May 26, 200620 yr He's going to have his ups and downs this season but like the article suggests he has improved BIG time since the start of the season. He is working hard to learn and that's all you can really ask. Hopefully he continues to work hard and get better.
May 26, 200620 yr not impressed, i dont see this guy becoming anything else but a 4 or 5 OFer......if Enc was still on this team he'd be on the bench......
May 26, 200620 yr Get his average up to .275 and then we can start talking. His 493 foot homer could have been luck for all we know. He has a grand total of 3 all season.
May 26, 200620 yr I believe he has ability, but God only knows if he'll ever tap into it fully. Even if he utilized 2/3 of his potential, I think he could be a .270 20 HR 30 SB kinda guy. I would take that in CF any day especially considering his defensive ability. I'm not ready to annoint him as anything more than a 4th/5th OF at this point though, he just has the fortune of being on a team completely devoid of CF (and to some degree, hitting) prospects in the system.
May 26, 200620 yr reggie a blossoming star now thatis a stretch...dontcha think? Actually i don't agree that it is a stretch...Kool Aid has improved leaps and bounds just from openning day! I will love to see him after one offseason of workout...the kid works hard and he will be an offensive threat without a doubt...he maynot be at all-star level but has all-star skills plus the desire to excell. He is just gonna get better and better...and will do so fast
May 27, 200620 yr His production has tailed off a bit as of late after he went on a tear during that 11 game hitting streak. But we'll see, there is a lot of season to be played, and he might surprise us. This will not be his first season by any means.
May 27, 200620 yr He has hit two monster home-runs out of three that he has hit. The reason why that is relevant, is b/c he has the power to hit homeruns. His problem is pitch selection, which is something that can be worked on. Thats why every article mentions the long home runs he hit. In other words its harder for juan pierre to become a more powerful hitter than it is for abercrombie to learn plate discipline and which pitches to swing at.
May 27, 200620 yr I'm not sold on Abercrombie yet, either. I was watching the game on SNY last night, and they said Reggie has the second-highest percentage of first-pitch swings in the league (behind Jeff Francouer). He really needs a lot more patience at the plate. I'd love for him to develop into a starting CF for us, but I'm not completely confident that he will yet.
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