Oscar Colás spent a portion of Saturday afternoon at Target Field with Chicago White Sox major-league discipline coordinator Mike Tosar.
Secondary leads have been the main focus.
“I was working on how to take off,” Colás stated by way of an interpreter earlier than the sport towards the Minnesota Twins. “I’m having a little bit of difficulty with my back leg when I’m going to take off.”
Colás continues to study, adapt and apply on the plate, on the bases and in proper discipline because the Sox recalled him from Triple-A Charlotte on July 4. He’s concentrating on “just being more consistent.”
Colás entered Saturday slashing .200/.237/.264 with 4 doubles, one house run and 9 RBIs in 36 video games.
Manager Pedro Grifol has seen some changes from the 24-year-old. And he’s nonetheless engaged on different issues.
“We have to dial down on the intensity level,” Grifol stated Friday. “This would possibly sound just a little bizarre, however he performs the sport at a ten quantity. We must play him at an eight. A ten makes him just a little reckless, particularly on the plate.
“Let his ability play as opposed to trying to do more than what he needs to do. If you look at all his metrics I think he’s in the top five or 10% in bat speed. He has all the qualities of becoming a really good hitter. He just needs to temper that down a little and let the game come to him as opposed to try and do too much.”
Grifol used the analogy of a boombox.
“If you have it cranked all the way up to 10, do you hear it good? No, I hear a little crack in it every once in a while, so when you put it at 8 1/2, nine, is that loud enough? Yeah, well that’s where we want you to play, not to where you’re out of control but to where you’re still powerful but in control,” Grifol stated. “So it’s a piece in progress. He’s growing. He’s growing at this degree. It’s onerous to do.
“If you look at the charts of how he’s been pitched, it doesn’t matter who he’s facing, he could be facing the same guy every night because they’re pitching him the same way. So until he makes adjustments, they’re not going to make adjustments because they don’t need to. Those are the things we’re talking about. And those are the things he’s going to have to start executing.”
Colás stated he has performed at that prime depth “ever since I started playing.”
“But here you have to understand that you have to manage the game too,” he stated.
He is attempting to use these changes properly earlier than the primary pitch of a recreation.
“I’ve been trying to put all of that into practice during BP,” Colás stated. “That’s the only way you’ll be able to bring that to the game.”
Colás started the season with the Sox however was optioned to Charlotte on May 2. He slashed .293/.358/.508 with 9 homers and 29 RBIs in 48 video games with the Knights.
Colás entered Saturday 6-for-34 (.176) with two doubles and two RBIs in 11 video games since returning to the massive leagues.
“The first time (in the majors), I was speeding up the game when what I should do is slow down the game,” Colás stated. “And now that’s one of many issues I’m attempting to do that time.
“I focus a lot on my defense too. If you are unable to produce on the offensive side, you have to be able to be consistent with the glove. I’m always working on both aspects of the game and try to bring whatever I can to help the team.”
Colás is taking a short-term strategy on the subject of targets.
“At the end of the season, we’ll see how the results are,” he stated. “My goals are daily — just try to be better every day.”
- Before the sport, the Sox reinstated reliever Joe Kelly from the 15-day injured listing and designated reliever Bryan Shaw for task. Kelly had been on the IL since July 5 with proper elbow irritation. Shaw had a 9.39 ERA in six appearances with the Sox.
Andrew Vaughn nearing return
Grifol is hopeful first baseman Andrew Vaughn (bone bruise in his left foot) will probably be again Tuesday when the Sox start a two-game collection towards the Cubs at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Vaughn suffered the harm fouling a ball off his foot in Tuesday’s recreation towards the New York Mets at Citi Field. He didn’t begin Saturday for the fourth straight recreation.
“The good thing is the other stuff has been ruled out,” Grifol stated Saturday. “Now it’s nearly ache tolerance, and he’s in a number of ache. Yesterday he tried and right now he’s just a little higher, he got here out right here and did some stuff.
“He might come in (Sunday) and be available to pinch hit, but I’m hoping for Tuesday.”
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