What was Teo hitting against them when he was 23?D-train wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 6:33 pmWell he hit .100 on Curveballs and .029 on Sliders so definitely needs to kick it up a few notches to match Teo who hit .242 on curveballs and .178 on sliders...Donn Beach wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 6:15 pmIts in degrees, Teo is hitter than can hammer fastballs but has a difficult time with breaking stuff. It took time to be productive. I believe there is an aspect of learning involved. A hitter doesn't have to be good at it but just learn to deal with breaking balls enough to be able to get to fastball countsCaptain 97 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:24 pm
This is an argument that everyone seems to lean on and I just don't agree. The ability to recognize pitches is a physical talent (vision). The ability to hit a major league off speed pitch is a physical talent (hand eye coordination). Kelenic does not have the talent to do either one of those things. This idea that if somehow he can just relax and empty his brain he is somehow going to magically obtain those talents is ludicrous. There are thousands of people who can hit a fastball a long way but don't have what it takes to be a major league hitter. Jared just happens to be one of those people. The idea that its all mental is hogwash.
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderbo ... SEA&min=10
Teo can still struggle against them, from a slump he had last season
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sports ... on/sn-amp/Only 14 players are seeing a higher percentage of curveballs and sliders than Hernandez, who’s hitting .129/.156/.161 against breaking balls this season. Across MLB, pitchers are throwing fewer fastballs than ever, a counterintuitive reality in an era when the average fastball is a record 94-m.p.h. And against Hernandez, they’ve taken it to an extreme.