TomPickle Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 29 minutes ago, Lillian said: I just watched the replay of Collins' 2 homers, on my new MILB.TV subscription. They were monster shots, especially the second one. You can't tell much, from those Twitter clips. They were really hit a long way. Is that ever great to see. He may have a chance to be something, after all. Here's the HRs from the milb.tv feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 26 minutes ago, Lillian said: I just watched the replay of Collins' 2 homers, on my new MILB.TV subscription. They were monster shots, especially the second one. You can't tell much, from those Twitter clips. They were really hit a long way. Is that ever great to see. He may have a chance to be something, after all. Elite plate discipline with 70 grade raw power is no joke. Throw in a juiced ball and the kid has a chance to be a damn good hitter even with his swing & miss issues. I may be in the minority, but I also think catching has probably slowed his offensive development to some extent. Catching is the most demanding defensive position and it’s not unusual to catching prospects be late bloomers offensively. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Collins swing reminds me a lot of Josh Hamilton's when he was in his prime. I'd say that is a good thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam8610 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 40 minutes ago, Whitesox27 said: Collins swing reminds me a lot of Josh Hamilton's when he was in his prime. I'd say that is a good thing. If he puts up that production, he'll be an all-star 1B or an MVP C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 There will be good days and bad days, but performances like this are small indications the White Sox are on the right path 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said: Elite plate discipline with 70 grade raw power is no joke. Throw in a juiced ball and the kid has a chance to be a damn good hitter even with his swing & miss issues. I may be in the minority, but I also think catching has probably slowed his offensive development to some extent. Catching is the most demanding defensive position and it’s not unusual to catching prospects be late bloomers offensively. I have 100% felt that fatigue has been a huge issue offensively with him. But 3rd year in you really hope he got his body right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 3 hours ago, bmags said: I have 100% felt that fatigue has been a huge issue offensively with him. But 3rd year in you really hope he got his body right. Yup, plus the ballpark is no longer an excuse. It’s put up or shut up time IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 10 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: Elite plate discipline with 70 grade raw power is no joke. Throw in a juiced ball and the kid has a chance to be a damn good hitter even with his swing & miss issues. I may be in the minority, but I also think catching has probably slowed his offensive development to some extent. Catching is the most demanding defensive position and it’s not unusual to catching prospects be late bloomers offensively. I agree with every word of this. Based on raw power and plate discipline alone, Collins will have value in MLB even if he's just a 1B/DH. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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