bmags Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 This comes after a BA chat where Kyle Glaser said he has not come across anyone in baseball not in the white Sox org who thinks Collins can be a catcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 It may well be his future but is also gets he and Seby into the line up at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: It may well be his future but is also gets he and Seby into the line up at the same time. Which Rick asserted this, Hahn or Renteria? The odds of Zavala actually playing 60+ games at catcher on our next playoff team aren’t exactly high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxJon Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Not that big of a shock, just another hit to the rebuild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 1 hour ago, caulfield12 said: Which Rick asserted this, Hahn or Renteria? The odds of Zavala actually playing 60+ games at catcher on our next playoff team aren’t exactly high. Again, Wat? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 2 hours ago, caulfield12 said: The odds of Zavala actually playing 60+ games at catcher on our next playoff team aren’t exactly high. What? Why? And how/why did you compute 60 games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: Again, Wat? Okay, odds of signing Grandal next year, because who else is going to play catcher besides Grandal that would be able to improve on Narvaez’s numbers? It seems like the plan is to hope for a comeback from McCann, because Castillo is too now to count on for 2020/21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Tony said: Please stop quoting posters many of us have on ignore. It really lowers the quality of Soxtalk for all of us. Thx That’s all fine and good. If you want to publicly campaign to block or ignore someone, more power to you, but it’s petty. I think there are quite a few posters who have never blocked anyone. But how about you publish a list of the Top Ten most blocked/ignored posters, surely that will make me want to run away and hide in exile on a Padres’ board, lol. Let’s see these purported stats if you’re going to make an assertion like that (who is “most,” the moderating team?)...it’s only fair when you make a blanket or general statement. How about this, all those who have me on ignore/block, I’d be happy to return the same courtesy, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 13 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: That’s all fine and good. If you want to publicly campaign to block or ignore someone, more power to you, but it’s petty. I think there are quite a few posters who have never blocked anyone. But how about you publish a list of the Top Ten most blocked/ignored posters, surely that will make me want to run away and hide in exile on a Padres’ board, lol. Let’s see these purported stats if you’re going to make an assertion like that (who is “most,” the moderating team?)...it’s only fair when you make a blanket or general statement. How about this, all those who have me on ignore/block, I’d be happy to return the same courtesy, No, petty is going from thread to thread posting unrelated nonsense and ruining them for no good reason. This and the 8 myths thread are great examples. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: No, petty is going from thread to thread posting unrelated nonsense and ruining them for no good reason. This and the 8 myths thread are great examples. Find one scout not related to the White Sox, Hahn or KW professionally who believe Collins will stick at catcher. And I put your thread back on track by supporting the thesis with another secondary source. I mean, c’mon...we really want Zavala and Collins in the same lineup when we already have 12 DH’s and corner outfielders on this team? Unless Collins can play 1b at above-average proficiency defensively, his bat at that position won’t make up for it. Which means best case scenario is a platoon DH. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 (edited) 41 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: That’s all fine and good. If you want to publicly campaign to block or ignore someone, more power to you, but it’s petty. I think there are quite a few posters who have never blocked anyone. But how about you publish a list of the Top Ten most blocked/ignored posters, surely that will make me want to run away and hide in exile on a Padres’ board, lol. Let’s see these purported stats if you’re going to make an assertion like that (who is “most,” the moderating team?)...it’s only fair when you make a blanket or general statement. How about this, all those who have me on ignore/block, I’d be happy to return the same courtesy, ?♂️ Edited March 17, 2019 by soxfan2014 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justinsettle Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Although fully expected this is sad. Looks like yet another failed 1st round draft choice. And with his swing and miss issues probably will be nothing more than a back up at 1st or as a DH. