daggins Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I think WBWSF, with his insistence that he be the next GM of the White Sox, is hilarious. Anyways this thread is a short sighted overreaction to a small sample, like a lot of threads here, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 33 minutes ago, footlongcomiskeydog said: Little Nicky with no triples or homers through the first 32 games of his professional career. Hostletter and company know that is not against the law to select high schoolers in the first two rounds of the draft, right? Do the Sox even scout high school players? Just stop. This is so disingenuous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 18 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Just stop. This is so disingenuous. It's getting bad here, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 34 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Just stop. This is so disingenuous. Make it stop, SS2k, make it stop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 21 hours ago, footlongcomiskeydog said: Little Nicky with no triples or homers through the first 32 games of his professional career. Hostletter and company know that is not against the law to select high schoolers in the first two rounds of the draft, right? Do the Sox even scout high school players? Lol...nothing like the internet tough guy using the benefit of hindsight to call others stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 22 hours ago, footlongcomiskeydog said: Little Nicky with no triples or homers through the first 32 games of his professional career. Hostletter and company know that is not against the law to select high schoolers in the first two rounds of the draft, right? Do the Sox even scout high school players? It's not against the law but it is a greater risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-Gun Pete Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) Its cute to pine for the "sexy" pick in terms of prep players. But, I can't believe anyone in this fandom has even a scrap of confidence in this FO to scout, draft, sign, & then (Most importantly, IMHO), DEVELOP a prep draftee. I mean, didn't these posters watch this FO piss away the #1 prospect by turning him into a 1 fWAR, sub-.700 OPS struggler? And haven't they seem the last two decades or so for failure to develop any of their own draftees? Sorry, but until Getz, et al show they can not Fuck up top prospects, I'm content to see this org take college players in the draft. Until further notice, these guys are too impatient and too incompetent to be trusted with top prep draftees, IMO. Edited August 23, 2018 by Two-Gun Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 17 minutes ago, Two-Gun Pete said: Its cute to pine for the "sexy" pick in terms of prep players. But, I can't believe anyone in this fandom has even a scrap of confidence in this FO to scout, draft, sign, & then (Most importantly, IMHO), DEVELOP a prep draftee. I mean, didn't these posters watch this FO piss away the #1 prospect by turning him into a 1 fWAR, sub-.700 OPS struggler? And haven't they seem the last two decades or so for failure to develop any of their own draftees? Sorry, but until Getz, et al show they can not Fuck up top prospects, I'm content to see this org take college players in the draft. Until further notice, these guys are too impatient and too incompetent to be trusted with top prep draftees, IMO. It's obviously not a first rounder but Bryce Bush looks pretty good so far. Michael Kopech and Dylan Cease were both HS picks that the organization acquired and their methods have helped them improve and ascend as prospects. The Sox need to not draft bad high schoolers and force them through the system at an unfairly rapid pace. They 100% should and will start taking more prep players. I had some reservations about the Madrigal pick myself but judging players (especially college ones) on anything they do in their draft year is generally a fool's errand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-Gun Pete Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: It's obviously not a first rounder but Bryce Bush looks pretty good so far. Michael Kopech and Dylan Cease were both HS picks This is a bit of an expansion of terms, otherwise known as "goalpost moving." I posted, "...scout, draft, sign, & then (Most importantly, IMHO), DEVELOP a prep draftee. The other poster b****es about not drafting prep players; giving this incompetent group of rubes in this FO credit for developing other team's prep draftees is goalpost moving. That aside, and to the other posters' viewpoint of drafting their own prep draftee (not aquiring one that someone else drafted) I think it's been since Crede that they be developed their own prep draftee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 32 minutes ago, Two-Gun Pete said: Its cute to pine for the "sexy" pick in terms of prep players. But, I can't believe anyone in this fandom has even a scrap of confidence in this FO to scout, draft, sign, & then (Most importantly, IMHO), DEVELOP a prep draftee. I mean, didn't these posters watch this FO piss away the #1 prospect by turning him into a 1 fWAR, sub-.700 OPS struggler? And haven't they seem the last two decades or so for failure to develop any of their own draftees? Sorry, but until Getz, et al show they can not Fuck up top prospects, I'm content to see this org take college players in the draft. Until further notice, these guys are too impatient and too incompetent to be trusted with top prep draftees, IMO. It amazing you can pick up one guy from a trade, and ignore the other one who actually had way underachived as a prep draftee and was acquired in the exact same trade. And by the way said trade piece just made a major league debut that all of the baseball world stopped to watch, including Hall of Fame pitchers who raved about the kid. But hey, why let that get in the way of a half-ass rant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Two-Gun Pete said: This is a bit of an expansion of terms, otherwise known as "goalpost moving." I posted, "...scout, draft, sign, & then (Most importantly, IMHO), DEVELOP a prep draftee. The other poster b****es about not drafting prep players; giving this incompetent group of rubes in this FO credit for developing other team's prep draftees is goalpost moving. That aside, and to the other posters' viewpoint of drafting their own prep draftee (not aquiring one that someone else drafted) I think it's been since Crede that they be developed their own prep draftee. You like mentioning high school kids and then moving on to Moncada in the same post? Absolutely, you are guilty of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Two-Gun Pete said: This is a bit of