April 25, 201313 yr 13 Ks in 26 ABs Is this just a slump? Or is Yelich trying new things (batting stance, etc.) at the plate?.....or something else?
April 25, 201313 yr he also just came off an injury and it's his first time in AA. yesterday he hit two 2-run doubles, I'm sure he'll be fine. at least this wasn't a "can we call him up now??" thread.
April 25, 201313 yr 13 Ks in 26 ABs Is this just a slump? Or is Yelich trying new things (batting stance, etc.) at the plate?.....or something else? Just 26 ABs. Too early to jump to conclusions.
April 25, 201313 yr He's probably not at 100%, but it looks like he's coming around, good news for Jax fans they can hopefully watch him until at least June
April 25, 201313 yr Yelich will be fine. By June he should be in his .310 AVG, < 20% K-rate mode. He's coming off plantar fasciitis,which is probably affecting his hitting/stance.
April 25, 201313 yr Yelich will be fine. By June he should be in his .310 AVG, < 20% K-rate mode. He's coming off plantar fasciitis,which is probably affecting his hitting/stance. And yet, he's still hitting! At least a little bit the last couple games. lol
April 26, 201313 yr He's not trying new things because he doesn't need to change anything. Nearly everything about this guy's game is picture perfect, especially offensively. If anything, he needs to work on his throwing arm. He's not really even slumping in the past week. He's 7 for his last 24 (.291). The kid is fine. I can't wait til he gets here.
April 26, 201313 yr He's not trying new things because he doesn't need to change anything. Nearly everything about this guy's game is picture perfect, especially offensively. If anything, he needs to work on his throwing arm. And even that ain't bad. It's accurate, from what I saw [i've seen about 4 games of him in person]. He's got a beautiful swing and the arm isn't terrible, I tell ya hwhat.
April 26, 201313 yr 2 outfield assists already in 6 games already for the guy with the poor throwing mechanics
May 13, 201313 yr Author Looking good... http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=592885
May 17, 201313 yr Author I started this thread partly because I was curious about something that I hope someone could help me with. It's my understanding that minor league players have only one goal and that is to make it to the Major Leagues. They don't care if the team they're on has a winning record or not. They don't care if they win the League Championship. They'd rather be a great player on the worst team in the league than an average player on a championship team. If a top prospect (any organization's top prospect -- not necessarily Yelich) was fully expected to be called up to the Majors in the coming months, would an organization ask this prospect to work on his weaknesses (at the plate, in the field, wherever) at the expense of everything else? For example, would the Marlins ask Yelich to work on his weaknesses (let's just say at the plate for the sake of this example) at the expense of Yelich's batting stats and with all intentions of calling Yelich up no matter how his personal stats may suffer? And more importantly, would a top prospect trust the organization to call him up even if his offensive numbers went into the tank?
May 27, 201313 yr I dont know about major.... But he hasnt been great recently. He needs to improve against lefties before he is called up. Thats pretty much the last thing he is struggling with.
May 29, 201313 yr He probably heard all the talk about being promoted and decided he would rather enjoy his summer in Jacksonville, with loooong bus trips rather then play for the Marlins!
May 29, 201313 yr Hmm ... Think he may be hiding an injury or have pitchers figured him out for now? I would say the former if anything external rather than just a really cold streak. I doubt AA pitchers are too concerned with figuring batters out.
May 29, 201313 yr It's not anything alarming, this is what the minor leagues are for. You reach a tougher level, the pitchers are better. You figure out your adjustments and keep progressing.
May 30, 201313 yr Dont want to say good but he needed a little slump. He was making it look too easy. Bring him up beginning of August. And have him lead off next year.
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