DirtySox Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 https://www.milb.com/scores/chicago-white-sox/2022-05-18 https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=05/18/2022 Mena day! Kanny and Birmingham with early starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 (edited) Colson HR! I need to rewind since he decided to hit it during my only morning meeting. ? Edited May 18, 2022 by DirtySox 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 (edited) Pulled a breaking ball on a full count for the homer. 93 MPH EV. 367 feet. Edited May 18, 2022 by DirtySox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 Mena 4Ks through 2.0 IP. Seeing the changeup more often than we have in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 So Mena is throwing curveballs for strikes and now a change...what more could he possibly show in low-A? I could understand if we have more staff in carolinas they may not want him to go to birmingham, but don't see reason to not move him to A+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I take that back I guess, if the pitching coach match is really clicking, I can see keeping him. Would be cool to know that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Nice to see Monty performing with the bat. Hopefully he’s a good level-to-level guy over the next few years, and we have a big leaguer when he’s 23. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 Mena has also picked off two baserunners this game now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 Colson with a line drive single in his second AB. 2-2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 He's definitely throwing the changeup a lot more today. Probably working on it? Past outings he was getting away with just overwhelming everyone with the breaking pitch. 7 SO through 5.0 IP. 62 pitches thrown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 46 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Colson HR! I need to rewind since he decided to hit it during my only morning meeting. ? Nice! Good to see this young savage raking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 MILB folks, I highly, HIGHLY recommend checking out my last post in the BA thread. Great new nuggets for this crew. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 Mena done for the day. So good. 6.0 IP 5 H 0 ER 0 BB 8 SO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Just now, DirtySox said: Mena done for the day. So good. 6.0 IP 5 H 0 ER 0 BB 8 SO. zero walks for a 19 year old, 4 pitches for strikes...I'm in love. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, bmags said: zero walks for a 19 year old, 4 pitches for strikes...I'm in love. That fact that he's projectable and should add velocity to the fastball as he fills out is super tantilizing. While it's not a bad pitch, he's not blowing people away with the fastball as it stands. It's mainly the secondaries and the pitch mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, DirtySox said: That fact that he's projectable and should add velocity to the fastball as he fills out is super tantilizing. While it's not a bad pitch, he's not blowing people away with the fastball as it stands. It's mainly the secondaries and the pitch mix. Just don’t trade him to the Guardians. He’d be terrifying there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 Birmingham sure has some rough pitching outside of Burke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bmags Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 1 hour ago, DirtySox said: I like strikeout 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Popeye Rodriguez: 1-4, BB, 2 SB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Colas hit his 4th HR today. What's genuinely impressive is that this is his first year of competitive baseball since hmm 2019 maybe 2020 . Hard to tell by his stats page. Get him up to somewhere around 125 AB's and promote him . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, bmags said: I take that back I guess, if the pitching coach match is really clicking, I can see keeping him. Would be cool to know that stuff. Because back in the day, they always wanted players to get the reward of making a mid-season All-Star team, take that reward/distinction and success with them and then spend the next 6-8 weeks at the higher affiliate and hopefully play in a postseason series. If no post-season, some of them got moved up or down to get that additional experience, too. Edited May 19, 2022 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 2 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Colas hit his 4th HR today. What's genuinely impressive is that this is his first year of competitive baseball since hmm 2019 maybe 2020 . Hard to tell by his stats page. Get him up to somewhere around 125 AB's and promote him . https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/224168/ 2019 they have him with just a handful of at-bats with Fukuoka...talk about major layoffs, it's more than Kopech's even, and that's extremely challenging for a hitter to have that much time off and get back into a rhythm and comfort zone at the plate again. Especially seeing a lot more extreme velocity than over in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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