an expansion of terms, otherwise known as "goalpost moving." I posted, "...scout, draft, sign, & then (Most importantly, IMHO), DEVELOP a prep draftee. The other poster b****es about not drafting prep players; giving this incompetent group of rubes in this FO credit for developing other team's prep draftees is goalpost moving. That aside, and to the other posters' viewpoint of drafting their own prep draftee (not aquiring one that someone else drafted) I think it's been since Crede that they be developed their own prep draftee. Jesus this site sucks now. Edited August 23, 2018 by Y2Jimmy0 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 On 8/22/2018 at 9:16 AM, footlongcomiskeydog said: Little Nicky with no triples or homers through the first 32 games of his professional career. Hostletter and company know that is not against the law to select high schoolers in the first two rounds of the draft, right? Do the Sox even scout high school players? Seriously? Judging a recently drafted player who played a grueling college season and post season, and also coming off an injury right now is foolish. I'm confident everyone will be pleased with how Madrigal performs in full season ball in 2019. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I have become convinced that a significant number of posters here are a) young children; and/or b) Cub fan trolls. Looking at it this way helps me stay sane while I navigate my way to the informed commentary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, steveno89 said: Seriously? Judging a recently drafted player who played a grueling college season and post season, and also coming off an injury right now is foolish. I'm confident everyone will be pleased with how Madrigal performs in full season ball in 2019. I don't think you're are right here. As I said when he was drafted, people who focus on power, launch angle, exit velocity and such are not going to like him. People who look more at contact rate, K/AB, OBP are going to like him. I am really interested to see the opinions of him and his development. Personally, I love his game and think he will be a major contributer. Edited August 23, 2018 by ptatc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 minute ago, 35thstreetswarm said: I have become convinced that a significant number of posters here are a) young children; and/or b) Cub fan trolls. Looking at it this way helps me stay sane while I navigate my way to the informed commentary. The opposite actually, in a lot of cases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 hour ago, ptatc said: I don't think you're are right here. As I said when he was drafted, people who focus on power, launch angle, exit velocity and such are not going to like him. People who look more at contact rate, K/AB, OBP are going to like him. I am really interested to see the opinions of him and his development. Personally, I love his game and think he will be a major contributer. Madrigal was never going to be a huge power guy. He brings speed, defense, batting average and glove to the table, while rarely striking out. It is not as if he has zero power either. Fangraphs is still really high on him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 2 hours ago, steveno89 said: Madrigal was never going to be a huge power guy. He brings speed, defense, batting average and glove to the table, while rarely striking out. It is not as if he has zero power either. Fangraphs is still really high on him I know what he brings but most of the "advanced stats" today show those skills as irrelevant. Low batting average and high strikeouts are acceptable now. He does have relative zero power compared to the players who swing for the fences on every pitch and strike out 150 times per year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Been watching Madrigal last few days. Way too much soft contact, as he's not getting his front foot down in time. Until they get him stronger and make mechanical changes, he looks like those shortstops from before the steroid era where you could knock the bat out of their hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footlongcomiskeydog Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 4 hours ago, fathom said: Been watching Madrigal last few days. Way too much soft contact, as he's not getting his front foot down in time. Until they get him stronger and make mechanical changes, he looks like those shortstops from before the steroid era where you could knock the bat out of their hands. This post is not going to be popular around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Meanwhile, the college infielders taken immediately before and after Madrigal are hitting below .200 in A ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Stop evaluating prospects during their signing season. The results typically mean nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam8610 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 12 hours ago, fathom said: Been watching Madrigal last few days. Way too much soft contact, as he's not getting his front foot down in time. Until they get him stronger and make mechanical changes, he looks like those shortstops from before the steroid era where you could knock the bat out of their hands. He needs to make the same mechanical adjustments Altuve did circa 2011. He jabs his front foot out pretty far, which robs his swing of a lot of the power he could generate from his legs and core. That's why I believe there's untapped power potential in him. If he's going to use a high leg kick, he needs to learn to plant the front foot rather than jabbing out with it. This will transfer all of the available power into his swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Meanwhile, the college infielders taken immediately before and after Madrigal are hitting below .200 in A ball I know it doesn't matter, but despite a .197 batting average, Jon India has a higher on base percentage than Madrigal right now. I'm not too high on the pick but not because of his power- rather because he's an on base guy who doesn't want to take walks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said: I know it doesn't matter, but despite a .197 batting average, Jon India has a higher on base percentage than Madrigal right now. I'm not too high on the pick but not because of his power- rather because he's an on base guy who doesn't want to take walks. My point is that the other college infielders drafted immediately next to Madrigal are also really struggling at the plate. If this were to continue into next season I’d be concerned about these guys but until then I’m not. I’m just glad they didn’t draft Singer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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