February 7, 200917 yr I wonder what was so funny after the next to last swing. I like the sound of the bat. http://cubanballplayers.blogspot.com/
February 7, 200917 yr Video has to be fairly recent since he is wearing the Sox BP jersey. Kid looks like he can rake a bit.
February 7, 200917 yr Author QUOTE (tommy @ Feb 7, 2009 -> 02:33 PM) How recent is that video? 02/05/2009
February 7, 200917 yr direct download link: http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2009/0...961179_400K.flv (rightclick/save), can view with any FLV player, or a program such as VLC
February 7, 200917 yr I know its just BP but the kid looks like hes got a shot at breaking out and taking the 3rd base position and making an impact I think a lot of people may be overlooking this kid
February 7, 200917 yr Author Looks like this video was produced by Kiria Cora. She should be related to Joey Cora. Edited February 7, 200917 yr by Cubano
February 7, 200917 yr I like his swing A LOT. He doesn't drop his hands much, which shows me that he should be able to catch up to the major league fastball. His bat speed wasn't magnificent, but it was BP. What stood out to me most was how well he stayed back on the ball and than attacked with his hands first to the ball. He's got a strong swing, no doubt about that. He stands a bit high in his stance, but I don't think it'll be a problem at all. It was nice to see him go the other way too, which a lot of guys don't do in BP. It also looks like he has good overall balance. I'm impressed. The guys is a mammoth.
February 7, 200917 yr He still loses his balance on the follow through a few times, but overall that's a pretty good swing. Lots of line drives off that bat.
February 7, 200917 yr I liked the view from the BP pitcher spot. The hits looked like they had some zip to them, not lazy fly balls. Could be interesting.
February 7, 200917 yr He looked good I guess? Most minor league players can look good taking measly BP. Sure, he some line drives as you could see from the reverse angle, but go by some high school playing fields and guys are raking. I won't be ready to make any judgment about his readiness for the Majors until I see him live in ST against real pitchers. I am sure Borchard put on quite the show during BP and look where it got him.
February 7, 200917 yr Two Observations: He's got a dip in his swing that could be of some concern. Easy to fix though. Also, The guy's huge! He and Brandon Allen across the diamond from each other will be something to see if it happens
February 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Feb 7, 2009 -> 03:06 PM) I like his swing A LOT. He doesn't drop his hands much, which shows me that he should be able to catch up to the major league fastball. His bat speed wasn't magnificent, but it was BP. What stood out to me most was how well he stayed back on the ball and than attacked with his hands first to the ball. He's got a strong swing, no doubt about that. He stands a bit high in his stance, but I don't think it'll be a problem at all. It was nice to see him go the other way too, which a lot of guys don't do in BP. It also looks like he has good overall balance. I'm impressed. The guys is a mammoth. He doesn't stay back nearly enough to handle a breaking ball. His head travels way too much. Watch the side angle.
February 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Feb 7, 2009 -> 05:40 PM) He doesn't stay back nearly enough to handle a breaking ball. His head travels way too much. Watch the side angle. I think that's more of a product of knowing what is coming and cheating a little bit.
February 7, 200917 yr Few things I would like to say, just a few. -Everything seemed to jump off his bat at a line drive angle. -Has solid balance in his stance and swing -Drives his hands through the ball and uses his hips well -I think Gordan and Dayan will be playing for this ballclub by late June I think Kenny has a fine eye for talent and this guy will prove it like the Cuban Missile did last year.
February 8, 200917 yr Cubano, in the future can you link us to the actual article instead of the home page?
February 8, 200917 yr QUOTE (BobDylan @ Feb 7, 2009 -> 07:23 PM) Cubano, in the future can you link us to the actual article instead of the home page? dont like the redirect through his homepage? LOL
February 8, 200917 yr QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Feb 7, 2009 -> 08:51 PM) dont like the redirect through his homepage? LOL If I catch the thread late, I have to search through it to find what he's talking about. It is blogspam, but this would've worked: http://cubanballplayers.blogspot.com/2009/...bp-session.html Edited February 8, 200917 yr by BobDylan
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