10 minutes ago, Boopa1219 said:

I don’t know where else to put this but do you know who else should be headed to Arizona to work with Ryan Fuller for a couple of weeks? Brooks Baldwin.

I think he’s a fun guy, and can be a positive player for the Sox as a super utility guy but the offensive profile right now is dangerously bad.

He only walks 4% of the time, league average is 8.4% so far this year. He hits the ball on the ground nearly 50% of the time at 47.1%. He has a launch angle of 12.3 degrees, which is well below league average of 20 degrees, and well below the desired sweet spot of 30 degrees. His launch angle is also down about 13.4 degrees. He doesn’t see a lot of pitches, he doesn’t take his walks, he hits the ball into the ground way too much. He needs to overhaul his swing

His situation isn't nearly as dire as Colson. 

Vaughn has put up exactly 0 bWAR in 5+ years at the MLB level. 595 games, 2,395 plate appearances. If he was just straight up released tomorrow there shouldn't be anyone who thinks "wow, they gave up on him pretty quickly."

How this was used as dig at people overreacting is wild.

7 hours ago, PaleAleSox said:

His situation isn't nearly as dire as Colson. 

it's just as bad imo. Less valuable player to the org, but why not make sure all your assets are performing up to the org's standards

15 minutes ago, Boopa1219 said:

it's just as bad imo. Less valuable player to the org, but why not make sure all your assets are performing up to the org's standards

Because you aren't taking a guy in the majors and doing that. If you want to send him to Charlotte, sure. But Baldwin doesn't need his entire swing AND approach changed. 

4 hours ago, PaleAleSox said:

Because you aren't taking a guy in the majors and doing that. If you want to send him to Charlotte, sure. But Baldwin doesn't need his entire swing AND approach changed. 

The metrics say, yes he does. 
And it’s not entirely uncommon to give a guy a phantom IL stint so they can work on something. It happens more with pitchers, the Dodgers do it a lot, but it’s not like it doesn’t happen. I’m not saying demote him to AZL ball. 

 

 

12 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

 

 

Seems they fixed him. 

16 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

Seems they fixed him. 

At the very least...his career doesn't seem to be on a death spiral any longer.

Hopefully it proves sustainable.

Make it 4-4, another homer

43 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

 

 

Send Vaughn to Arizona!

7 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Send Vaughn to Arizona!

Waste of time. Just let him go. 

Colson since his AZ trip: .361/.439/.667 for an 1.106 OPS.

13-36 with 5 BB, 5 2B, 2 HR

Looks like maybe sending Colson to AZ wasn't the worst thing in the world. 

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21 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Looks like maybe sending Colson to AZ wasn't the worst thing in the world. 

Now the bigger problem is actually with the health/depth/pitching side of things.

Just now, ChiSox59 said:

Looks like maybe sending Colson to AZ wasn't the worst thing in the world. 

liked hearing what Fuller said about it on the broadcast last night...seems they've really stepped up the services offered at the AZ complex. is it a 'bad sign' to send a player to AZ or is it unprecedented because there was nothing worth sending them to?

hopefully it sticks with Colson. I think it's a good sign for player development in general, hopefully the ACL guys are getting something out of it...Profar jr. not looking so hot thus far.

35 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Looks like maybe sending Colson to AZ wasn't the worst thing in the world. 

At the very least, it was the recognition of a problem and the realization that something had to be done differently.

42 minutes ago, JoeC said:

At the very least, it was the recognition of a problem and the realization that something had to be done differently.

Where's WestEddy to claim the win for Getz?

1 hour ago, JoeC said:

At the very least, it was the recognition of a problem and the realization that something had to be done differently.

I wonder what IT was.  Any guesses?

9 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Where's WestEddy to claim the win for Getz?

Please can we not reignite this annoying s%*#. We all cheer for the same team. 

On 5/6/2025 at 6:26 AM, Boopa1219 said:

I don’t know where else to put this but do you know who else should be headed to Arizona to work with Ryan Fuller for a couple of weeks? Brooks Baldwin.

I think he’s a fun guy, and can be a positive player for the Sox as a super utility guy but the offensive profile right now is dangerously bad.

He only walks 4% of the time, league average is 8.4% so far this year. He hits the ball on the ground nearly 50% of the time at 47.1%. He has a launch angle of 12.3 degrees, which is well below league average of 20 degrees, and well below the desired sweet spot of 30 degrees. His launch angle is also down about 13.4 degrees. He doesn’t see a lot of pitches, he doesn’t take his walks, he hits the ball into the ground way too much. He needs to overhaul his swing

LH or RH swing ? I recall that he launched some balls LH with an uppercut swing. Brooks is a young player that might be trying to do too much to impress.

Baldwin is hitting like .500 since returning to Charlotte. He may not be a great major leaguer, but he’s not broken.

10 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Baldwin is hitting like .500 since returning to Charlotte. He may not be a great major leaguer, but he’s not broken.

Even Alcides Escobar hit like 900 in Charlotte...big difference between there and Chicago.

Development isn't linear.

13 hours ago, PaleAleSox said:

Waste of time. Just let him go. 

Send Robert to Arizona!

1 hour ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Send Robert to Arizona!

And YOU get to go to Arizona! And YOU get to go to Arizona! If you look under your seats, everyone’s going to AR-I-ZONAAAAA!