Jose Abreu

Could be. Either way, I don’t see a scenario where Collins is glued to the bench. Barring injury or a major struggle, he probably doesn’t play in AAA again this year.

Merkin has said on Twitter that Collins is here to stay, and Hahn has said many times that when a prospect is called up, he'll be getting plenty of reps. If anything, I think Castillo has played his last game for the White Sox.

I agree that it's time for Eloy to be bumped up. I'd go 1. Anderson R 2. Moncada S 3. Jimenez R 4. Abreu R 5. McCann R 6. Leury S 7. DH (Alonso?) L 8. Sanchez S 9. TIlson/Cordell L/R

Absolutely, yes. If he doesn't win it unanimously, something's fishy. edit- this was sarcasm by the way

I'm guessing that part of the poster's point is that Robert's ceiling, if you want to talk best case scenarios, literally is a faster Mike Trout. Surrounded by what our core looks like it will be, that would definitely be a better supporting cast than what Trout himself has. I see where you're coming from though.

Pretty much the same as mine, except I have Gallo instead of Meadows and Story instead of Iglesias. Nice picks though

He also averaged 83 walks per season. If Madrigal does that I don't think anyone will care about his home run totals

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Understood. Then I agree. He is above average as a runner, but his contact profile isn't special. That he always makes contact is what will fuel his BABIP, IMO. Hitting a bunch of ground balls to the right side, however, doesn't scream high BABIP to me.

I'm assuming a .300 BABIP, negligible HR rate, and negligible strikeout rate (1-6%?). I can see him anywhere between .285-.315.

To be honest, I don't think Vaughn will take much longer himself. I can see him being a Super 2, early-mid June guy.

I like Madrigal, but I wouldn't point out a .298 BABIP as if it means he has been unlucky. His contact profile doesn't suggest that he'll be anything more than an average BABIP guy. Of course, he'll still be a solid offensive player. Maybe .295/???/.400 with the juiced ball. Depends on what he decides to do when it comes to walks

At this point, yes. I said earlier in the thread that there's probably not a fit for him on this team anymore past 2020. I just think he has been unlucky, and by the end of the season it will normalize somewhat. Just not to the point where he's 2014-2017 Abreu.

I'd argue that it's also cherry picking, or at least disingenuous, to present his 2019 fWAR and wRC+ without accounting for the extremely low BABIP relative to his normal mark.

He has a .267 BABIP and his career mark is .324, he's due for some positive regression. That said, he serves no purpose after the Vaughn pick and with Collins knocking on the door. It might make sense to keep him for one more year (since Vaughn probably won't be ready *that* soon), but after 2020 I think there's no longer a fit.

What does the bolded mean?

Vaughn will be the best hitter out of anyone aside from Eloy IMO

Eloy is slugging .455, wRC+ up to 98

Agreed. Give him the 7th, if he runs into any trouble then have him split the inning with Bummer. Bummer gets the full 8th, Colome the 9th.

Ha, my thoughts as well. But I like this hook. Off day tomorrow, Marshall/Bummer/Colome and others fully rested, just bullpen the rest of this one.

Collins RBI double

It’s crazy how little people seem to be talking about this, especially relative to last year. He’s 24 and looks like a perennial all-star.

I feel like they're basically the same person with the same opinions on everything so I'm curious to see if the podcast reflects that

I agree with that until the last two sentences, but the walking issue plagues Leury as well. I don't want either of them leading off for the long-term, but I want Tim leading off now because he's a better hitter and because I want him getting the PAs. When Jay is back, I'm guessing they'll go with Jay 1st, Leury 6th-8th, which I guess I would be fine with. Jay really serves no purpose anymore but whatever