Today's lineup suggestion - All About Gattis!

gilesfan said:
I gotcha. I guess no one else on here watch, coach, or play/played baseball.

What is your definition of an excellent hitter, by the way?
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You. Not everyone. I'm sure everyone has played or coached. I'm sure you have. I'm suggesting that your analysis is solely saber-driven, because you couldn't watch the guy with a semi-trained eye and not be impressed.

What do I like? That his bat stays on the right plane through the hitting zone forever, that he's spread out so there's virtually no change in eye level while the pitch is on it's way, that he seems to think along with the pitcher and make good adjustments in the at bat or the game, that he has a short, violent swing that's repeatable, that he'll use all fields, particularly center when he's thinking base hit (as he did Wed night), and that he's a big, ugly dude who scares the whiz out of pitchers...

He's a little overly aggressive since being called up to the Show, chasing pitches he shouldn't. He's very smart, so I think he'll get over that. But he'll never walk 10% of the time. He gets up to 6-7 that'll be enough to force them to throw him some strikes.

I think longevity/durability and value questions are fair. Your blanket criticisms and dismissal of his talent are not.
 
GovClintonTyree said:
You. Not everyone. I'm sure everyone has played or coached. I'm sure you have. I'm suggesting that your analysis is solely saber-driven, because you couldn't watch the guy with a semi-trained eye and not be impressed.

What do I like? That his bat stays on the right plane through the hitting zone forever, that he's spread out so there's virtually no change in eye level while the pitch is on it's way, that he seems to think along with the pitcher and make good adjustments in the at bat or the game, that he has a short, violent swing that's repeatable, that he'll use all fields, particularly center when he's thinking base hit (as he did Wed night), and that he's a big, ugly dude who scares the whiz out of pitchers...

He's a little overly aggressive since being called up to the Show, chasing pitches he shouldn't. He's very smart, so I think he'll get over that. But he'll never walk 10% of the time. He gets up to 6-7 that'll be enough to force them to throw him some strikes.

I think longevity/durability and value questions are fair. Your blanket criticisms and dismissal of his talent are not.
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What is your definition of an excellent hitter?

My analysis isn't soley saber driven. The guy has light tower power, but swings at everything, and struggles to hit anything off speed.

I don't think he's a terrible hitter by any means, but a hot streak in a bandbox doesn't make me change my opinion of him. most of you guys were either silent about him or talking about his struggles, 4 days later he's getting MVP votes.
 
Small sample, but so far Gattis is leading major league catchers in WAR, wOBA (by a large margin), and school floors mopped.
 
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