Brett Lawrie last 30 games

[admin]

.318/.375 .917OPS

 

First 30 games

.193/.256 .616OPS

[Howard Roark]

Lawrie and Rasmus are the only 2 guys we have in our 9 right now that I'd consider part of our young core going forward. The rest are trade bait for the inevitable rebuild after next season after AA and Beast-tonne are gone.

[Caper]

That single today he had with 2 strikes on him was excellent... man that bat action has really tamed down.

[admin]

I didn't know he was hitting this good, as I haven't really been watching. I watched a game about a week ago and was thinking "wow his swing really looks good." Really just seems to have great control of his bat right now.

[Pete_7]

Showing flashes of his true potential, he looks great at the dish right now

[flafson]

We are missing a few young hitters to be honest.

[BlueJayWay]

He looks much better than before. He looked lost at the plate for large stretches of the last season and a half, so hopefully this continues.

[Atothe]

I think Gose needs to be up here with Mottola

[G-Snarls]

Hes a good hitter. They rushed him back at the start of the season. That clearly shows to be true.

 

And he was over-eager. That was part of it.

[G-Snarls]

I like how he seems to be asking other players on the team for advice and talking to Mattola. Could he be maturing? That bout of failure may have done home some good I thinks. Didn't help the team any this year but may have humbled him a bit and made him open up to more coaching/input.

[Howard Roark]

We are missing a few young hitters to be honest.

 

We got 2. So......yeah. 3 if Gose comes up and can tread water enough at the plate to let his D and speed come into play to get him above replacement level.

[Jays]

I like how he seems to be asking other players on the team for advice and talking to Mattola. Could he be maturing? That bout of failure may have done home some good I thinks. Didn't help the team any this year but may have humbled him a bit and made him open up to more coaching/input.

 

Imagine if Arencibia did this, he might be able to put up a positive WAR.

[John_Havok]

.318/.375 .917OPS

 

First 30 games

.193/.256 .616OPS

 

Yet still hitting 6th or 7th every night while Gibbons runs schmucks like Davis(even against rhp)and Izturis in the 2 spot

[ace3113]

Imagine if Arencibia did this, he might be able to put up a positive WAR.

 

Producshion!

[TheHurl]

lets not get Lind'd by a small sample size of good patient AB's. He's not going to keep a 12% K-Rate like he has the past month, however I'd like to think he has the ability to get close to the 9% BB rate. if he goes back to swinging at everything next month we seriously need an overhaul of coaching staff's as it was so obvious (beyond the numbers) that Lind was a better hitter back in May, then suddenly his approach changed. Lawrie is a different looking hitter out there right now, different than he was 2 years ago even. If he reverts it might be my final straw with this team (which doesn't mean anything as I'll still watch every game I can)

[GD]

Lind had a ridiculous BABIP and hadn't really made any changes to his stance (I don't think), nor was he affected by an extremely low BABIP or injury problems (unless his chronic back ******** was involved).

[Arkadium]

Brett is a stud but can he put it all together for a full season (incl. not getting injured)? That is the real question.

[L54]

His hands have seemed to have quieted down considerably, which I think was part of the reason he had trouble barreling up baseballs. He's also staying on the outside pitch very well, which is a step in the right direction for him.

[z3r0s]

His hands have seemed to have quieted down considerably, which I think was part of the reason he had trouble barreling up baseballs. He's also staying on the outside pitch very well, which is a step in the right direction for him.

 

They guy seemed to be still 'waggleing' his bat as the pitch was delivered before he came back. I'm definitely no expert, but it looked to me like that had something to do with why some of his swings looked so loopy.

[L54]

You're exactly right. From all my experiences, movement just makes hitting more difficult. It works for some guys, after years and years of repetition.

 

Just a quick YouTube search of videos to refresh my memory, shows a lot less movement when he first came up. I don't know what influenced all this extra movement. It seems like its causing him to get around balls, rather than on top of them.

[Boxcar]

You're exactly right. From all my experiences, movement just makes hitting more difficult. It works for some guys, after years and years of repetition.

 

Just a quick YouTube search of videos to refresh my memory, shows a lot less movement when he first came up. I don't know what influenced all this extra movement. It seems like its causing him to get around balls, rather than on top of them.

 

It took a year and a half for them to notice and correct it?

[z3r0s]

It took a year and a half for them to notice and correct it?

 

Or it took Lawrie that long for him to admit it to himself and quite down. It wouldn't be the first time a player hung on to some sort of bad mechanic for too long.

[L54]

Lawrie's unwillingness is probably a more accurate guess. Call me crazy, but I wouldn't be surprised if DeRosa has made quite an influence on him lately. SSS sure, but his AB's have looked so much better.