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Erik Johnson on the mound. 2 K's in the 1st.

 

Semien back in the lineup after being out this weekend.

Edited May 13, 201312 yr by flavum

Johnson-

6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

 

81 pitches, 54 strikes

Great to see Johnson continue to miss bats and keep the walks low. He may be pitching his way into a couple starts for the sox in september

Phegley homer (8)

Phegley homer (8)

 

Off of a MLB caliber pitcher, the rehabbing Morales.

Not sure what to make of Phegley, who hasn't really been very impressive with the bat thus far in his career

Phegley added a double off Terry Doyle.

 

Micah Johnson--3 more... 35.

Not sure what to make of Phegley, who hasn't really been very impressive with the bat thus far in his career

 

Hard to say. It's always possible he's gotten better. Improving the eye at the plate leads to magnificent things. Just look at Viciedo right now with the small, but delicious, sample size.

Phegley added a double off Terry Doyle.

 

Micah Johnson--3 more... 35.

 

 

Oh, the memories, when losing Terry Doyle to the Twins was compared to the Cubs letting Maddux go.

Hard to say. It's always possible he's gotten better. Improving the eye at the plate leads to magnificent things. Just look at Viciedo right now with the small, but delicious, sample size.

Phegley was highly touted for the bat when he was drafted, as a supp pick. He started well out of the gate too, then had health issues over a multi-year period. He's finally been healthy a full season last year, and offseson going into this year. That, too, will do magnificent things.

 

Phegley was highly touted for the bat when he was drafted, as a supp pick. He started well out of the gate too, then had health issues over a multi-year period. He's finally been healthy a full season last year, and offseson going into this year. That, too, will do magnificent things.

 

Indeed sir!

 

Hey weren't people saying he looked like s*** this spring, especially behind the plate? What's up with all that?

Not sure what to make of Phegley, who hasn't really been very impressive with the bat thus far in his career

I would make of him the starting catcher for the Chicago White Sox

Indeed sir!

 

Hey weren't people saying he looked like s*** this spring, especially behind the plate? What's up with all that?

 

He has a good arm. That's about it. He isn't a very good receiver at all. If the bat is legitimate you live with his defensive deficiencies.

Zach Stewart is quietly putting himself in a position for the 2014 rotation.

 

 

lol, /jokes.

Phegley was highly touted for the bat when he was drafted, as a supp pick. He started well out of the gate too, then had health issues over a multi-year period. He's finally been healthy a full season last year, and offseson going into this year. That, too, will do magnificent things.

 

We shall see. He's had two straight full seasons of sub-.700 OPS baseball. I'm rooting for him.

We shall see. He's had two straight full seasons of sub-.700 OPS baseball. I'm rooting for him.

True but misleading. 2011 he started at AA (where he had only played a few games previously), then went to AAA for the first time, so he had a season where he was basically new at a level, and was promoted before the season was up. 2012 was his first full season in AAA, and there yes, he had a .680 OPS.

 

Also, look at his contact and walk rates... his K/PA has been pretty consistently around 15% the last few years, which is pretty good. His walk rate has gone from 4.7% last year to 7.1% this year.

 

I'm not saying he is going to keep up this torrid pace - he won't. I'm saying I think the bat can play in the majors. I'm more concerned about his defense, sans arm. And his ability to handle pitchers, which I don't know anything about.