Moved and merged. This fellow is still in the minors. When/if he is ever called up to the bigs we can talk about him in ORG.
Moved and merged. This fellow is still in the minors. When/if he is ever called up to the bigs we can talk about him in ORG.
Reds Fan Since 1971
491 feet per trackman
video here:
https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/stat...ot-home-run%2F
“The guys we've had for the most part have been serviceable at this level.”
He's at 3B tonight for the second doubleheader game and just made a freakishly good play. He's also 2-3 so far.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1560435139280248833
Opposite field double he had last inning:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1560440382189715456
Last edited by wolfboy; 08-18-2022 at 09:50 PM.
How do we know he's not Mel Torme?
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Man, he is doing incredible things. Just jaw-dropping.
Everything he does looks effortless. Incredible athleticism.
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De La Cruz hit 491-foot home run over batting eye.
I saw him live for the first time on Wed and I left a little less concerned with his K rates. For starters I am guessing they are making him take pitches because on 2 of his AB he took 1st pitch fastballs down the middle. His walk was impressive because he was down 1-2 in the count and took some close pitches to draw the walk. The K he had was a bad swing on a bad pitch but it was also one of the ABs where he was behind in the count by taking pitches. The other thing that stood out is the contact is HARD. The double he hit into the ground 30 ft from home plate and the rebound went over the 1B head. He hit a foul ball in the 9th from the right side I would have loved to have seen the velocity on. Mike Siani could probably weigh in since he was on 3rd and it almost killed him.
It was one game but on a team with other really good prospects (McClain, Strand) he stands out even if you knew nothing about him
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I am not saying that this is what they should do, but I don't think the Reds will be able to resist breaking camp without him on the team in 2023.
MLB Pipeline podcast was talking about Elly and said he may be bigger than his listed 6'5" height.
I wonder if he's maxed out
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Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. -- Carl Sagan (Pale Blue Dot)
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If that's the case then they better go hard this off season by adding some SP, BP, and OF help. I don't want to see a year of Elly wasted like they did with Greene this year. I think they will use the prospect surplus in trades this off season for some MLB/MLB ready talent. It would be nice if they had another Shed Long for Sonny Gray deal up their sleeve.
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