I kind of cringe watching him at the plate. He just has no clue about working a pitcher - just tonight, he's giving away two strikes to pitchers that are having trouble throwing strikes to begin with.
His base running has also got to be the WOAT.
If this kid doesn't pull his head out of his ass, we're seeing the next joe charboneau.
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The running doesn't need thinking - just listening to base coaches. He runs through a lot of stop signs.
I'm sure he can learn how to slide one of these days - right now it looks like Pedro Guerrero was his sliding coach.
He doesn't need too much thinking at the plate, either. He just has to recognize balls off the outside of the plate. The way he sets up, he's inviting sliders down and away - the problem is he swings at every one of them, so they aren't even throwing him strikes with that pitch for now.
He's not a bad-ball hitter. He hits strikes, but swings and misses at balls.
The 4k game in SF seems to have unhinged him as his "adjustment" seems to be "swing harder and at everything." It's like he's trying to hard to get it all back with one swing - like a guy steaming in poker starts playing every hand.
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I think Puig's personality might pose a problem down the road as well. He kinda seems like a dick and he certainly doesn't act professional.
I wouldn't be surprised if his act wore thin on the rest of the team in short order.
Then again, I could be wrong.
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Yep, this thread definitely needs Oski's baseball analysis
My favorite puig moment was when he lead the charge for the Dodgers to piss in the diamond backs pool. Was just the perfect example of how much of a clown and disgrace puig is.