White Sox 2019 Grades: Position Players

Yoan Moncada painting
Yoan Moncada (Carl Skanberg)

This is the first of two installments in which I’ll be looking back and evaluating all of the players that had a significant role as members of the 2019 White Sox. These grades are more art than science due to the subjective nature of how much expectations for a player should affect their grade. My goal is to balance actual player performance against their expectations and probable role (both short-term and long-term) entering the season.

Per usual, I consider an average grade to be someplace on the C/C+ borderline.

This post will include only position players with at least 100 plate appearances, so everyone from Daniel Palka (last year’s leader in class rank) on down is getting the axe. In ascending order of plate appearances…

Zack Collins (DH/C/1B): 102 PA, .186/.307/.349, 3 HR, 38.2% K, 13.7% BB, -0.3 fwAR / 0.0 WARP

Say what you want about rest of the stat line, but the most inexcusable number listed above is the 102 plate appearances. The Sox called up Collins in June as an infrequently-deployed replacement when Welington Castillo hit the DL. They then demoted him without giving him any consistent at-bats. Granted, Collins was horrible when he played, so it wasn’t totally crazy to send him down. Back at Charlotte, Collins made some adjustments and seemed better for it when he resurfaced in September, as he hit a respectable .233/.343/.417 the rest of the way, albeit with a strikeout rate north of 35 percent. Heading into 2020, the long-standing questions surrounding Collins’ profile (contact rate, defense) still remain, in large part because the Sox didn’t seem interested in getting answers this year. Grade: D

Jose Rondon (UTIL): 156 PA, .197/.265/.282, 3 HR, 24.4% K, 7.1% BB, -0.7 bWAR, -0.6 fWAR

Rondon entered the season as an interesting breakout candidate, as a power surge in 2018 put him on the map as a possible future contributor. He ended the season as likely the toughest name on a future “Guys Who Played for the 2019 Baltimore Orioles” Sporcle quiz. It’s hard to spin anything from your season in a positive light when 31-year-old futilityman Ryan Goins winds up taking your job. Grade: F

Charlie Tilson (OF): 157 PA, .229/.293/.285, 1 HR, 24.2% K, 6.4% BB, -0.8 bWAR, -0.2 fWAR

Would you believe that Tilson’s 2019 batting line was actually significantly worse than his lackluster one from 2018? Although his batted balls seemed to have a little more ‘oomph’, his quest to hit the ball with more authority cost him his formerly elite contact rate. Tilson was a BABIP-fueled mirage in May that predictably came crashing down in June, and his strange routes in the outfield didn’t help his case. To end on a happier note, his one home run was a grand slam from one of the more fun games of the seasonGrade: F

Ryan Goins (UTIL): 163 PA, .250/.333/.347, 2 HR, 27.0% K, 10.4% BB, 0.2 bWAR, 0.2 fWAR

Called upon to fill in first for Tim Anderson and then Yoan Moncada, Goins initially performed far better than his career numbers might have suggested. He actually maintained an OPS over 1.000 after his first couple weeks on the team, which made us wonder whether his strong Charlotte numbers weren’t actually just a product of the environment. Alas, Goins faded hard, but he served his purpose well enough and saved his worst play for when the left side of the infield had healed up and the team didn’t really need him anymore. Grade: C

Jon Jay (OF): 182 PA, .267/.311/.315, 0 HR, 16.5% K, 4.4% BB, -0.8 bWAR, -0.9 fWAR

Given the transparent ploy of bringing in Jay to lure his friend Manny Machado to Chicago, expectations for Jay’s actual performance were somewhat secondary. He spent most of the first half of the season injured, but upon his return hit .330/.357/.404 through August 4. Just when it looked like the White Sox might have succeeded by accident on a free agent acquisition, Jay spent the remainder of that month obliterating his major league career. He posted a putrid .369 OPS from that point on until he was mercifully put on the disabled list and shut down prior to September. Jay’s touted corner outfield defense never showed up in Chicago, and he looked extremely slow-footed when breaking for fly balls. This signing was a disaster. Grade: F

Ryan Cordell (OF): 247 PA, .221/.290/.355, 7 HR, 27.9% K, 7.7% BB, -0.6 bWAR, -0.2 fWAR

The position-player roster yo-yo of the 2019 White Sox, Cordell was about as 26th man-ish as they come. Other than a strong showing in Statcast’s Outs Above Average leaderboard (which didn’t mesh with other defensive metrics), Cordell didn’t stand out in any particular way. He’ll turn 28 years old at the start of next season, which will make it hard to convince anyone he deserves another shot. Grade: F

