So who is breaking out this year? (1 Viewer)

[urbanhack]

ATTN: Kenny Williams

Please hire Kevin Seizter.

TIA

 

[Limp Ditka]

ATTN: Kenny WilliamsPlease hire Kevin Seizter.TIA

 

[dparker713]

Francour deserves to be on the list.

He's not walking any more than normal. His BABIP is somewhat elevated. He's actually hitting less flyballs than normal. The difference is his flyballs are leaving the park at twice his career rate. This has fluke written all over it.

So you're not buying the "refined hitting approach" explanation?

To some, Royals OF Jeff Francoeur's hot start is little more than the product of a small sample size, but according to hitting coach Kevin Seizter, it's the result of hard work and an open mind. “His best days are ahead of him,' Seizer told FOXSports.com. 'He was another rebuilding project. From a mechanical standpoint, it happened much quicker than it did with Alex [Gordon]. The biggest thing has been his approach. It was pretty neat. The day I met him, he said, ‘I want you to know, I've done my homework on you, made calls to people who have worked with you. Whatever you want me to do, I'll do. I'm yours.' That's what music to my ears.” Francoeur is currently riding a 14-game hitting streak during which he's batting .365 (19 for 52) with three home runs.

Haven't heard a single person claim he's utilizing his power better. His batted ball profile doesn't support a change in swing path - if anything its suggesting less power in the future with all those ground balls. I didn't take a look at his contact rates, but any change positive in them isn't showing up where you'd expect it - Ks and BBs. There is the glaring change in his HR/FB to nearly triple his rate last year and double his career number. Now, some of these numbers should be fairly reliable by now, but its still early in the season to claim there has been a true change in Franceour. I expect him to go back to sucking soon.

 

[Eephus]

Francour deserves to be on the list.

He's not walking any more than normal. His BABIP is somewhat elevated. He's actually hitting less flyballs than normal. The difference is his flyballs are leaving the park at twice his career rate. This has fluke written all over it.

So you're not buying the "refined hitting approach" explanation?

To some, Royals OF Jeff Francoeur's hot start is little more than the product of a small sample size, but according to hitting coach Kevin Seizter, it's the result of hard work and an open mind. “His best days are ahead of him,' Seizer told FOXSports.com. 'He was another rebuilding project. From a mechanical standpoint, it happened much quicker than it did with Alex [Gordon]. The biggest thing has been his approach. It was pretty neat. The day I met him, he said, ‘I want you to know, I've done my homework on you, made calls to people who have worked with you. Whatever you want me to do, I'll do. I'm yours.' That's what music to my ears.” Francoeur is currently riding a 14-game hitting streak during which he's batting .365 (19 for 52) with three home runs.

 

[whoknew]

Not sure if its really a breakout but Scherzer is going to win the AL Cy Young.

5-0 3.15 ERA

 

[BRONG]

MATT KEMP is going to go crazy.

I'm not a fantasy baseballer, but I'm a Dodgers fan and here's my theory on what happened to him last year:

RIHANNA I can't even make it through the whole video.

They were talking about how much she ####ed him up last year and I actually believe it. Some of the funnier #### was how she was pissed how they'd play every day and in the same city like 3 times. Stuff like that. Or how he'd be in the locker room furiously texting before and after games, every day, trying to get back with her or some ####. Hilarious.

On a more serious note, I do remember the guy being totally lost out there in the field, especially the first part of the season. He guy simply wasn't into it, I remember talking about it with Dodger fans and we would chalk it up to not having to work that hard anymore, but maybe he was also #####-whipped.

Also, feel free to check and see if any of your players are in that futures/player props thread (the real reason I'm here), if you would. I know Kemp isn't.

Sucked that I couldn't find a Kemp prop anywhere for the life of me. Anyone know why that was?