caulfield12 Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 (edited) https://prospectsworldwide.com/2023/11/28/jackson-holliday-ss-scouting-report-baltimore-orioles/amp/ 60 fielding and 55 arm at SS is far better than anyone the Sox have right now. He just doesn't have a WOW arm. Even if he underwhelmed as much as Madrigal...let's say he would be roughly an average major league SS. Let's not forget that Gunnar Henderson is one of the top 5-7 most valuable young players in all of baseball at the same position. And they have Westburg as well. An embarrassment of riches. PS Look how long it has taken Volpe to come around for NY. And Witt Jr. flashed all the tools but still struggled as a rookie, too. Same with Henderson. Edited October 7, 2024 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 9:37 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: I assume you mean position player and I’d take the under on Jose Abreu’s career 28 fWAR with the Sox. Expand Holliday will beat that number by age 27. He's about as can't miss as you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 9:56 PM, TaylorStSox said: Holliday will beat that number by age 27. He's about as can't miss as you can get. Expand Uh huh, just like Yoan Moncada right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 9:53 PM, Dick Allen said: I guess you gave up on the premium defensive position argument. That was pretty fast. Expand You better hit the s%*# out of the ball like Abreu did with the Sox if you don’t play a premium position and expect to get star production. That’s the whole point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 9:58 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Uh huh, just like Yoan Moncada right? Expand The strikeout concerns with Moncada started with his first post season in Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 9:58 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Uh huh, just like Yoan Moncada right? Expand Moncada has been healthy in only 3 of the 9 years he's been in MLB. When he's healthy, he's a stud. When projecting Holliday, it's assuming he stays healthy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 (edited) On 10/7/2024 at 9:59 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: You better hit the s%*# out of the ball like Abreu did with the Sox if you don’t play a premium position and expect to get star production. That’s the whole point. Expand There's zero reason to believe he won't stick at SS ... certainly not in Chicago, where nobody would push him off that spot. Who? Amaya? That would be laughable. We have already spent the last year hearing how and why Colson won't stick at SS. The Sox can't even find one hitter at over 700 ops. The bar for hitting the s%*# out of the ball is about as low as it possibly gets right now. 750-775 ops like Burger would feel miraculous. Edited October 7, 2024 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 9:59 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: You better hit the s%*# out of the ball like Abreu did with the Sox if you don’t play a premium position and expect to get star production. That’s the whole point. Expand He does play a premium position when he's not blocked by Gunnar fucking Henderson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 10:03 PM, TaylorStSox said: He does play a premium position when he's not blocked by Gunnar fucking Henderson. Expand You think he has the arm to be a good SS? I don’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 10:07 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: You think he has the arm to be a good SS? I don’t. Expand Only 20. Can get stronger still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 Offer Crochet for Holliday and see if the Orioles bite. Just make sure to keep young Jackson away from the Cuban music scene. It wasn’t long COVID. Those music video vixens sapped all of Moncada’s power. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 10:08 PM, Bob Sacamano said: Only 20. Can get stronger still. Expand 21 in two months. Is there evidence of arm strength improving that much after age 21? If so, I can’t wait to see what Masyn Winn’s arm is going to look like in a couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 (edited) On 10/7/2024 at 10:07 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: You think he has the arm to be a good SS? I don’t. Expand How many games have you personally scouted him? Royce Clayton and Jose Valentin's can have opposite skills at that spot and grade out quite similarly. Edited October 7, 2024 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 10:12 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: 21 in two months. Is there evidence of arm strength improving that much after age 21? If so, I can’t wait to see what Masyn Winn’s arm is going to look like in a couple years. Expand Sure...virtually half the young starting pitchers in baseball from high school through mid 20s that go to those training/performance academies like Driveline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 10:15 PM, caulfield12 said: How many games have you personally scouted him? Royce Clayton and Jose Valentin's can have opposite skills at that spot and grade out quite similarly. Expand I’m looking at his Savant numbers from this season and