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Old 04-28-2014, 08:12 AM   #4154
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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho View Post
I think the biggest problem with the lack of power is that the Royals' swings are so geared for the outside part of the plate, everyone seems to have lost the ability to hit the inside pitch.

Turning on inside pitches is the easiest way to drive the ball out of the yard.

We saw this yesterday with Hosmer... he drove that ball to the wall that Jones made the nice running catch on. It was a pitch right down central, and he got jammed by it a little bit.

I don't think it's as simple a problem as Pedro Grifol, though. It's becoming more and more clear that - just like with the pitching instruction guys were receiving - something was broken in the minor league system's hitting instruction (not surprising, considering that dumbass Jack Maloof was and still is involved at that level).

Moore had to make some changes with the pitching instruction when guys like Montgomery, Duffy, Dwyer, etc. started stalling at AA and above. It's probably past time to make a change with the hitting instruction, too.

Gordon, Hosmer and Moustakas especially were all the premium power-hitting prospects in their respective drafts. Somewhere along the way, they have lost that. Could it be all three guys just "busting" to a certain degree? Sure, it could. But when you're 0-3 on guys with that type of power as draft picks (and whose power still flashes in game action), clearly something is wrong.

Also: All of this shifting that teams are now doing is going to hurt teams that rely on balanced approaches/contact hitting/up-the-middle approaches more than anything else.

The speed and defense and contact game are going to be minimized with all these shifts. Can the Royals adjust?

Agree 100% with all this. Whatever it is, it's mind boggling.


Will Myers seems to be having a sophomore slump as well....
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Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning:

Matt once made a very nice play in Seattle where he spun away from a pass rusher and hit Bowe off his back foot for a first down.

One of the best plays Matt has ever made.
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