June 4, 201114 yr He definitely should be the everyday third baseman again, which he appears to be. Glad Omar has been sitting. Have Omar take Gordon's spot once a week or so, not Morel's any more.
June 4, 201114 yr Morel in May: .283 .309 .377 Needs to hit more than singles... but.... he was always a slow starter in the minors. Every promotion he got, he struggled, then set the world on fire.
June 4, 201114 yr They do remind me a lot of each other defensively. Offensively they could also be potentially similar. Neither strikes out too much, and neither (obviously in Morel's case) walks very much. I don't think Morel is ever going to have the power upside of Crede, but I think he has the potential to be a more consistent/complete hitter that compares to Crede in the big scheme of things.
June 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (Anderson Cooper's Quivering @ Jun 3, 2011 -> 11:44 PM) Morel in May: .283 .309 .377 Needs to hit more than singles... but.... he was always a slow starter in the minors. Every promotion he got, he struggled, then set the world on fire. He needs to draw some freaking walks. I can live with his lack of power that we all knew about if he just gets on base at a decent clip and plays very good defense. Edited June 4, 201114 yr by whitesoxfan101
June 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 02:18 AM) He needs to draw some freaking walks. I can live with his lack of power that we all knew about if he just gets on base at a decent clip and plays very good defense. Definitely. If his walk rate doesn't improve, he's not an MLB caliber player. No argument needed.
June 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (Pale Sox @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 02:24 AM) Definitely. If his walk rate doesn't improve, he's not an MLB caliber player. No argument needed. I am thinking Morel can be a Kevin Kouzmanoff type bat, with a better avg, but little less power. I mean, Kouz only walks at a career 4.6%. In the minors, Morel was about a 6-8% every year.
June 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 02:12 AM) Crede also killed the Tigers. Yeah he did. So did Thome, Dye, Fields, Pierzynski. Maybe thats why we always seemed to be able to beat them 2005-2009.
June 4, 201114 yr I don't think Morel is an every day 3B (he is on this team). His offensive skillset is rather unimpressive. You knew the power wouldn't be great. I thought he would be more of a line drive/doubles guy. 25 of his 32 hits have been singles. His LD% is a well below average 13% and he hits a ton of ground balls. Won't even get into the BB. My expectations are so low with this team when it comes to developing position players that I can't say I'm even disappointed. He can stick at third on this team as long as he keeps flashin' the leather. And his glove has been great of late. Hope that continues.
June 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 04:40 AM) I don't think Morel is an every day 3B (he is on this team). His offensive skillset is rather unimpressive. You knew the power wouldn't be great. I thought he would be more of a line drive/doubles guy. 25 of his 32 hits have been singles. His LD% is a well below average 13% and he hits a ton of ground balls. Won't even get into the BB. My expectations are so low with this team when it comes to developing position players that I can't say I'm even disappointed. He can stick at third on this team as long as he keeps flashin' the leather. And his glove has been great of late. Hope that continues. He's a rookie. Settle down shooter. Everything I've ever heard of Brent Morel reminds me of Scott Brosius. I'd be OK with that.
June 4, 201114 yr Morel will hit the ball for a bit of power. He is still feeling his way out of a slump in the box.
June 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 08:19 AM) He's a rookie. Settle down shooter. Everything I've ever heard of Brent Morel reminds me of Scott Brosius. I'd be OK with that. I know. I did kinda rear off into another dimension. This thread was obviously dedicated to Morel's divine glove work the last few weeks. I just don't want to be offensively-challenged at an offensive position. Independent of his defense.
June 4, 201114 yr They showed his three plays on BBTN and he was being praised. He does look good in the field and when you keep the other team from scoring with the glove then it makes up a lot for a lack of hitting. But, I think that will come around. I like the way he goes to right and right center a lot and doesn't try to be the big bopper
June 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 11:45 AM) They showed his three plays on BBTN and he was being praised. He does look good in the field and when you keep the other team from scoring with the glove then it makes up a lot for a lack of hitting. But, I think that will come around. I like the way he goes to right and right center a lot and doesn't try to be the big bopper He nailed all 3 of his hits last night.
June 4, 201114 yr Brent does look the other way a lot, and that's great, especially as he's still making the MLB adjustment. You won't hit for as much power with that type of approach all the time, but it's much easier to rack up some hits and gain some confidence. You get that extra fraction of a second to see the ball and decide swing or not, etc. Over the years, I've noticed that whenever Paulie breaks out of a slump, he tends to be looking the other way for a few games. He'll get some hits staying inside the ball, then get aggressive again and hit it with more authority (sometimes with authority the other way).
June 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 12:20 PM) Joe Randa v. 2.0 10 years of a nearly .800 or .800+ OPS, with the defense he's already playing? Yeah, I could totally live with that.
June 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 11:23 AM) 10 years of a nearly .800 or .800+ OPS, with the defense he's already playing? Yeah, I could totally live with that. Me too. I meant it as a compliment.
June 4, 201114 yr he's a solid player, and love that the left side of the IF is so strong defensively. Now, it might have been an blip since I don't watch a ton of Red Sox games, but seeing Youk at 3b during that series was painful, there were balls that I thought would have been a step above a routine play getting into RF, I'm glad Morel has good range, sure hands and takes away a decent amount of hits.
June 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 01:06 PM) he's a solid player, and love that the left side of the IF is so strong defensively. Now, it might have been an blip since I don't watch a ton of Red Sox games, but seeing Youk at 3b during that series was painful, there were balls that I thought would have been a step above a routine play getting into RF, I'm glad Morel has good range, sure hands and takes away a decent amount of hits. UZR thinks that Youkilis has been slightly below average so far this year and I think most red sox viewers seem to agree, they miss having Beltre out there defensively...but I think their biggest concern is actually keeping Youkilis healthy. They can't exactly move him back to 1b now, and they still have Ortiz at DH for this season.
June 4, 201114 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 12:11 PM) UZR thinks that Youkilis has been slightly below average so far this year and I think most red sox viewers seem to agree, they miss having Beltre out there defensively...but I think their biggest concern is actually keeping Youkilis healthy. They can't exactly move him back to 1b now, and they still have Ortiz at DH for this season. thanks. And of course by saying it was "painful" to see Youkilis let those balls go through, I meant "totally awesome" because a few were key RBI hits for the White Sox.
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