definitely not shocking or worrisome, but worth noting for now and it can't (and probably won't) continue.
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MARKAKIS IS ACTUALLY OFF TODAY:
All righties except Freddie. Glad Nick got the day off.
The Bum is going down.
Nats on the verge of a 4 game sweep to the Mets. Phils up early.
Blevins...
Most MLB players have a hard time handling premium velocity...which is why premium velocity is so valuable.
Riley is obviously not going to post a 1.200 OPS for his career, and he may not have a bat as quick as Javy Baez, but he very clearly doesn't have "bat speed" issues.
He seems to have a bit of a long swing, and I'm sure pitchers will be able to take advantage to some extent. He may have to guess a bit to catch up to god velocity but it's not like he's going to regress to a AAAA hitter.