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 50 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Find one scout not related to the White Sox, Hahn or KW professionally who believe Collins will stick at catcher. And I put your thread back on track by supporting the thesis with another secondary source. I mean, c’mon...we really want Zavala and Collins in the same lineup when we already have 12 DH’s and corner outfielders on this team? Unless Collins can play 1b at above-average proficiency defensively, his bat at that position won’t make up for it. Which means best case scenario is a platoon DH. I don’t understand your disdain for Zavala, seems like he made some serious progress defensively last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I'm a big zavala fan tbh. Athletic guy by all accounts, and it sounds like he can stick at catcher. Wasn't he in the OF before catching? Has some good pop to his bat as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, ron883 said: I'm a big zavala fan tbh. Athletic guy by all accounts, and it sounds like he can stick at catcher. Wasn't he in the OF before catching? Has some good pop to his bat as well At a very minimum, he seems like he has a decent shot of being a solid weak side of a catching platoon, which is why I’m surprised Caulfield is hating on him so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneDog847 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 This kid has little to no value as a first baseman. Best case scenario he is a beggars version of Adam Dunn. Isn't Hostetler on record saying that the Sox had this dude as the number #1 player on their draft board in 2016? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Gotta learn if he can play first, ideally sooner than later. Lots of value in a LH hitter with power who can play 1B catch and DH. Great roster flexibility not to mention lots of talk about Rutschman (Catcher) and Vaughn (1B) as draft prospects. If Collins is a viable 1B option, it might influence who we select. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneDog847 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 21 minutes ago, Flash said: Gotta learn if he can play first, ideally sooner than later. Lots of value in a LH hitter with power who can play 1B catch and DH. Great roster flexibility not to mention lots of talk about Rutschman (Catcher) and Vaughn (1B) as draft prospects. If Collins is a viable 1B option, it might influence who we select. U serious dude? Collins should have no bearing whatsoever on the Sox first round pick this year. The Sox should be taking best player available at #3 no matter what. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominikk85 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Zavala is a nice prospect but he won't be blocking collins. Zavala is rated a 40 fv by fangraphs, that is basically a backup catcher. Both have contact issues but collins has the pop and plate discipline to work around this and still be an above average bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Rutschman will be gone by the time the Sox pick at #3. The second highest rated catcher is Shea Langeliers. In his youtube videos he looks like a Josh Phegley, at best. The Sox do not need a 1B/DH at all so I think they should pass on Vaughn. Given that, there is no clear choice at the #3 slot. I might pick C.J. Abrams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, tray said: Rutschman will be gone by the time the Sox pick at #3. The second highest rated catcher is Shea Langeliers. In his youtube videos he looks like a Josh Phegley, at best. The Sox do not need a 1B/DH at all so I think they should pass on Vaughn. Given that, there is no clear choice at the #3 slot. I might pick C.J. Abrams. Witt Jr. is the consensus high school pick over Abrams at this point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaDoc Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) I think I saw in an Athletic article that since Collins and Zavala were both going to AAA that each said they were willing to play first so both could be in the lineup. If so it makes sense to get some practice there. It has been said nowhere that he is moving there permanently. When other teams do this, they are praised for enhancing positional flexibility. Edited March 18, 2019 by BamaDoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 minute ago, BamaDoc said: I think I saw in an Athletic article that since Collins and Zavala were both going to AAA that each said they were willing to play first so both could be in the lineup. If so it makes sense to get some practice there. It has been said nowhere that he is moving there permanently. So here's the thing for me. I've been pretty conservative in being worried about Collins moving positions as I have found projections of defensive liabilities to often be way overblown and less informative than hitting and other tools. My stance was that I'd only start to be worried that literally nobody outside the sox org feels he can be a catcher when the white sox start to move him off catcher. So sure, it's just part time for playing time with both on roster. But if they were really still prioritizing his defensive development, I'd just have him DH on seby days, have him work with a coordinator calling game plan in the dugout while on defense, and give him drills on drills on those days. Instead he'll be focusing on being a 1b and maybe that will help in a different way, but I'm skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 So far it's looking like another failed first rounder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxBlanco Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 7 hours ago, tray said: The Sox do not need a 1B/DH at all so I think they should pass on Vaughn. This should never be a team's line of thinking with the #3 pick. Take the best player available, period. If Vaughn is the best player, then take him. If not, then take somebody else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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