Schad wrote:91 home runs in an evening is a bit mad.
Hes not bad.
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Schad wrote:91 home runs in an evening is a bit mad.
DonYon wrote:Welp, no doubt he can crush batting practice. Looks like he might be the best of all time in this regard.
Double Helix wrote:DonYon wrote:Welp, no doubt he can crush batting practice. Looks like he might be the best of all time in this regard.
Imagine if the most significant aspect of his insane hype was somehow scouts just watching him in batting practice crushing bombs like that alongside his AAA batting average and assuming it would all come together? It would be like seeing Andrew Wiggins in a dunk contest, thinking about his lineage, and then watching him destroy as a freshman at Kansas and assuming greatness was destined.
I hope this isn’t like that. Like at all. And I don’t think it will be.
Double Helix wrote:DonYon wrote:Welp, no doubt he can crush batting practice. Looks like he might be the best of all time in this regard.
Imagine if the most significant aspect of his insane hype was somehow scouts just watching him in batting practice crushing bombs like that alongside his AAA batting average and assuming it would all come together? It would be like seeing Andrew Wiggins in a dunk contest, thinking about his lineage, and then watching him destroy as a freshman at Kansas and assuming greatness was destined.
raptorforlife88 wrote:
I mean I think it was more his absurd minor league numbers, elite bat speed, and age relative to level. That was 100% the reason for the hype and not batting practice bombs.
Cyrus wrote:Over or under that Vlad hits 20 Hr for the rest of the season.
Same for Avg, over or under .250?
Do you think it has more to do with him or maybe the hitting coach (Guillermo Martinez) not teaching and helping Vladdy make the proper adjustments to be a better hitter in the Majors?Schad wrote:I interpreted it as 20 for the year, and even that's a close-run thing.
Vlad'll be fine. Overswinging, which isn't really necessary given his natural power, but even still his components are all fine...he's just getting out in front a bit too much.
I wouldnt say they are omnipotent. I think an experienced hitting coach can help especially with a younger hitter like Vladdy. Good experienced hitting coaches assemble scouting reports on upcoming pitchers, throw batting practice and soft toss. They offer tweaks to the mechanics of swings, or approaches based on what they know and what they have seen. Its not only Vladdy that is struggling we are seeing it with younger players like Mckinney and Drury on this team as well.Schad wrote:Him. The adjustment is on Vlad's part...watch his swing in minor league games and while it is a bug violent, he stays behind the ball better. That isn't something the hitting coach has asked him to do. Hitting coaches are not omnipotent.
Other than Guirriel Jr. (who btw worked with Brook Jacoby and Gibbons and had a decent rookie year.) name these younger players that are doing very well on this team? I'm seeing more cold streaks than hot with these hitters this season. Something isnt right. Just saying.Schad wrote:And then there are young hitters doing very well. People are far too quick to blame hitting coaches; hitters fails and succeed under every hitting coach. They go through hot and cold streaks under every hitting coach. That is baseball.
Cyrus wrote:i meant 20 hrs for the whole year, so 13 more in the last half of the season.