July 15, 201015 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 04:24 PM) As has been mentioned, he seems to have very good pitch recognition. He's also quite aggressive at the plate, as he's swinging at 60% of pitches thrown. FanGraphs says he's swung at 42.9% of pitches outside the zone (opposed to 28.6% for the average), but he's also swinging at 79.6% of pitches within the strike zone (opposed to 64.2% for the MLB average). With his bat speed, I think he can be a .300+ hitter in the majors with the power to come eventually. However, what is yet to be determined is what he will do with pitches thrown outside the strike zone. If he continues to beat pitchers when they challenge, him, they will start pitching around him a bit. If he can, in fact, lay off pitches outside the zone as time goes on, he will be a very dangerous hitter, even if he still remains his free swinging self. And that'll show up as walks occasionally, too, so his OBP won't forever equal his AVG. Or, he could just get hit a bunch like Q.
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