last and they certainly don’t scream SS to me. In fact, they’re below average even for an mlb 2b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 10:20 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: I’m looking at his Savant numbers from this season and last and they certainly don’t scream SS to me. In fact, they’re below average even for an mlb 2b. Expand The Sox need talent up and down the lineup. If Holliday ended up at 2B, I wouldn’t be that upset considering Hahn and now Getz have failed to fill that position (along with RF) for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 (edited) On 10/7/2024 at 10:20 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: I’m looking at his Savant numbers from this season and last and they certainly don’t scream SS to me. In fact, they’re below average even for an mlb 2b. Expand How many of those who chart for Baseball Savant are or have been major league scouts? The thing is, for every number on a computer screen...there's an Alex Gordon or Jose Iglesias or Stephen Kwan with the heart and determination to prove that spread sheet wrong. But you have to watch a player in person for weeks or months before you can make that kind of determination. The old school Moneyball eye test. Going by past prospect ratings and not in person scouting intelligence like the Dodgers or Orioles or Padres is what has partially created this entire Sox debacle. Edited October 7, 2024 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 10:46 PM, caulfield12 said: How many of those who chart for Baseball Savant are or have been major league scouts? The thing is, for every number on a computer screen...there's an Alex Gordon or Jose Iglesias or Stephen Kwan with the heart and determination to prove that spread sheet wrong. But you have to watch a player in person for weeks or months before you can make that kind of determination. The old school Moneyball eye test. Going by past prospect ratings and not in person scouting intelligence like the Dodgers or Orioles or Padres is what has partially created this entire Sox debacle. Expand Arm strength isn’t some type of mystery sabermetrics stuff. Radar guns have been around for a long time you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 10:28 PM, WhiteSox2023 said: The Sox need talent up and down the lineup. If Holliday ended up at 2B, I wouldn’t be that upset considering Hahn and now Getz have failed to fill that position (along with RF) for years. Expand Exactly why they shouldn’t be putting all their eggs in one basket while trading their best asset… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 (edited) On 10/7/2024 at 10:56 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Arm strength isn’t some type of mystery sabermetrics stuff. Radar guns have been around for a long time you know. Expand Then Shawon Dunston would have been the best SS in mlb history. Jerry Rice consistently ran 4.55 40s but nobody ever caught him in real game situations. Edited October 7, 2024 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted October 7, 2024 Share Posted October 7, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 10:57 PM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Exactly why they shouldn’t be putting all their eggs in one basket while trading their best asset… Expand I don’t want to watch Getz and his scouting wizardry acquire a handful of Samuel Zavala’s. I’ll take the highly touted guy over lesser prospects/players that Getz would no doubt choose. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 8, 2024 Share Posted October 8, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 10:12 PM, WhiteSox2023 said: Offer Crochet for Holliday and see if the Orioles bite. Just make sure to keep young Jackson away from the Cuban music scene. It wasn’t long COVID. Those music video vixens sapped all of Moncada’s power. Expand Regrettably, he releases a country song called "My Disastrous Situation." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 8, 2024 Share Posted October 8, 2024 On 10/7/2024 at 11:33 PM, WhiteSox2023 said: I don’t want to watch Getz and his scouting wizardry acquire a handful of Samuel Zavala’s. I’ll take the highly touted guy over lesser prospects/players that Getz would no doubt choose. Expand Yoan Moncada, Eloy Jiménez, and Luis Robert were highly touted too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 8, 2024 Share Posted October 8, 2024 On 10/8/2024 at 2:56 AM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Yoan Moncada, Eloy Jiménez, and Luis Robert were highly touted too. Expand So your solution is to get lots of guys who aren’t. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted October 8, 2024 Share Posted October 8, 2024 (edited) On 10/8/2024 at 2:56 AM, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Yoan Moncada, Eloy Jiménez, and Luis Robert were highly touted too. Expand And one could question if giving them guaranteed deals was a good idea, but injuries killed them regardless. I’ll take a guy that is just about major league ready over position prospect(s) the Sox would have to complete the development of (LOL! I can’t even type that with a straight face). Edited October 8, 2024 by WhiteSox2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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