Adam Engel (CF): 248 PA, .242/.304/.383, 6 HR, 31.5% K, 5.6% BB, 0.7 bWAR, 0.9 fWAR

Engel is a fairly divisive player among fans, but if we look below the frustration of the White Sox failing to provide a compelling alternative in center field the last few years, it’s easy to see that his performance in 2019 was an improvement. An 84 wRC+ is nothing to write home about for most players, but it’s a step up from the 69 he posted last year and the 39 from 2017. Couple the more-competent bat with his typical great defense in center, and Engel looked very much like a guy who could be a worthwhile bench player in the years to come. Grade: B-

Yonder Alonso (DH): 251 PA, .178/.275/.301, 7 HR, 21.1% K, 11.6% BB, -0.9 bWAR, -1.3 fWAR

Nothing about Alonso’s 2019 made much sense, from the reason he was acquired, to the explanation we were given, to his BABIP suddenly dropping below .200, to his power fading, to the White Sox keeping him on the roster as long as they did, to the White Sox designating him for assignment a few days before his charity event, to his sudden snap back to his regular self upon being picked up by the Rockies. For White Sox fans, the failure here goes beyond the on-field disappointment. In our minds, Alonso is going to be forever tied to the front office’s ploy to make a lowball offer to Manny Machado. That failed too. Grade: F

Welington Castillo (C): 251 PA, .209/.267/.417, 12 HR, 29.5% K, 6.4% BB, -1.0 fWAR, -1.3 WARP

Signing Castillo before the 2018 season seemed like a good idea, but it just didn’t work out. Castillo’s defense behind the plate was atrocious this season, clocking in at -10.5 framing runs and -3.1 blocking runs. The alleged bat-first catcher didn’t do much damage in the aggregate with the lumber either. It’s worth pointing out here that Castillo was fairly clutch this season, as some huge hits enabled him to rank fourth on the team in Win Probability Added. It’s not going to save his grade or anything, but at least he did a few neat things. Grade: F

James McCann (C): 476 PA, .273/.328/.460, 18 HR, 28.8% K, 6.3% BB, 2.3 fWAR, 1.0 WARP

In complete contrast to Castillo, signing McCann before the 2019 season seemed like a thoroughly bad idea, but it worked out rather well. McCann’s unforeseeable breakout featured a line drive stroke and good power that made him a plus bat at the catcher position. His second half fade (.226/.281/.413) is a little concerning, as is the fact that xwOBA and WARP see him as closer to a .250 hitter than a .270 hitter going forward.

On defense, McCann was as bad as advertised, costing his pitchers too many strikes to outweigh the benefits of his throwing arm. I’m not sure I buy into him as a chief cause of Lucas Giolito‘s turnaround, as McCann’s powers of pitcher-whispering seemed to be confined to one guy (who made very obvious and very beneficial mechanical changes). That said, Giolito did seem to have some mental struggles on the mound in 2018, and a catcher who can keep him calm and comfortable is a good thing.

McCann started the year as a guy who didn’t look like a major league player and ended it with a little above league-average production. I’m not sold that he’s a guy you want starting for a good team going forward, but McCann played well enough for the Sox to be able to justify focusing their offseason on non-catcher needs. Grade: B

Eloy Jimenez (OF): 504 PA, .267/.315/.513, 31 HR, 26.6% K, 6.0% BB, 1.4 bWAR, 1.9 fWAR

If I knew in March that the above would be Jimenez’ line, I would have been rather disappointed. However, this is a player who showed real growth over the course of the season. Jimenez had a painful adjustment period in April and May that would continue to weigh down his overall numbers. He then began learning to prepare for major league pitching and did much better the rest of the way, with a .340/.383/.710 September hopefully serving as a teaser of things to come. Jimenez’ defense was even worse than advertised, and it will likely be a drag on his value going forward, but by the end of the year, Eloy was looking like every bit the lineup anchor that everyone hoped he would be. Grade: B

Tim Anderson (SS): 518 PA, .335/.357/.508, 18 HR, 21.0%, 2.9% BB, 4.0 bWAR, 3.5 fWAR

In his fourth major league season, Anderson broke out not by changing his hacktastic ways (if anything, he leaned into them harder), but by getting the most out of his aggressive approach. Tim slashed line drives all over the field in 2019 en route to an MLB batting title, a thrilling achievement even in this era of focus on more advanced statistics. Years after Sale’s jersey-cutting and L’Affaire LaRoche, Anderson finally put the White Sox back on the national stage, this time for a good reason. His bat flips and enthusiasm drew the eyes of baseball fans everywhere, and he emerged as an emotional leader for the team.

