Article: Mike McDade has everything in focus now

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http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2011/0 ... di_mcdade/

With the encouragement and support of his mom, McDade "stuck in there," and his career is trending upward after a strong developmental season with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Hitting predominantly in the cleanup spot, McDade batted .281/.328/.457 with 16 homers, 37 doubles and 74 RBIs in 125 games, earning an Eastern League all-star nod. And as a switch-hitter with power from both sides of the plate (even though his slugging was more than .100 points higher from the left side), he is a rare commodity in the Blue Jays system, someone who also draws rave reviews for his defence, particularly an uncanny ability to pick out balls in the dirt.

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Still really not sold on McDade, I'm afraid. He had a terrible July and August, with an OPS in the .640s, only 3 HRs, and he doesn't draw many walks at all. Still has the tools to be a big-leaguer, but the bar is so high at 1B/DH that he's really going to have to start putting it together soon.