Paredes has power and speed, no doubt, his problem is learning to take a pitch. If he puts it together...watch out.
If he could walk more frequently, he could be great, but I'm not expecting much of an improvement in that area. Will need to show a solid glove at 3B.
Stating the obvious but hitters rarely show a lot of improvement with their eye this late in development. That kind of skill is innate to extent and the majority of the developmental aspect occurs before we even know of them. Marginal improvement is usually a best-case scenario.
Also doesn't mean they can't be effective hitters. Cano doesn't walk much as an example. You like for any hitter to have a good eye, plate discipline, etc... but it's not the end-all, be-all. However, if you don't draw walks, you better hit for at least some power, esp. if you play any of the corner positions. Where do they project Paredes playing if he sticks long-term?
Every year we talked about hoping Bourn/Pence would improve in that same area and they have better BB rates than Paredes. And also how it was what prevented Lee from being an elite player.
Last year was Paredes first full season of minor league ball, he still has time to adjust. He got called up WAY to early but so be it.
Has to be 3B in Houston. Too many other 2B, including Altuve. If he was capable of SS, he would have been left there. He's never played in the OF.
Yea 3B probably although he isn't one, I think he may turn into a fall back option if Altuve fails at the big league level.
No doubt, he could absolutely adjust in a lot of areas but don't expect much of an improvement in his eye... that's all I'm saying. Power, defense, details of the game, etc... sure.
Bud doesn't have his best stuff, not sure how long he'll last tonight. Votto is AWESOME even in an off year, for him.
I don't think its fair to call it an off year, because he is still very on. I didn't realize how great he truly is. Very similar to Berkman.
I have nothing to back it up but after putting up super elite numbers last season, I think pitchers are making even greater adjustments when facing him. His walk rate is at a career high which likely reflects him getting less pitches to smash than he was in the past. It seems like he's starting to readjust to that which you'd expect from a hitter of his caliber.
Jimmy P is bigger than I thought. I see what was meant by him looking like Cano. He stands tall in the box, similar to Cano.
Yea, Berkman is a very good comparison. Votto could end up being even marginally better as hard as that would be to do. His last season was better than Berkman's best but he's got a long way to go to outdo Berkman, career-wise. And if Berkman maintains this pace for the last 2 months of the season (unlikely, esp. if the shoulder issue persists), he'd actually put up a season better than his or Votto's best.
What happened to Norris? I wasn't listening, and now see there was an injury delay, and he is out of the game.
I see no issue. We aren't playing for the standings at this point and his pitch count was fine. I like that they're working on extending him.