The knock on Anderson’s season is that he led the major leagues in errors by a healthy margin, despite missing a substantial chunk of the season. We’ve seen Anderson defend better than this, so one could optimistically view this as a plausible way for him to improve upon 2019. On the flip side, defensive improvement is probably a necessity if he wants to scratch 4.0 WAR again, as he’s much more likely to hit .300 than .335 in future years. Grade: A-

Yolmer Sanchez (2B): 555 PA, .252/.318/.321, 2 HR, 21.1% K, 7.9% BB, 2.1 bWAR, 1.0 fWAR

In his third season as a utility infielder masquerading as a major league starter, Sanchez finally cracked. At a time when homers were flying out of the yard at astronomical rates, Sanchez’ power completely disappeared, as he posted an ISO just north of Charlie Tilson territory. He has a great case to win a Gold Glove, and Sanchez’ defense is what kept second base from becoming yet another replacement-level sinkhole for the Sox. However, that bat simply doesn’t play in an everyday major league lineup. It’s not Yolmer’s fault that the Sox over-exposed him, and he’ll likely keep hanging around major league benches for years to come. Grade: C

Yoan Moncada (3B): 559 PA, .315/.367/.548, 25 HR, 27.5% K, 7.2% BB, 4.6 bWAR, 5.7 fWAR

Moncada’s 2019 was one of the player-seasons you occasionally see around Major League Baseball that can significantly change the trajectory of an organization. While he was a fine player in 2018, Moncada took his play to a level more befitting the centerpiece of a Chris Sale trade. He entered the season with two significant concerns in his offensive profile: strikeouts and hitting left-handed pitching. A more aggressive approach early in the count helped him reduce the former, and a strong .299/.345/.500 line against southpaws put the latter issue to rest. While the move to third base seemed premature, it worked out well enough, as Moncada’s defense was comparably stronger at his new position (plus, Nick Madrigal‘s play ensured that it would have happened anyway). It looks like we’ve got a superstar on our hands, so sit back and enjoy the ride. Grade: A

Leury Garcia (UTIL): 618 PA, .279/.310/.378, 8 HR, 22.5% K, 3.4% BB, 1.6 bWAR, 1.3 fWAR

On the plus side, Leury Garcia getting 618 plate appearances means that he stayed uncharacteristically healthy. On the minus side, Leury Garcia got 618 plate appearances. A team in the third year of its rebuild should have guys who are either younger, more interesting, or better than a 28-year-old utility player soaking up all that playing time. As was the case with Sanchez, that’s not Garcia’s fault. Leury is a great fit on a contender that can provide capable defense at many positions and can hit well enough to be a good insurance policy. He acquitted himself as well as could be expected given the demands of everyday play in the leadoff spot, and was an admirable beacon of respectability amidst a sea of Cordells, Tilsons, and Jays. Grade: C+

Jose Abreu (1B): 693 PA, .280/.330/.503, 33 HR, 21.9% K, 5.2% BB, 2.4 bWAR, 1.9 fWAR

Abreu’s WAR-sapping weaknesses are well-known by now. He’s limited to first-base, he doesn’t play that position very well, and he’s one of the worst baserunners in the league. Through two-thirds of the season, you could’ve also added “OBP below .300” to that set. Fortunately, a roaring August (.356/.409/.593) dragged Abreu up from what had been a concerning start to the season, and he followed it up with a strong September (.286/.360/.520).

That said, even when Abreu’s aggregate numbers were down, he was still very reliable at driving in runs. His AL-leading 123 RBI were partially a product of him getting more RBI opportunities than ever before, but what mattered more was his .337/.368/.590 line with runners in scoring position. We can’t expect Abreu to continue to magically gain 57 points of batting average in run-producing situations, but he managed to do it in 2019. That means WAR undervalues Abreu’s contributions to the 2019 White Sox, even if it provides a fair idea of what to expect going forward. Grade: B+

The Class Rank:

  1. Yoan Moncada, A
  2. Tim Anderson, A-
  3. Jose Abreu, B+
  4. Eloy Jimenez, B
  5. James McCann, B
  6. Adam Engel, B-
  7. Leury Garcia, C+
  8. Yolmer Sanchez, C
  9. Ryan Goins, C
  10. Zack Collins, D
  11. Ryan Cordell, F
  12. Charlie Tilson, F
  13. Jose Rondon, F
  14. Welington Castillo, F
  15. Jon Jay, F
  16. Yonder Alonso, F
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As Cirensica

Like in my review, that’s a lot of Fs…

Well done pNoles. Can’t find any holes in your ratings.

knoxfire30

Just about spit up my coffee seeing B- next to Engel.

