Alternate is a perfectly cromulent adjective in this case. For example, you can say, "I took an alternate route home." I know this because I checked Merriam-Webster.
Thanks! Just for Monday, because they made the formal announcement that they would be "Los Wepas de Worcester" for “Copa de la Diversión” in 2021.Nice pics, didn't know they were using special jerseys for the practice games
Duran played his first Woo Sox game yesterday and went 0-4, but supposedly made a great catch:“He’s been doing all the right things,” Gedman said. “To me it’s just a matter of time before we see him playing in the outfield in Boston. I’m not going to project when it’s going to happen but I think he’s on the right path. He continues to do the things he’s doing. It’s just a matter of time before it happens.
“He’s turning into, as a young person, a really solid pro. He’ll continue to get better in the outfield and at the plate and on the bases. He’s a gifted individual, no doubt. He’s starting to find out about himself. I love his honesty, his freshness, his understanding of the game, how respectful he is of his teammates and how he goes about his business. They all have talent here, but he has been separating, no doubt.”
Bloom also said in general, he wants prospects to prove themselves in AAA, so don't expect Duran to be rushed up to the majors anytime soon:Duran made a tremendous catch in center field, then doubled up the runner at first base.
Here’s Bloom explaining when he thinks Duran might be ready to join the big-league team:
“We’re gonna learn a lot pretty quickly,” Bloom said. “But at the end of the day, you know, it’s up to the player. (We have) every confidence that Jarren is going to go out there and knock that door down but, you know, he’ll tell us when he’s ready.”
“I don’t think there are absolutes because every player is different,” Bloom said. “But that said, over the course of my career, what I’ve seen has led me to put a lot of value on that Triple-A experience. … You’re dealing with a group of players that know themselves a lot better. They know what they’re doing. The pitchers know how to get hitters out. The hitters have been around a while, and they know how to work an at-bat. That’s a type of test that you don’t really get in the same way at any other level of the minor leagues.”
Videos for those that went themTwo HRs so far today.
He seems ready.
Funny you brought that up.He had 8 Hr in 199 (official MiLB) games coming into this season, and has 4 hr in 9 games so far this season. I guess he did make some changes to that swing.
When you factor in the power he flashed at the alternate site and during spring training, I'm a believer. Exciting player.He had 8 Hr in 199 (official MiLB) games coming into this season, and has 4 hr in 9 games so far this season. I guess he did make some changes to that swing.
I am no swing expert, but what I see 2021 v 2019:Funny you brought that up.
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He has a much bigger frame than Beni - 6'2" 200 lb - and is a much better athlete. I don't remember Beni ever hitting massive tape measure shots like that, which seem to be quite fluid off Duran's bat. Hard not to be excited.I am no swing expert, but what I see 2021 v 2019:
Bigger leg kick
Lower hands pre-swing
More engagement with the lower body (not as Ichiro-y)
Some of these are all tied together.
Now- is he selling out for power ala Beni?
I agree.... totally excited. I just hope he isn't selling out for power. On my own I did some more frame by frame breakdown... It looks like he gets back into the same hitting position after the big leg kick as he was at in 2019. .. except that now he has loaded his power. A lot more stored power So he can then unload rather than slap.He has a much bigger frame than Beni - 6'2" 200 lb - and is a much better athlete. I don't remember Beni ever hitting massive tape measure shots like that, which seem to be quite fluid off Duran's bat. Hard not to be excited.
The person making that side-by-side couldn't find a better representation of a 2019 swing than him flicking at a ball up and out of the zone like he was just trying to stay alive in the AB?Funny you brought that up.
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This is a bad comparison. In the first clip, the pitch is clearly high and away and he's just trying to get a piece of it. There's no way that's his "normal" swing in 2019. He may have made some swing changes, but this side-by-side comparison is not illustrative of it, I'm sure.Funny you brought that up.
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Not really. He had a year off from actual competitive play (mostly) and changed significant things about his hitting approach. He may be a significantly different hitter as a result. Or maybe his power will vanish tomorrow, you never really know with sports. But he looks good so far. No matter what, this is not a case of steady improvement.Isn’t this similar to Mookie/ Pedroia’s numbers somehow improving as they got promoted?
Yeah, only thing Duran has in common with Mookie is they changed their hitting approach. Hopefully it's not just SSS with Duran. Mookie made changes after his first season to hit for more power. Well, technically his 2nd but his first he had 1 game and 4 PA.Not really. He had a year off from actual competitive play (mostly) and changed significant things about his hitting approach. He may be a significantly different hitter as a result. Or maybe his power will vanish tomorrow, you never really know with sports. But he looks good so far. No matter what, this is not a case of steady improvement.
After his first season in low A, Mookie dominated each level pretty equivalently with wrc+ of 160, 166, 177, and 158. Considering the sample sizes and BABIP variation (which is sometimes luck and sometimes a sign of player contact quality, especially in the minors), I'd call those pretty even. I didn't see Pedroia's MiLB numbers at fangraphs, but his baseball reference page shows his OPS decreasing: 1.013, .941, .887, .761 as he went from A to AAA. Batting averge, OBP, and SLG all tracked the same way. So you must be remembering his stats wrong.
Thank you. I’m definitely wrong and should have pulled their stats up first.Not really. He had a year off from actual competitive play (mostly) and changed significant things about his hitting approach. He may be a significantly different hitter as a result. Or maybe his power will vanish tomorrow, you never really know with sports. But he looks good so far. No matter what, this is not a case of steady improvement.
After his first season in low A, Mookie dominated each level pretty equivalently with wrc+ of 160, 166, 177, and 158. Considering the sample sizes and BABIP variation (which is sometimes luck and sometimes a sign of player contact quality, especially in the minors), I'd call those pretty even. I didn't see Pedroia's MiLB numbers at fangraphs, but his baseball reference page shows his OPS decreasing: 1.013, .941, .887, .761 as he went from A to AAA. Batting averge, OBP, and SLG all tracked the same way. So you must be remembering his stats wrong.
I agree. Really no reason to keep him down for long if he keeps hitting.Wouldn't be surprised if he's in Boston sometime in June.
Wow indeed. Never thought he’d have that much power.4-4 2 HR, let's get him up!
HRs were 480 and 475 feet, wow.
No need for these types of questionsHow does a guy go from having no power to hitting 450ft + bombs?