Chicago White Sox Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, turnin' two said: Screams reliever doesn't it? Can’t tell if serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnin' two Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said: Can’t tell if serious. No, not serious. At all. A jab at previous FG evaluations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Just now, turnin' two said: No, not serious. At all. A jab at previous FG evaluations. Ok cool, Fangraphs will need to eat some serious crow when they do their offseason list. And wasn’t their reliever comment only a few weeks ago? No idea how they came to that conclusion if they’ve been following the kid this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thxfrthmmrs Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 9 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Seems like Madrigal is really wearing down...long season at OSU, the extended College World Series, then straight to professional baseball. Think he needs a break, was pulled out of 2nd game for some reason tonight. Hope they don't send him to the AFL until after he's had the opportunity to make some adjustments with his approach. I would think being out 7 weeks with injury he would be fresher than most rookies. CWS added maybe another 12-15 games to his schedule but he also started his pro career later than most as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 45 minutes ago, BFirebird said: I wonder if Kiley will have a write up too. Does he normally do one of starts he sees in person? yes, he has a daily notes feature that he'll write him up most likely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 10 game hitting streak for Comas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighurt4life Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 12 hours ago, BamaDoc said: Another strong outing for 20yo Melendez in DSL. Five no hit innings 8k 4w 1 ER. WHIP sub one on the year! He’s playing against high schoolers. It really doesn’t matter. If he was any good he’d be in the states by now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 3 hours ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Think Kiley was impressed? Nah, only 5 innings! Long reliever at best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 45 minutes ago, bighurt4life said: He’s playing against high schoolers. It really doesn’t matter. If he was any good he’d be in the states by now Could also be visa issues. I don't know how easy it is to bring these kids stateside mid-season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Crazy how Cease's numbers got significantly better after to moving up to Birmingham. I know Birmingham's park plays into it a bit but still, damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 3 hours ago, BlackSox13 said: Crazy how Cease's numbers got significantly better after to moving up to Birmingham. I know Birmingham's park plays into it a bit but still, damn! I mean, the biggest difference is he’s striking out an additional 3 batters per 9 innings in AA. Park factor should have nothing to do with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bmags Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 6 hours ago, BlackSox13 said: Crazy how Cease's numbers got significantly better after to moving up to Birmingham. I know Birmingham's park plays into it a bit but still, damn! It has felt like one of the things that increases in birmingham negatively (and has been an indicator of struggles in charlotte) is walks, as they face better hitters. That hasn't happened. Feels like the only thing that will hold Cease back is endurance building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) In May, I thought "when Cease, Jimenez and Kopech get promoted, these MILB threads will be boring again." But now? We'll still be able to follow Madrigal, Collins, Zavala, Gonzalez, Robert, Bush, Rutherford, Basabe, etc. How fun. Edited August 23, 2018 by soxfan49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
credezcrew24 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 8 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: I mean, the biggest difference is he’s striking out an additional 3 batters per 9 innings in AA. Park factor should have nothing to do with that. The size of foul territory factors into potential strikes vs foul outs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 5 hours ago, bmags said: It has felt like one of the things that increases in birmingham negatively (and has been an indicator of struggles in charlotte) is walks, as they face better hitters. That hasn't happened. Feels like the only thing that will hold Cease back is endurance building. Yeah his stuff is ahead of his endurance. If he wasn't still building up his innings I'd say he could be an April or May cap up next year but IMHO his IP totals tell me he needs another year in the minors. Maybe a late August call-up like Kopech this year? I guess we'll see where his innings totals are at when August comes back around. 8 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: I mean, the biggest difference is he’s striking out an additional 3 batters per 9 innings in AA. Park factor should have nothing to do with that. He's definitely stepped it up big time. His ERA is a full run lower in Birmingham than it was at WS and that's where I think park factor has helped but certainly not the only contributor. More K's per 9 is contributing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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