Other then that just about spot on, maybe would of gone lower on Sanchez too.

Nice work!

As Cirensica

Engel is one of those players that had the Rondon-tag “hey, I showed some promises in limited at-bats, maybe if things go right….etc” A game that has doomed the White Sox for years. The White Sox should plan and reduce the “what-if” scenarios to the minimum.

Having said that, Engel can play great defense, but if the near term future, we will have Roberts, Engels use in this team is pretty much nonexistent, and should not be considered. With Roberts in the Majors, Leury has more value.

knoxfire30

I think he has really good range but still a below average arm. I dont see a future for him at all. Sox as you correctly point out have had droves of guys they seemingly they were in love with that they gave way to many at bats too.

I dont need a backup CF’er on my active roster, Engel to me is minor league depth in case of an injury. Sox need to dramatically overhaul the dead weight on their roster. Guys like Leury and Sanchez as backups instead of starters, and guys like Engel, Cordell, Palka, Delmonico, Skole, types buried away in AAA only to be brought out in desperate situations.

lil jimmy

If the plan is to make Yolmer, Leury, and Engel part time players, that’s a good plan!

As Cirensica

That could actually work with the expanded baseball roster to 26 men. Good gloves, decent speed, experience, and bats that can produce decently for bench players. And cheap!

I will not be surprised at all that Hahn rolls 2020 with those three guys.

roke1960

We should not have all three on the roster. That would leave only one power threat-bat first guy off the bench. I think we need another Palka-type bat off the bench, but not the 2019 Palka.

5742mail

Only one of the (lurey) should be kept. And if Mercedes were left handed he would be highly ranked.

karkovice squad

With a projected lineup that might look like:

McCann/Collins/?
Abreu/Collins/?
Madrigal
Moncada
Anderson
Jimenez
Robert
?
Collins/?

Who are you pinch hitting for with a power bat?

knoxfire30

well not to answer for roke, but obviously we are anticipating 2 additions to the lineup via free agency or trade, in theory that would knock collins into a 3rd C, back 1b/dh, pinch hitter role. If they brought in a platoon type for RF or DH, that said player would also be an option on days where perhaps a lefty starts and they are on the bench but when a righty comes in late in relief they would pinch hit. Mazara, Dahl, Calhoun, Pederson types keep getting mentioned and each have their pros and cons and difference of availability etc.

roke1960

Yeah, if we add someone like Calhoun or Joc or Corey Dickerson to play right, I’d like to see them add a good right handed bat also. In addition to a stud DH.

roke1960

My idea for the 13 spots are:
McCann/Collins
Abreu
Madrigal
Timmy
Yoan
Eloy
Robert
RF acquisitions (1 lefty, 1 righty)
DH (JD Martinez?)
Mendick or Yolmer
Leury

If we sign Grandal, he would replace one of the RF acquisitions.

knoxfire30

I cant get Grandal out of my mind. After Rendon, Cole, Strasburg (players I am eliminating cause the sox refuse to go over the years it would take) I think he is priority 1.

He fits perfectly, switch hitter, power, obp, C in case mccann is a fluke, can also dh or play 1st. Id actually prioritize him over Martinez. I love JD but that really jams the sox defensively with the DH spot being filled and Eloy in Left and Abreu at 1st

roke1960

Yeah, I’m really debating about that too. Having a 2-3-4 of Yoan-JD-Eloy would be one of, if not the best 2-3-4 combo in baseball. But JD does hinder the defensive flexibility.

knoxfire30

Exactly. Lets get to the problem of defensively flexibility before being mad about it haha.

Sox need to come away with one of those two IMO.

roke1960

How about both?

As Cirensica

I will be very unhappy if we sign Dickerson or Calhoun. Pederson would be very OK in my books. THe other two is like going back to the Melkys, LaRoches, and etc that has already failed. Dickerson is a horrible fielder.

