Kevin McGonigle is...

[SoCalTiger]

Ok so the argument against McGonigle making the team is he needs AB’s against off speed pitches but will he actually even see any good pitchers in AAA that can command those pitches??

I think he just has to go through the learning curve in the Majors to adjust and he has the swing, set up and mental strength to do so and the Tigers know this  

He will be in San Diego  

 

 

 

 

 

[Dan Gilmore]

Kevin McGonigle is a sign of how far the team has come in the last few years. We are discussing him making the team on OD as a kid, in the bad old days we would have been focused, at least a little, on the possibility that an Austin Slater, or Julks, would be a contributor. 

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, SoCalTiger said:

Ok so the argument against McGonigle making the team is he needs AB’s against off speed pitches but will he actually even see any good pitchers in AAA that can command those pitches??

It will be interesting to see how easy it will be for pitchers to get a guy out with a lot of breaking stuff who won't swing out of the strike zone. Even in the majors there aren't that many guys who can throw breaking stuff consistently in the zone.

Edited 4 hours ago by gehringer_2

[gehringer_2]

...is apparently going to have one less competitor for ROY. Konner Griffin re-assigned by Pittsburgh.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48271759/pirates-reassign-heralded-prospect-konnor-griffin-minor-league-camp

[4hzglory]

5 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

...is apparently going to have one less competitor for ROY. Konner Griffin re-assigned by Pittsburgh.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48271759/pirates-reassign-heralded-prospect-konnor-griffin-minor-league-camp

He wasn’t a competitor anyway, there are AL and NL ROY

[gehringer_2]

17 minutes ago, 4hzglory said:

He wasn’t a competitor anyway, there are AL and NL ROY

D'OH!

good point! 

I suppose Pittsburgh being Pittsburgh they won't burn the year even if they think he could be a candidate.

Sure they lose the year anyway if he won anyway, but a team can always delay a call-up long enough the player doesn't get enough AB to be likely to win, and if your team is not likely challenging for a playoff.....

Edited 2 hours ago by gehringer_2

[4hzglory]

38 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

D'OH!

good point! 

I suppose Pittsburgh being Pittsburgh they won't burn the year even if they think he could be a candidate.

Sure they lose the year anyway if he won anyway, but a team can always delay a call-up long enough the player doesn't get enough AB to be likely to win, and if your team is not likely challenging for a playoff.....

All he has to be is top 3 though to get the year service time.  Last year’s AL winner wasn’t called up til June I believe?

He didn’t hit/get on base near as well as McGonigle did, but they were already “burned “ with Skenes losing the pick and the service time.  It seems foolish to me, especially in their situation if they think he will be up mid-year.  If they plan to wait until August and keep his rookie status, it’s obviously a different story.  (By then Rainer will pass him for #1 prospect in the game 🤪)

[Motor City Sonics]

1 hour ago, 4hzglory said:

He wasn’t a competitor anyway, there are AL and NL ROY

Trey Yeasavage starts the season on the IL,  he WAS a competitor.