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Originally Posted by VAChief
I agree the AB's for the most part looked better than last year. Really not worried about Contreras, but Winn is carrying his very poor spring right into the regular season. I worried about his search for "more power" as it really should not be something to prioritize for him. The 15 he hit last year is plenty if he can up his OPS through better selection. Hopefully he isn't hearing this "more power" pursuit from coaching (and I doubt it), but who knows. It would be like telling Walker he needs to get more contact on the ground.
It was limited, but Gorman looked less clueless. If Arenado continues to show that considerable uptick in bat speed, we might be able to get something worthwhile back at the trade deadline. Unfortunately, we might just hang around close enough in this shitty division to justify keeping him.
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Winn's issue is the same as it was last year -- he doesn't have any idea what to swing at and what to let go.
More talented players than him have been crippled by god-awful pitch selection. He doesn't have the hands/wrists to be as aggressive as he is. Even when he makes contact on half those balls it's awful quality of contact because he's swinging at a pitchers pitch and made the decision to do so before the pitch was delivered.
He's just WAY too aggressive.
Make him take until he gets a strike or something. Then when they start pumping him first pitch strikes in response, cut him loose. You have to do something to dial back this habit of him getting himself out. He's really doing himself no favors out there.