If the plan is to sign veterans, we should go after the JD Martinez or Cruzes….hitters that can actually hit

roke1960

The ? for RF could be both a lefty and a righty.

karkovice squad

So you still only need 1 power threat off the bench.

?

anthonyprinceton

Engel is a perfectly fine backup.

.233/.289/.411, 86 wRC+, that is the line of the Houston Astros 28 yr old OF Jake Marisnick. He appeared in 120 games with 318 PA’s this season playing CF exclusively for Houston. His UZR/150 was 5.4 against Engel’s 6.3. Jake has appeared in at least 100 games every season for the Astros since 2015 with a career 79 wRC+. He is a glove first, RH hitter with probably a weaker or less accurate arm than Engel.

Both Engel and Leury can contribute to a contending team. Yolmer is redundant with Mendick on the roster and Madrigal on the way. Robert will be the CF early in 2020 but the Sox will need to either sign or trade for a RF.

A Puig signing feels like a Sox move in the off season. He has power, doesn’t have extreme splits against LHP and RHP and will be only 29 on opening day. He would be a low cost upside signing with a chance to revitalize his career. However he is bad defensively, so playing him with Jimenez might be tricky if Eloy doesn’t show improvement in the field.

roke1960

I’m ok with Engel. I just don’t want three well below average hitters on the bench. All 3 (Engel, Leury, Yolmer) have an OPS starting with 6.

lil jimmy

Yolmer, and Leury can both pinch run, hit from both sides,move a runner over, and are still in their primes. Between them, they can play 11 positions. That’s everything you want in a bench player.

texag10

I mean, I get it. He exceeded expectations this year, in part because they were low. He improved with the bat and maintained his defense so he can be a useful piece on a major league roster but he should definitely not be starting next year, or probably any year unless something goes horribly wrong.

yinkadoubledare

My ideal setup is a left handed basher either in right or DH, and against at least some lefties Engel could start in center with Robert pushed over to right. Engel could be defensive replacement, pinch runner, etc.

knoxfire30

HARD PASS

Robert is your CF’er he doesn’t move.

Engel is 4A fodder and should only be up if a primary player goes down.

Trooper Galactus

I’d suggested over a year ago that Adam Engel with a .650 OPS is probably an average-ish player. Adam Engel with a .680 OPS even more so.

karkovice squad

He’s got a trade-off between sustaining the production and playing enough for it to be that valuable, tho.

As Cirensica

Defense is a volatile asset. Engel without it is an atrocious player. If I have to choose between Leury and Engel, I go with the former.

karkovice squad

As a matter of talent and skill it isn’t volatile. Defensive improvements tend to stick except for age and injury.

What’s volatile is the number of defensive opportunities.

As Cirensica

Excellent point. I guess what I meant to say was that sometimes a small nagging non-IL injury can cause a player to lose range. Or an ill off-season regime can transform you into an awful fielder in 1 year like it happened to Odubel Herrera

karkovice squad

Sure. And appendicitis can turn Adam Dunn into Adam Done.

As Cirensica

I guess the message here is that one dimensional players are very risky business.

Trooper Galactus

Well, I wasn’t trying to suggest that we should be content to roll with Adam Engel as an every day player now that he’s gotten his wRC+ to the 80 range, just that he’s actually rosterable and, if he can actually maintain that level of production, perfectly useful should he need to be called upon for every day duty in an emergency.

burning-phoneix

To continue my shilling for Baseball Prospectus, Fielding Runs Above Average for Cordell is +4.0 so I’ll take that and OOA to show he was a good fielder even if his bat was poor. It wouldn’t boost him further than D+ though

Other than that, I agree with most of the list (Engel at B- is too high IMO)

GrinnellSteve

I have absolutely no recollection of Jose Rondon being on the 2019 White Sox. I guess I’m lucky.

MrTopaz

I just listened to this week’s podcast last night, and looked up some of the highlights of the games Jim and Josh mentioned for the year’s best moments. In one of the games (I think it was the Boston game where Abreu deflated the crowd), there was a routine play where Rondon’s name was mentioned, and I had a total, “holy shit, I forgot all about that guy” moment.

Most difficult sporcle answer, indeed.

lil jimmy

Rondon had to shit or get off the pot. As it turned out, he never made it to the pot. He shit the bed!

5742mail

Adam Engel should be no higher than a D+. His defence is B, but his offense is F-. He has been a consistent F since his arrival.

karkovice squad

Except it was in a narrowly tailored role with strong platoon splits. It’s worth resetting the curve when he ends up with a higher grade than Garcia and Sanchez.

