October 12, 20187 yr As the week closes, we finish off the infield in this series. Here are the Top 5 First Basemen in the system. The caveat with this group - which is probably the thinnest in the org - is that there are players at other positions who could or will move to 1B later. Collins, Burger, maybe others could all end up that way.
October 12, 20187 yr 42 minutes ago, NorthSideSox72 said: As the week closes, we finish off the infield in this series. Here are the Top 5 First Basemen in the system. The caveat with this group - which is probably the thinnest in the org - is that there are players at other positions who could or will move to 1B later. Collins, Burger, maybe others could all end up that way. Hey Matt, no link is posted.
October 12, 20187 yr Author 7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Hey Matt, no link is posted. I NEED COFFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Fixed.
October 12, 20187 yr A pretty brutal group without Collins/Burger. 2019 will be interesting for this group. If no one progressing, it opens C/B moving just on need. Also, one of the easiest and cheapest positions to fill via free agency lately on a short term basis.
October 12, 20187 yr FWIW, I can't imagine many players at all are fully drafted and developed as 1B, so it being seemingly thin isn't the worst thing. Thinking back, Jose Abreu was a 3B in Cuba and Paul Konerko was a catcher going up and played a lot of 3B in the minors. There is a really good chance our future 1B isn't currently a 1B.
October 13, 20187 yr Fangraphs has Collins as the 1 first base prospect, they basically decided themselves he is not a catcher.
October 13, 20187 yr 12 hours ago, Wanne said: Underwhelming group. Vaughn would be a nice addition. Same here. If they don't draft Vaughn, they'll likely trade for another LaRoach-like first baseman after Abreu leaves. Geez.
October 14, 20187 yr The org really needs to find a way to get Sheets to tap into his power next year. Not a good sign for the development staff that a kid with 70 grade raw power only hit six HRs playing half his games in a bandbox.
October 14, 20187 yr I’m of the opinion that the Sox should move Collins off of C and move him to 1B to get the bat in the ML lineup as soon as possible. I also believe that with that move, his bat will get better. Maybe have him as the backup catcher, so he can work on his craft at ML level.
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