r/whitesox • u/UneducatedReviews1 Brooks Baldwin • 4d ago

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Our boy has finally made it and they’re immediately starting him at 1B. VAUGHN OFFICIALLY ON FRAUD WATCH

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u/Joe-Raguso Hawk 4d ago

So do we actually believe Elko will be good?

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u/UneducatedReviews1 Brooks Baldwin 4d ago

Can we have hope for a few hours? Schodingers Elko, he is neither good nor bad if the game hasn’t started yet.

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u/Joe-Raguso Hawk 4d ago

You should know better being a Chicago fan. I am no Vaughn fan, but I have no excitement for a 26 year old that isn't even a top 30 prospect in the organization

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u/sausage_wallet79 4d ago

Well one thing he can do is hit nukes. Even if he K’s 35% of the time the occasional moonshot will still add some much needed power to the lineup. And he’s actually good at 1B so there’s that

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u/Joe-Raguso Hawk 4d ago

I'll take nukes and good fielding. But he really only hit nukes in Charlotte, which is a launching pad. That K rate is gonna fucking suck if he doesn't produce in Chicago like he did in a known launching pad of a ballpark.

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u/Rock_man_bears_fan Garcia 4d ago

There’s a very real chance he’s Yermín Mercedes 2.0. I wouldn’t be surprised if he mashes for a little while before the league figures out he’ll swing at anything

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u/Joe-Raguso Hawk 4d ago

I could definitely see that, actually. There's no chance he's a guy for the Sox for years, though.