Better off slotting him in as a D. Broader skillset than Cordell, passable in a narrow enough role.

karkovice squad

A melanin-deficient B-, then.

Soxfan2

 “A team in the third year of its rebuild should have guys who are either younger, more interesting, or better than a 28-year-old utility player soaking up all that playing time.”

This is another area where the White Sox have done a brutal job. Instead of acquiring interesting players that have potential, they play either washed up players or utility guys with no upside.

Instead of claiming a tooled up player off waivers like Ramon Laureano, we play Engel/Leury/Tilson/Thompson etc…

yinkadoubledare

Can we give Alonso an F minus?

As Cirensica

Yes

Trooper Galactus

If you’d told me that Jon Jay and Yonder Alonso would receive the worst grades for the season before it began I would not have been surprised, though in that context winning 72 games might have come as a surprise.

karkovice squad

They were acquired for baseball reasons.

As Cirensica

They were acquired for bad baseball reasons.

Eloytes

And their output? Bad baseball. Shocking.

Trooper Galactus

That lie should be more embarrassing for the front office than the truth given the results.

bobbysouthsider

I couldn’t continue past Castillo. My stomach turned into a pit and suddenly I’m starting to feel the effects of urgent diarrhea (when isn’t it urgent). Those initial 9 position players are some disgusting excuses for MLB ballplayers. Some of them earning a hefty paycheck to boot. Hopefully that’s the last we hear of these bottom barrel waste of roster spot players that Hahn has forced upon us for a few years. After I take some Tums, I may go back to reading the remaining portion of the post.

Marty34

Reinsdorf comments briefly on the rebuild at the beginning on “crossover” re-aired tonight on Comcast at 9:30. To summarize, there is no hope under his stewardship.

HallofFrank

Very well done, PNoles. I pretty much agreed with every grade. TA’s grade (A vs B) was a subject of debate in another thread. Although I’m on team “A,” an A- seems like a good compromise. 

It’s perplexing to me that people here have found the Adam Engel grade so controversial. An 84 wRC+ (which, by the way, is higher than Leury Garcia and Yolmer) as an elite defender is, well, great for a 19th round draft pick that no one expected anything from at the beginning of the season. Other than sticking in Chicago all season, it’s difficult to see how Engel’s season could have gone much better. 

Trooper Galactus

I love Tim, but I’d put him in the B+/A- range just because his defense absolutely took a step back, which is all the more noticeable playing a premium position.

texag10

I still have on question about Engel this season. On player’s weekend his jersey said “Man of Steal” but like, he didn’t even try to do that this year. I get that he needs to be on base for that to happen but 6 tries all season?

burning-phoneix

It means he steals home runs from opposing hitters, not steal bases.

texag10

Aaaaahhhhhh, got it. Thanks!

That’s revisionist history. The lesson to be learned is that when you give yourself a nickname, make sure it can have multiple meanings.

Trooper Galactus

He went 65-for-76 in Winston-Salem in 2015 and was listed with 80-grade speed as a prospect. The White Sox as a whole were pretty conservative on the bases (10th in AL in SB, 8th in CS), this despite having burners like Engel, Anderson, Moncada, Leury, Cordell, and Tilson getting significant playing time.

karkovice squad

Fegan reporting that Steverson is out. I wonder if they’ll forgive Lisle for liking that tweet and bring him back as Steverson’s replacement. Assistant hitting coach Greg Sparks also gone. Everyone else retained.

PauliePaulie

This is only good if they are able to poach a quality hitting coach from another org.

karkovice squad

I wouldn’t be looking at another org. I’d be looking at someone who’s either a college assistant or a private instructor.

PauliePaulie

I’d have zero issue with that.

Greg Nix

Wait, I missed this part of the Lisle story. What tweet?

karkovice squad

It wasn’t part of the official story and Lisle refused to get into specifics but shortly before he got fired he liked a tweet that, iirc, called out Steverson.

MrTopaz

IIRC, it was someone over at Future Sox, or one of the other Sox blogs, who tweeted something to the effect of “Matt Lisle should be the hitting coach” and Lisle liked it.

Jim Margalus

In the Sox’ defense, Hitting Analytics Twitter is awful.

karkovice squad

Feel the Hitter Analytics Twitter Experience.

Gutteridge70

Agreed. No doubt Moncada was are best position player.