Wow...no fastball down the middle. Its like he getting pitched perfectly. 3-0 count and then 3 balls right on the corner. Which one should have been an auto HR lmao
Until today Springer was hitting .200 the last 30 days with minimal power and a busted elbow and it would theoretically keep Vlad out of GIDP situations people complain about...won't happen, but not a terrible idea based on the theory
It won't happen but I wonder what it would look like if we hit Vlad leadoff sometimes. Makes pitchers give him an AB with fastballs to start the game or they have to immediately start using offspeed pitches which most SP don't like to do
I will say the most promising thing is, Vlad is 1 of only 7 players with 30+ HRs and 30+ 2Bs. The only AL player and in the toughest division in baseball
It goes back to last year. I'd bet Vlad is the worst vs TB compared to how he is vs every other team. They are so disciplined with their command and use of of offspeed pitches. He has only 1 career HR in this park as well