Miguel Sano and Max Kepler Video
by Jordan Tuwiner on Jul 16, 2010 6:59 PM EDT
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I jotted down some notes on other Twins prospects, like Eddie Rasario and Candido Pimentel. You can see those notes here.
Sano struck out three times in the video above, but as you can see, the ump had a huge strike zone. Kepler looked good, nice line drive swing and a great arm. Rosario robbed a home run, but I didn't catch it on camera, unfortunately. Pimentel turned what would be a single for most into a double. Overall, the group of 4 was quite impressive.
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If Sano learns gets some patience,
and he’s in a good organization for learning it, he could be a good talent. His swing excites me if he could make consistent content.
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. ~ Terence Mann
He was taking a lot of pitches, all of his K’s in this game were looking. Ump had a huge zone.
by Jordan Tuwiner on Jul 17, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Sano had a very high walk rate in the DSL
I think any called balls are edited out of these types of videos.
Data in both the DSL and GCL are both small samples, but the high walk rate in at least one of the two is encouraging. We’ll know more as he moves up and plays longer.
Based on what I saw, the umpiring was brutal
He looked like he was swinging at everything because, when he didn’t swing, it was a called strike, regardless of where the pitch was. Several of those called strikes were well out of the zone.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Too much bat movement
I’d like to see Sano settle down a little. It is hard to keep your head steady when your bat is moving that much. It looks like he’s flailing at pitches. He’s also stepping toward the plate rather than toward the pitcher. There are a bunch of things that could be corrected in that swing.
Kepler has a nice, compact swing.
Didn't read all the way down
Coke to thejemmer.
AWESOME VIDEO!
Thank you for posting! We’re a bit low of video of these guys, so this is very nice to see.
I always loved that one.
i am fine with him copying mauer
until he joins the big leagues. and thats a while still. that guy’s 16!
by twinscrazy_german on Jul 19, 2010 7:48 AM EDT up reply actions
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He was 16 a year ago when the Twins signed him
The Hochevar Principle: The future comes to all teams. Some teams wait for it. Those teams finish in last place a lot. -Joe Posnanski
yeah just like he was 16 or 18 when we signed him....
he’s either 17 or 19 right now…
Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Jul 20, 2010 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
i stand corrected
but you get my point
by twinscrazy_german on Jul 21, 2010 7:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for posting!
Great to see Sano, that swing is powerful, damn.
The Hochevar Principle: The future comes to all teams. Some teams wait for it. Those teams finish in last place a lot. -Joe Posnanski
Sano needs hitting coach
A Pox on Gary Sheffield for showing power guys “how to swing”. Watch both videos again and look at the hands and, more importantly, the head of the bat for Sano vs Kepler. When watching Kepler think “Mauer” and quiet hands. Constantly moving the hands and twirling the bat when waiting for the pitch results in inconsistent results – think about where his bat will be when he expects fastball but gets change.
pulling his head
bat movement didn’t bother me so much as the head movment – in fact, the one pitch he drives to R-CTR he doesnt pull his head.
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