July 16, 20196 yr Zack Collins was demoted yesterday, but there’s plenty reason to believe he’ll be back up soon. Here is some perspective on the move following Collins brief time in the bigs. Edited July 16, 20196 yr by Rankin
July 16, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, Rankin said: Zack Collins was demoted yesterday, but there’s plenty reason to believe he’ll be back up soon. Here is some perspective on the move following Collins brief time in the bigs. It should be noted that in his last 10 games in Charlotte before being called up he hit .200. So he was slumping at AAA and then got called up. He had a real solid April but May and June ....not so much. He will be back In fairness to the kid, 50 games in AAA is just getting your feet wet for many.
July 16, 20196 yr Best wishes to him. They needed a backup catcher and who knows why they did not have him in the lineup more. Instead they picked up Reed.
July 16, 20196 yr I completely understand the circumstances behind everything but I think the Sox did the kid wrong by bringing him up and then basically not playing him. I mean is Rondon for example going to be part of the future? No. Collins could have DH'd for example. This is another rebuilding year, what did they have to lose?
July 17, 20196 yr Large sample size: Collins has had 1,088 at bats in the minors over a four year period with a combined .234 batting average. He had a high OPS but that would not translate with major league pitchers. Collins is a pretty big dude at 6'3" and North of 220. He has slow reactions behind the plate . Collins has zero value as a DH but could be a back-up catcher for a team that needs one. He could be a secondary piece in a trade.
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