OD 26 Man Roster Projection

[Chicago White Sox]

30 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said:

This team looks so much worse without Robert, my god. That outfield is horrific.

Yeah, easily the worst OF on paper.  That being said, I still really like Baldwin and think he can be a nice player out there with more reps.  I think Acuna has a very high ceiling defensively and room for improvement with the bat.  If he can find a way to get more loft (which is already working on) and more routinely swing fast I think he could surpass 10 HR’s and that would make him a startable CF (by no means do I think that’s probable, but definitely in realm of possible).  I also really like Pereira and think he will be the guy who surprises with more runway.  Not a huge Kelenic fan and just feel he’s too much of a head case to radically improve his game at this point.

[Baron]

1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Yeah, easily the worst OF on paper.  That being said, I still really like Baldwin and think he can be a nice player out there with more reps.  I think Acuna has a very high ceiling defensively and room for improvement with the bat.  If he can find a way to get more loft (which is already working on) and more routinely swing fast I think he could surpass 10 HR’s and that would make him a startable CF (by no means do I think that’s probable, but definitely in realm of possible).  I also really like Pereira and think he will be the guy who surprises with more runway.  Not a huge Kelenic fan and just feel he’s too much of a head case to radically improve his game at this point.

How much faith do you have in Baldwin's defense? 

[FriendlyNorthsider]

1 hour ago, Baron said:

How much faith do you have in Baldwin's defense? 

I would give Baldwin every opportunity to improve it before giving Kelenic another chance. Hes had 1500 big league appearances and still looks lost. He had Luisangel Acuna exit velo at this point with Javy Baez K rates. 
 

Since he was drafted Baldwin has been used in a super utility role. Ultimately that’s what makes him a really nice piece on the team, but he has never really had the opportunity to go into spring knowing where exactly he’s going to play. He has 2nd percentile range with 83rd percentile sprint speed. That’s someone that could really benefit from playing right everyday. His range should jump to at least average once he improves his lines and jumps on balls to right. 

[Buehrle>Wood]

1 hour ago, Baron said:

How much faith do you have in Baldwin's defense? 

He struggled bizarrely on the most routine of plays. But otherwise I thought he showed excellent range and really good instincts so im bullish on him there.

[BamaDoc]

Because he has spent so much time moving around, I hope that you put him with the defensive outfield coach and work all spring at predominantly one position.  Can't imagine he doesn't get to decent.  With his speed and if Acuna is in centerfield, you could actually cover a lot of ground in the outfield and help your pitching staff.

[Chicago White Sox]

3 hours ago, Baron said:

How much faith do you have in Baldwin's defense? 

I have no faith yet, but he’s also very to the OF and had to learn on the fly.  If you look at his advanced metrics, his defense in the corners was bad as he wasn’t getting good reads on the ball.  His range was perfectly fine and he had actually had an average OOA in CF in a SSS.  I’m more optimistic than confidence than it makes sense.