June 13, 201411 yr Scott Merkin @scottmerkin 6m Tyler Flowers is 18-for-100 since April 30 but is confident he has taken steps to correct one big problem. More soon in today's CWS Beat
June 13, 201411 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 13, 2014 -> 06:01 PM) Scott Merkin @scottmerkin 6m Tyler Flowers is 18-for-100 since April 30 but is confident he has taken steps to correct one big problem. More soon in today's CWS Beat Nothing will fix that long swing. I'm pretty sure I can blow my 78 mph fastball by Flowers QUOTE (Hawkfan @ Jun 13, 2014 -> 06:02 PM) Is he going to use a tee? This made me spit up my water lol.
June 13, 201411 yr Scott Merkin @scottmerkin 6m Tyler Flowers is 18-for-100 since April 30 but is confident he has taken steps to correct one big problem. More soon in today's CWS Beat He's going to retire?
June 14, 201411 yr In his last 17 ABs, he has ZERO hits and 15 Ks! That is just plain brutal. He's pitcher-bad. Bad hitting pitcher-bad.
June 14, 201411 yr I think that this is Flowers reverting back to the norm, by which I mean he might have a batting average of .225 by the end of July, hopefully exposing him once and for all (to RH) that Flowers is a backup catcher. SMO Edited June 14, 201411 yr by StillMissOzzie
June 15, 201411 yr QUOTE (Señor Ding-Dong @ Jun 14, 2014 -> 10:09 PM) And it's clearly paying off dividends... 0 for his last 21, with 18 K. You can't make that number up.
June 15, 201411 yr QUOTE (oldsox @ Jun 15, 2014 -> 07:18 AM) Flowers neeeds to sit for 3-5 straight games. In Charlotte. He has had the worst strikeout % in all of baseball this season. But with his recent tear of strikeouts he is quickly closing in on Howard to have the most K's regardless of PA.
June 15, 201411 yr In Charlotte. He has had the worst strikeout % in all of baseball this season. But with his recent tear of strikeouts he is quickly closing in on Howard to have the most K's regardless of PA. Flowers can't be sent to Charlotte.
June 15, 201411 yr QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 15, 2014 -> 08:44 AM) Who are some FA catchers next year or is Nieto next? Nieto. Phegley. Smith. And there is literally nothing in free agency for next year: John Buck (34) Ryan Doumit (34) Nick Hundley (31) – $5MM club option Gerald Laird (35) Russell Martin (32) Jeff Mathis (32) – $1.5MM club option Wil Nieves (36) Miguel Olivo (36) A.J. Pierzynski (38) David Ross (38) Geovany Soto (32) Kurt Suzuki (31)
June 15, 201411 yr QUOTE (Hawkfan @ Jun 13, 2014 -> 06:02 PM) Is he going to use a tee? I was chewing food when I read this and almost choked. Outstanding post my friend.
June 15, 201411 yr He was showing the ability to shorten things up quite a bit earlier, so I just say leave him out there and let him do whatever he is going to do. He's definitely struggling. We really need the catching situation worked out, but the answer IMO is not Josh Phegley, who IMO can't hit enough nor can he field enough. Nieto has a better shot than he does, much better I think. Let Flowers play, but if he can't come out of his funk then you trade for or sign an MLB backup - the kind of guy with real experience, basically a personal coach for Nieto - and you put him behind Nieto & you see what Nieto can do. But stick with Tyler for now, and see if he can turn things around again.
June 15, 201411 yr QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 15, 2014 -> 09:07 AM) Nieto. Phegley. Smith. And there is literally nothing in free agency for next year: John Buck (34) Ryan Doumit (34) Nick Hundley (31) – $5MM club option Gerald Laird (35) Russell Martin (32) Jeff Mathis (32) – $1.5MM club option Wil Nieves (36) Miguel Olivo (36) A.J. Pierzynski (38) David Ross (38) Geovany Soto (32) Kurt Suzuki (31) There are several quality options to put behind Nieto should the Sox go in that direction. Otherwise you sign AJ back, becaus ehe is both wonbderful and awesome and outstanding as well, that's 3 thigns, and his name is also AJ. And he is also awesome. And then you wait around to sign someone or you (again) trade for Jason Castro who should be cheaper now than he was before.
June 15, 201411 yr Author He learned to hit the outer half slider, and he hasn't seen on in a month now. Now it is all about the high and out fastball. Until he learns how to layoff of it, or foul it off, he is screwed.
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