Chicago White Sox Posted 9 hours ago Author Share Posted 9 hours ago 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriendlyNorthsider Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 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. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaDoc Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted 4 hours ago Author Share Posted 4 hours ago 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago I was bullish on Baldwin's power, especially from the left side. He profiles as a first basemen which is a position that may not be available. 3 hours ago, Buehrle>Wood said: 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. Your characterization of Baldwin's struggles on routine fly balls is accurate. Tracking fly balls and catching them requires some innate abilities like good vision and depth perception. For whatever reason, Baldwin has not shown enough consistency defensively to pencil him in as an outfielder. That is too bad because he can hit the ball a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago 48 minutes ago, tray said: I was bullish on Baldwin's power, especially from the left side. He profiles as a first basemen which is a position that may not be available. Your characterization of Baldwin's struggles on routine fly balls is accurate. Tracking fly balls and catching them requires some innate abilities like good vision and depth perception. For whatever reason, Baldwin has not shown enough consistency defensively to pencil him in as an outfielder. That is too bad because he can hit the ball a long way. I have no idea why you think he profiles as 1B. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I have no idea why you think he profiles as 1B. He came up as more of a middle infielder. Of course he’s got 1B written all over him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago He can catch grounders but has issues with routine fly balls. Baldwin's height and reach would be assets at 1st base, but 1st base is not a position that would be available on this team, so it's kind of a moot point to argue over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago I still wanna see Baldwin rotate all 9 positions in 9 innings in a meaningless September game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerksticks Posted 45 minutes ago Share Posted 45 minutes ago 48 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said: I still wanna see Baldwin rotate all 9 positions in 9 innings in a meaningless September game. Why not go for it in the meaningless April games? Could generate some extra early revenue for Jerry to pump back into the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted 40 minutes ago Share Posted 40 minutes ago 2 minutes ago, Jerksticks said: Why not go for it in the meaningless April games? Could generate some extra early revenue for Jerry to pump back into the roster. Ooh and they could do a bobblehead promo, give him 9 arms with 9 different gloves. And he can switch sides of the plate every pitch like this kid: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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