed but a little more power? Johnson was a very different hitter as he had both low K & BB rates. I’m really struggling a comp because most guys with his speed would steal a lot more bases.
August 21, 20187 yr 6 minutes ago, TheTruth05 said: Odds Basabe starts at AAA next year? I still think low I think AA is all but a certainty, but I don’t expect him to stay there long.
August 21, 20187 yr Probably, but next step is send him to the dominican winter league and see how he does. If he can handle the craftier pitchers there he's really turned a corner and may indeed be closer to the majors than we realized.
August 21, 20187 yr 27 minutes ago, TheTruth05 said: Odds Basabe starts at AAA next year? I still think low Not that they would (or should) push him for this reason alone, but there will be a lot of other OFers (Robert, Rutherford, Gonzalez, Adolfo) slated for Birmingham. If he shows some degree of mastery of AA, it could be reason enough to move him up to Charlotte.
August 21, 20187 yr Basabe will likely be in AA to start the year, unless they send him to the AFL and he just completely lights it up. I doubt with his K rate and an OPS in the mid 700's they're going to push him THAT fast up to AAA and the majors. (Although it's the White Sox, so who the hell knows...) We do have TOO many deserving candidates for the AFL for the first time in about two decades.
August 21, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, turnin' two said: Not that they would (or should) push him for this reason alone, but there will be a lot of other OFers (Robert, Rutherford, Gonzalez, Adolfo) slated for Birmingham. If he shows some degree of mastery of AA, it could be reason enough to move him up to Charlotte. What's the latest timetable on when Adolfo will be able to return to outfield play (after surgery)? Maybe he DH's again at the start of the year and slides into RF/LF in the middle of the season? Guess it's not too far off from what the Angels are doing with Ohtani this year...
August 21, 20187 yr 31 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Johnson was a very different hitter as he had both low K & BB rates. I’m really struggling a comp because most guys with his speed would steal a lot more bases. He reminds me a little of Ray Durham as an overall offensive player. Although physically and in his left handed swing, there’s a little D’Aza in there.
August 21, 20187 yr 32 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Johnson was a very different hitter as he had both low K & BB rates. I’m really struggling a comp because most guys with his speed would steal a lot more bases. I can't think of a proper comp either. LJ is the best I can come up with but admittedly not the ideal comp. We should have a much better idea by this time next year.
August 21, 20187 yr 10 minutes ago, Timmy U said: He reminds me a little of Ray Durham as an overall offensive player. Although physically and in his left handed swing, there’s a little D’Aza in there. And swings a bit like Willie Harris also
August 21, 20187 yr Pump the breaks people. k rate around 30% slugging .392. He has improved but its okay to let him start at AA next year. Hopefully, he moves up as Robert moves up. Edited August 21, 20187 yr by BamaDoc
August 21, 20187 yr 41 minutes ago, SoxAce said: BUSH BOMB! 31 minutes ago, Quinarvy said: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! LMFAO
August 21, 20187 yr Yoelvin Silven just continues to pump strikes. 5 more K to 0 more BB today. 68 K to 13 BB in 59 IP. Just barely 19 years old. He still intrigues me.
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