Michael Harris II

mfree80 said:
The article I read said that the new stance shortened his load time allowing him a few milliseconds longer to read the pitch before starting his swing.

I guess that could mean not swinging at bad pitches as much….

I am definitely not a major league hitter, so I really don’t have an opinion.
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The new stance is his old stance.

I don't remember if Seitzer suggested him to lower his hands like a left handed Acuna. But the stance he used the last few years was the one he started struggling with.
 
The Tariff King said:
My only concern, and I'm way more Pro-AA than others here, is that AA will get the frugal bug again this offseason, and try to go for unnecessary quantity over quality based on everyone complaining he didn't stack the roster enough with depth this year to give the team a chance.

So instead of Tucker, he's going to try and opt for a few mid level guys at a slightly cheaper rate.
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I hope you're wrong but I'm afraid you're right. I'm pro AA like you are so I give him the benefit of the doubt most of the time but after everything that's happened if he goes bargain bin shopping this offseason and wastes another year of Ronald then I'll change my stance and be ready for a change.
 
mfree80 said:
The article I read said that the new stance shortened his load time allowing him a few milliseconds longer to read the pitch before starting his swing.

I guess that could mean not swinging at bad pitches as much….

I am definitely not a major league hitter, so I really don’t have an opinion.
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My problem was why wasn't it done sooner?
 
Hudson2 said:
I hope you're wrong but I'm afraid you're right. I'm pro AA like you are so I give him the benefit of the doubt most of the time but after everything that's happened if he goes bargain bin shopping this offseason and wastes another year of Ronald then I'll change my stance and be ready for a change.
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If AA brings back Snit for one more year, that might be enough to put me over the line.

If he brings back Snit so the org can give Snit his final year #50, he better spend a lot of money this offseason to make up for it and try and hide Snit's shortcomings.
 
mfree80 said:
The article I read said that the new stance shortened his load time allowing him a few milliseconds longer to read the pitch before starting his swing.

I guess that could mean not swinging at bad pitches as much….

I am definitely not a major league hitter, so I really don’t have an opinion.
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No, No, No. Don't question Enscheff. He's the expert at all things hitting and pitching. That's why he posts here.
 
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Hudson2 said:
My problem was why wasn't it done sooner?
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I assume because he did have some success with the "Acuna swing." I believe Seitzer got Harris doing this in 2023. And while he started cold in both 2023 and 2024, he ended up on fire by the end of each season.
 
The Tariff King said:
If AA brings back Snit for one more year, that might be enough to put me over the line.

If he brings back Snit so the org can give Snit his final year #50, he better spend a lot of money this offseason to make up for it and try and hide Snit's shortcomings.
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Looking at Snit his body language just screams I'm tired and done. If AA brings Snit back and has a repeat of 25 then he might be let go as well so he'll be putting his job on the line for him and I'm not sure if he will unless it comes from above him. And like you said he better spend this offseason.
 
I’ve been operating under the assumption snit is definitely gone after this year. If he’s not, I’ve reached a new level of horror.

I just really doubt AA is the high bidder for Tucker. I’d be thrilled and agree the time is now to do it. I don’t see it happening. He will get Drew Waters back and we’ll have to like it.
 
Super said:
I’ve been operating under the assumption snit is definitely gone after this year. If he’s not, I’ve reached a new level of horror.

I just really doubt AA is the high bidder for Tucker. I’d be thrilled and agree the time is now to do it. I don’t see it happening. He will get Drew Waters back and we’ll have to like it.
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Do we get the truck back too?
 
The Tariff King said:
Freeman is 4-5 years older than Olson.

If Freeman were to be extented, would that not have been as calculated of a risk than signing Olson for few extra guaranteed years, when Olson is younger? I know in a vacuum we look at whether if FF's peripherals would age better than Olson's. But I do think the FO also considers fan sentiment in some of these things. Us baseball nerds on the board are but a very small small small minority of actual fans who want to see the team run optimally. The rest of the fanbase doesn't understand anything more than AVG-HR-RBI-ERA-W/L and maybe OBP. They want to see the team spend money. If AA gave FF a big extension and he ends up declining big time, the fanbase would probably mostly still be happy that he brought FF back. Olson was a local Atlanta boy.

I understand extensions to 1B and C are a bit risky. But Murphy was also 27 when he signed the extension, and didn't have the unlucky injury history.
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I didn’t thing signing Freeman for that long was a smart move either, but I understood he was a franchise icon and on his way to being a first ballot hall of famer and there are exceptions you make.
 
mfree80 said:
The article I read said that the new stance shortened his load time allowing him a few milliseconds longer to read the pitch before starting his swing.

I guess that could mean not swinging at bad pitches as much….

I am definitely not a major league hitter, so I really don’t have an opinion.
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The whole point of Acuna's hand position (who he was copying) is that there is no load and subsequent movement to get the hands low and on plane with the ball.

Regardless, most MLB hitters don't actually know why they are succeeding, so whatever made it click is a good thing. Still shouldn't have taken until the Braves fell out of contention to fix things. What are those 3 hitting coaches doing if not fixing Harris and Albies? They are literally paying 3 guys full time coaching salaries to lead a terrible offense.
 
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Enscheff said:
I'm sorry the data shows Waldrep's split isn't that great. It's an odd thing to be upset about.
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Stuff+ rated it at 132 yesterday. Of pitchers with alteast 50 innings that would be ranked #2 between Gilbery and Schwelly.

I think, as you pointed out, it's just inconsistent. When it's on it's a knockout pitch but he has a tendency to hang them a bit which will get killed at the big league level.
 
Enscheff said:
I'm sorry the data shows Waldrep's split isn't that great. It's an odd thing to be upset about.
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I keep posting the data. I keep posting the people that talk it up. But sure, Enscheff knows all sitting behind a phone screen, lmao.

Keep taking those L's.
 
thewupk said:
Stuff+ rated it at 132 yesterday. Of pitchers with alteast 50 innings that would be ranked #2 between Gilbery and Schwelly.

I think, as you pointed out, it's just inconsistent. When it's on it's a knockout pitch but he has a tendency to hang them a bit which will get killed at the big league level.
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If it’s inconsistent then how good is it really? Sure, maybe when he throws it right it’s really good, but if he only throws it right one out of three times, can it be called a plus pitch?
 
Super said:
If it’s inconsistent then how good is it really? Sure, maybe when he throws it right it’s really good, but if he only throws it right one out of three times, can it be called a plus pitch?
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That's a fair point. But the 132 on his stuff+ is an average no?
 
There just seems to be something off with all of this.

Low spin, with rise? cmon.

Maybe it moves more like a knuckle which will have different run directions each pitch so it averages out worse?

I think there is something off here.
 
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