September 27, 201114 yr What Morel is now is pretty close to the hitter he was last season when he came up with the Sox (looking to pull the ball). He definitely got some bad advice from somebody by trying to become a slap hitter earlier in the year. But if he keeps his current approach, he should be a a decent hitter with good power. Edited September 27, 201114 yr by chw42
September 27, 201114 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 03:56 AM) What Morel is now is pretty close to the hitter he was last season when he came up with the Sox (looking to pull the ball). He definitely got some bad advice from somebody by trying to become a slap hitter earlier in the year. But if he keeps his current approach, he should be a a decent hitter with good power. I disagree that he got bad advice. Last year during the late season call-up, that was barely anything worth noting in terms of the time he got. This year was his true learning period, and I think he followed a good process (although it took longer than perhaps it should have). He focused on staying back on the ball and going oppo, then worked on better contact, up the middle, and eventually pulling it. But again, he seems to know this on his own, he's done it before.
September 27, 201114 yr QUOTE (scenario @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 01:47 PM) Morel had a TOTAL of 7 walks in the first five months of the season... And has 15 so far in September alone. I think fathoms berating of him got him to change his approach. "Walks and HRs, good. Errors, bad." Morel said to himself upon reading the forum's threads.
September 29, 201114 yr So assuming Morel has settled in, what does his full season next year project at? .275 30 2B 20 HR 80 RBI 40 BB 70 K .750ish OPS Something along those lines?
September 29, 201114 yr QUOTE (Papa Tru @ Sep 29, 2011 -> 02:54 AM) So assuming Morel has settled in, what does his full season next year project at? .275 30 2B 20 HR 80 RBI 40 BB 70 K .750ish OPS Something along those lines? The numbers you wrote, 30 2b, 20 HR, 40 BB's and a .275 average are very similar to the numbers Hosmer put up this year...19 HR's, 27 2b's, 34 BB, and that was a .799 OPS for him. He puts up the numbers you write there, and he's probably putting up an .800+ OPS just based on how the math works out.
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