December 29, 2025Dec 29 6 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Antonacci is just where Meidroth was a year ago. Those guys have run such similar numbers throughout their amateur career. One guy is just left handed. Antonacci has walked a bit more, but no way that continues with the guy running an ISO under .100. That's me being generous too since Meidroth just ran a .067 ISO for the year. If he doesn't add some power, he'll be dealing with the same challenges Meidroth deals with. No one wants to walk a guy who can't do damage, but neither guy punishes pitchers who challenge them and/or make mistakes. Meidroth is at least a ++ defender, while Antonacci can't really stick anywhere but 2B consistently on the infield (IMO). Antonacci has walked more than Meidroth?
December 29, 2025Dec 29 12 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: He has such a noodle arm for a MLB corner guy. Him and Juan Pierre are the worst I've seen on the South Side but at least Juan had some range even as a 30 something. That last year of Carlos Lee was something to respect and appreciate from a badness perspective. He only went on to get worse when he left too. The crown probably has to go to Albert though. While defensive metrics are a little volatile, a consolidated ranking based on metrics going back to Belle's debut in 1989, if you exclude DH's and players years as a DH, Albert ranks 1029 out of 1039 defensive players who received more than 2000 innings in the field.
December 29, 2025Dec 29 4 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Antonacci has walked more than Meidroth? Nope, was wrong about that.
December 29, 2025Dec 29 4 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Antonacci has walked more than Meidroth? Yeah, comparing similar levels, Meidroth has always walked more. They only disparity is comparing Antonacci's 13.3% walk rate across 3 levels (low A to AA) to Meidroth's major league rate of 8.9%. Apples and oranges.
December 29, 2025Dec 29 1 minute ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Nope, was wrong about that. Antonacci was hit by pitch an incredible 35 times last year, driving his OBP to Meidrothian levels
December 29, 2025Dec 29 50 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Antonacci is just where Meidroth was a year ago. Those guys have run such similar numbers throughout their amateur career. One guy is just left handed. Antonacci has walked a bit more, but no way that continues with the guy running an ISO under .100. That's me being generous too since Meidroth just ran a .067 ISO for the year. If he doesn't add some power, he'll be dealing with the same challenges Meidroth deals with. No one wants to walk a guy who can't do damage, but neither guy punishes pitchers who challenge them and/or make mistakes. Meidroth is at least a ++ defender, while Antonacci can't really stick anywhere but 2B consistently on the infield (IMO). Antonacci is bigger than Meidroth and has at least avg raw power. Whether he gets to it is another matter entirely. They are shockingly similar. I think there’s room for both in a roster. Maybe neither get 500 PA, though.
December 29, 2025Dec 29 1 hour ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Antonacci is just where Meidroth was a year ago. Those guys have run such similar numbers throughout their amateur career. One guy is just left handed. Antonacci has walked a bit more, but no way that continues with the guy running an ISO under .100. That's me being generous too since Meidroth just ran a .067 ISO for the year. If he doesn't add some power, he'll be dealing with the same challenges Meidroth deals with. No one wants to walk a guy who can't do damage, but neither guy punishes pitchers who challenge them and/or make mistakes. Meidroth is at least a ++ defender, while Antonacci can't really stick anywhere but 2B consistently on the infield (IMO). That's my thought too. Unless he is hitting .350, pitch to him.
December 29, 2025Dec 29 3 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: What in the world is pretty boy hitting? Take the walks, never swing outside the zone, that sort of thing. Analytics blueprint. A few effective hackers will help to keep pitchers guessing.
December 30, 2025Dec 30 Posted elsewhere before I saw this thread where it's much more relevant: I don't really see the need to just dump Benintendi. Sox could certainly do worse than a league average bat at DH, as we've proven plenty over the past decade. When healthy, Benintendi is fine, and all things considered, his salary is high for the Sox, but not among his peers. Could the Sox do better? Yah, of course. Will they do better if they dump him for a shitty overpaid pitcher? Almost certainly not.
December 31, 2025Dec 31 On 12/29/2025 at 8:39 AM, GreenSox said: And others. I’m surprised that more don’t get started with that in the minors. Isn’t that the idea behind drafting multiple middle infielders… they should be athletic enough to play other positions. If Sosa can get his K rate below 20% and BB rate to 5% (as both were in the minors), he will be a very good professional hitter. Can’t have a lineup of just pretty-boy hitting; spice things up with a few guys who will take their hacks. But this is the White Sox we are talking about,,,,,,,,they don't do such things
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