22 hours ago22 hr 21 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:Man would I love to know more about the injury stuff, and if the slump last year was related to that.Said it this year when it was happening. He's got a big and very fast swing. When his timing is off even a little, he's going to look much worse than guys with handsy/more controlled swings who slump. When he locks in though, look out.
22 hours ago22 hr 3 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:Defensively, he reminds me a lot of JJ Hardy, but with a little better range and a little lighter arm. Super smooth, and makes all the plays look easier than they are.Offensively, he's his own guy - unique to his position. He reminds me a little of a young Bellinger with the violence and path of his swing, with a little less unwinding/corking. He's got a lot more power than Seager, but Seagers hit tool is much better. If I had to pick a short stop, the guy most similar to him, in my opinion, plays today for the Orioles. Him and Gunnar are a lot a like, difference being Gunnar has already dropped an 8 WAR season in his career.There was a chopper last night and he let the ball play him TA style but he instantly reacted and fired a strike to first. Style wise just reminded me of uribe even tho totally different body types -- same soft hands tho. Whereas a SS like TA was always fighting something mechanics wise more naturally instinctual players don't even need perfect mechanics.
22 hours ago22 hr 3 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:Said it this year when it was happening. He's got a big and very fast swing. When his timing is off even a little, he's going to look much worse than guys with handsy/more controlled swings who slump. When he locks in though, look out.Which also makes it a lot more likely to tweak a bad back, if it is the type of thing that is going to be a chronic problem, ala a Joe Crede.
22 hours ago22 hr 2 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:There was a chopper last night and he let the ball play him TA style but he instantly reacted and fired a strike to first. Style wise just reminded me of uribe even tho totally different body types -- same soft hands tho. Whereas a SS like TA was always fighting something mechanics wise more naturally instinctual players don't even need perfect mechanics.You can tell the kid was a multi-sport athlete who wasn't primarily a baseball player growing up. He does things mechanically different than more pure baseball players. But he sure as hell seems to make it work.
22 hours ago22 hr We've probably seen enough of Colson to admit he'll never have a high batting average, but we've also seen enough to know he has insane power. So far, he's shown that last year was not a fluke. He's on pace for about 40 HRs, and that's giving him 550 plate appearances. The biggest question mark is still health. He's stayed relatively healthy since coming up, but the back injuries prior are concerning.I like the Seager comparison (with a lower batting average) as a complete package since he plays pretty good defense.
22 hours ago22 hr 3 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:There was a chopper last night and he let the ball play him TA style but he instantly reacted and fired a strike to first. Style wise just reminded me of uribe even tho totally different body types -- same soft hands tho. Whereas a SS like TA was always fighting something mechanics wise more naturally instinctual players don't even need perfect mechanics.His body type makes the comp game hard (Not a lot of 6'3 shortstops out there), but I love non-similar body type comps. They're usually more accurate from an outcome perspective, but the look-the-part requirement always throws people off. Baseball still trying to get over comparing latin guys only to other latin guys in scouting and etc.I think Colson makes things look so easy that fans don't realize how great he's been defensively.
22 hours ago22 hr 2 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:His body type makes the comp game hard (Not a lot of 6'3 shortstops out there), but I love non-similar body type comps. They're usually more accurate from an outcome perspective, but the look-the-part requirement always throws people off. Baseball still trying to get over comparing latin guys only to other latin guys in scouting and etc.I think Colson makes things look so easy that fans don't realize how great he's been defensively.Honestly, I like the TA comp because they both have a lot of point guard in their defensive game. The footwork is very different than a normal SS. You also see the QB throwing arm with the straight arm throwing motion and quick release.Offensively he is completely different, and that is where I like the Corey Seagar kind of thing.
21 hours ago21 hr it's wild that last year he was rocking a 12.14 AB/HR pace, and as of yesterday he's at the same exact pace, bizarre
20 hours ago20 hr 2 hours ago, DirtySox said:I truly hope there have been talks with him on a long term extension. Lock him up please.At least he's not eligible for free agency until 2032. That gets us close to, and maybe into, the Ishbia era.
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