PaleAleSox Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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