Good stuff. I really let first impressions from Jacs first game color my view on his first pitch hacking. He can make good contact even with two strikes, so maybe being a bit more patient will be good. I just hate to see young players told to be patient and then end up down in the count so often but letting the best pitch of the AB go by without swinging.
Cameron has had great results so far. He looks polished. I hope he can learn even more from the vets on this staff. He has good role models here in Lugo, Wacha, and Bubic.
Thanks for the question! Agree on Jac, he’s had good contact rates at every level — the hit tool is there, it’s just the chase we have concerns about.
Cameron is certainly set up for success with this pitching development staff and the system in place. I hope he can get some of the underlying stuff running hotter so we don’t have to worry so much about batted-ball regression.
Good stuff. I really let first impressions from Jacs first game color my view on his first pitch hacking. He can make good contact even with two strikes, so maybe being a bit more patient will be good. I just hate to see young players told to be patient and then end up down in the count so often but letting the best pitch of the AB go by without swinging.
Cameron has had great results so far. He looks polished. I hope he can learn even more from the vets on this staff. He has good role models here in Lugo, Wacha, and Bubic.
Thanks for the question! Agree on Jac, he’s had good contact rates at every level — the hit tool is there, it’s just the chase we have concerns about.
Cameron is certainly set up for success with this pitching development staff and the system in place. I hope he can get some of the underlying stuff running hotter so we don’t have to worry so much about batted-ball regression.