April 9, 20251 yr https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=04/09/2025 https://www.milb.com/scores/all/all/whitesox Wikelman Gonzalez and Oppor listed
April 9, 20251 yr 11 minutes ago, BamaDoc said: Shuster seems off to a good start in Charlotte pen Weren't they going to stretch him out to start?
April 9, 20251 yr 50 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Ugh. Colson seems lost. At what point do you send him down to AA to help his confidence?
April 9, 20251 yr 28 minutes ago, flavum said: I see Teel has been Soxified. Paul Janish on his path to becoming GM.
April 9, 20251 yr 23 minutes ago, fathom said: At what point do you send him down to AA to help his confidence? I think you would have to do the full Halladay and send him back to Arizona to rebuild his swing.
April 9, 20251 yr In before someone blames his struggles on being sent back down to AAA to start the year when "hE iS cLeArLy ReAdY" Edited April 9, 20251 yr by Bob Sacamano
April 9, 20251 yr 11 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: In before someone blames his struggles on being sent back down to AAA to start the year when "hE iS rEaDy" I was actually surprised how upset he seemed when he got sent down.
April 9, 20251 yr I think it's hard to say from here what should be done with Colson. This isn't a case of a guy going to a new level and playing horrifically. He had a disappointing year last year, but it was nothing like this. So you know it's not a case of him hitting a wall that he doesn't have the talent to break through (in the sense of: we know he has the talent to strike out less than half of his plate appearances in AAA). If you buy that, then the question is why the huge regression? Health? Yips? Some other kind of mental issue? Change in swing/mechanics/etc.? Hard to see from my perch here on the internet which of those things is going on. Things like a demotion could make some of those problems worse while potentially fixing some others. As for Teel, I'm not pushing the panic button. But this is why you put him in AAA rather than break with the team. You're going to get scouted and people are going to try to exploit your weaknesses. See if he can work through it. His brief time in AAA last year was just so-so anyway. Quero is a similar case and similar reasoning for keeping him in AAA to start the season, but you can see how his game was always bound to be a bit less boom or bust. But he may well see his numbers decline soon too (if he keeps up the 1.000 OPS for very long, I guess we'll find out just how patient the Sox plan to be).
April 9, 20251 yr It just seems Colson has had a real issue with the improved command in AAA. He’s still selective, but he’s falling behind in counts and/or taking strike 3. He has too much swing and miss in his game to keep falling behind. Also, I’m sure other teams know he struggles with velocity up in the zone.
April 9, 20251 yr 7 minutes ago, fathom said: It just seems Colson has had a real issue with the improved command in AAA. He’s still selective, but he’s falling behind in counts and/or taking strike 3. He has too much swing and miss in his game to keep falling behind. Also, I’m sure other teams know he struggles with velocity up in the zone. I accept that explanation for the first 30% of K rate, just don't buy it for the rest.
April 9, 20251 yr 3 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said: I'm convinced Quero is first one up out of the Catchers. Would like to see him sooner rather than later. Lee/Thaiss issue can be worked out but Quero is a very mature hitter for such a young age. Teel is fine. He'll make the adjustments back.
April 9, 20251 yr Oppor looks good. Strikes out the side in the 1st. Edited April 9, 20251 yr by Autumn Dreamin
April 10, 20251 yr Yeah, Oppor's gonna be Top 30 soon. 10Ks, no hits, 3BB, when he hit his pitch count at 4.2IP.
April 10, 20251 yr I wish I could have seen Oppor. Looks like my optimism in Zavala was misplaced. It was a bad sign when we saw he was hitting 8th in the game against Kanny. McLain also struggling way more than expected. But there are some guys who are really opening eyes, like Oppor.
April 10, 20251 yr 26 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Yikes. Holy crap, I wonder what was said to trigger that?
April 10, 20251 yr 7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Holy crap, I wonder what was said to trigger that? Did he think the runner came too far to the left of the base?
April 10, 20251 yr 9 minutes ago, fathom said: Did he think the runner came too far to the left of the base? The first baseman was blocking the bag and Antonacci went in hard to the inside of the base. Love it. That's the type of player he is.
April 10, 20251 yr 12 minutes ago, fathom said: Did he think the runner came too far to the left of the base? If he's swinging at someone over that, he's got major problems.
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