March 16, 20251 yr 4 hours ago, Boopa1219 said: Didn’t finish my thought: I’m excited to see the impact it has at guys at the ML level but really to see how it affects the development of guys like Wolkow, Zavala, and Bonemer. The bats in the system do leave a lot to be desired, not a lot of high ceiling guys, but there’s some interesting clay to be molded. It seems like Getz and Shirley are targeting guys with OBP skills in the draft and trades which is a good place to start, and a welcome change from the last regime There's also a key missing phrase. Impacting a baseball. Teel, both Montgomery's Wolkow...maybe Quero. Not really sure who's even close to 6th organizationally in terms of ability to really drive the ball? Maybe Bonemer. Not Zavala until he proves it this year and resuscitates his career.
March 16, 20251 yr 2 hours ago, caulfield12 said: There's also a key missing phrase. Impacting a baseball. Teel, both Montgomery's Wolkow...maybe Quero. Not really sure who's even close to 6th organizationally in terms of ability to really drive the ball? Maybe Bonemer. Not Zavala until he proves it this year and resuscitates his career. Zavala does have above average EVs, when he’s on time. Saucke has above average power, but I question his strike zone judgment to get to it. Both Veras and Gladney have good power, but probably won’t be able to get to it cuz they expand the zone. Mogollon has shown pop, but it comes with a lot of K’s. I agree that the Sox need more guys who can hit it out.
March 16, 20251 yr 12 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: Meidroth had a .437 OBP in AAA last year, they are basically assuming his BB rate drops from 18.8% to 13.7% and his batting average drops from .290 to .243 (due to both K rate increase and BABIP decrease). To be honest, those projections don’t seem all that crazy to me. Vargas put up a .290 and .446 at AAA last year. Didn't quite translate. I wouldn"t be surprised if he did put a .360 obp, but to project that when he could just as easily flop entirely seems questionable, given the complete lack of track record at MLB level. If he can't consistently hit the ball out of the infield against big league pitching, which remains to be seen, his strike zone judgment isn't going to do him that much good Edited March 16, 20251 yr by 46DidIt
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