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Old 12-16-2011, 10:37 AM   #7
Mario-Rijo
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Re: Alonso .850 OPS or a mirage?

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Originally Posted by RedsManRick View Post
I can understand thinking he may not have as much power as some suggest, but I don't know how one can either watch him or look at his stats and not believe in the bat at a basic level.
I simply think his swing is too long thru the zone and that is basically the only big issue I see with it and if so then that is enough to render him less than worth keeping right now. I don't have any problem with the rest of his offensive game. I just wonder if it is too long can he ever fix it. I think at best his game might be Carlos Pena like but just with much less pure power but with a better eye (which is really about all Carlos has). Pena seems to have always had the same issue but with greater raw power.
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