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by **mweir145** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:32 pm

skjelstrom wrote:
mweir145 wrote:Why not? What are you basing this statement on?

There are so many players that have amazing power "potential" but never break through. If a change of approach was all it took everyone would do it.

Read the article and you'll note that not every player is capable of implementing the change that Bautista did (in fact, I believe that's mentioned). His hand-eye coordination, quick bat, and incredible timing allows him to get his bat through the zone on pitches that most can't.

skjelstrom · by **skjelstrom** » Wed May 25, 2011 11:25 pm

mweir145 wrote:
skjelstrom wrote:
mweir145 wrote:Why not? What are you basing this statement on?

There are so many players that have amazing power "potential" but never break through. If a change of approach was all it took everyone would do it.

Read the article and you'll note that not every player is capable of implementing the change that Bautista did (in fact, I believe that's mentioned). His hand-eye coordination, quick bat, and incredible timing allows him to get his bat through the zone on pitches that most can't.

With those skills he should have been performing well to begin with. Then when he changed his approach and went up to another level in ability it would be believable. Not jumping 5 levels because of a change in approach.

I'm not doubting his incredible hand-eye coordination, quick bat, and incredible timing but any good player with potential is touted to have those or they wouldn't be considered to have good potential, but again, you don't see all of them changing so drastically.

by **mweir145** » Wed May 25, 2011 11:32 pm

skjelstrom wrote:
mweir145 wrote:
skjelstrom wrote:
There are so many players that have amazing power "potential" but never break through. If a change of approach was all it took everyone would do it.

Read the article and you'll note that not every player is capable of implementing the change that Bautista did (in fact, I believe that's mentioned). His hand-eye coordination, quick bat, and incredible timing allows him to get his bat through the zone on pitches that most can't.

With those skills he should have been performing well to begin with.

Not if you have a bad hitch in your swing that prevents you from making consistent contact on pitches in the zone.

by **mweir145** » Sat May 28, 2011 5:33 pm

Bautista gets #20 on May 28...good thing I let you out of that bet thejusman1. :-b

by **ggs** » Sat May 28, 2011 7:49 pm

mweir145 wrote:Bautista gets #20 on May 28...good thing I let you out of that bet thejusman1.

a third of the way there.....

skjelstrom · by **skjelstrom** » Sun May 29, 2011 11:12 pm

He's already passes my preseason expectations for a whole season from him......

by **BitterDodgerFan** » Sun May 29, 2011 11:50 pm

remember before the season began someone said he can actually improve on the #s because it wasn't all that lucky last year? and the guy who wrote that article or projection came here to explain it? can't seem to find it...