Sentences with phrase «discipline at the plate»

For 10 yearseveryone had been waiting for the arrival of Jack Cust — the folks from thisarea of central Jersey, the major league scouts who have seen the preposteroushome run potential, the statheads who have followed him through the minors, extolling his discipline at the plate.

Though still lacking discipline at the plate, Martin displayed extra-base power, hitting 16 doubles, 15 triples and 20 home runs to bolster his.305 average.

Ideally, the Twins are able to build more depth at third — allowing for a gradual transition for Sano across the infield, and that Sano is able to maintain his health / weight and power while learning more discipline at the plate.

Timing and discipline at the plate have to be developed, you see.

Not exact matches

Blackmon — great hitter with now more RBI potential — perfect slot for him at # 3 Arenado — he is the no brainer # 4 hitter on this team CarGo — # 5 suits his hitting style perfectly Iannetta — good plate discipline and works the count — plus has power — nice # 6 option Parra — fits nice at # 7 or # 8 Desmond — puts a speed / pop bat towards the end of the line up — either # 7 or # 8

Under Garagiola the team drafted MVP candidate Justin Upton, who is taking the same leap in his age - 23 season that many star outfielders have at that same age, dramatically improving his pitch recognition and plate discipline — he has cut his strikeout rate by a third — while learning how to drive the ball.

His plate discipline is beyond his years, which allows him to succeed and wait for the other tools to catch up at the same time.

At bat and on the mound the Tigers and the A's have many similarities, but a tight series will turn on plate discipline

Nick Williams wasn't overmatched at all last year, and they can fold in Jorge Alfaro seamlessly, even if both players have classic young player problems with their plate discipline.

His.395 OBP was a huge part of their offense in» 09, and replacing him at third base with Brandon Wood fills the position with a player who brings power but not batting average or plate discipline.

Perverse Incentives Lie Behind Microsoft's Linkedin Purchase This FT article on Microsoft's recently announced acquisition of Linkedin is critical of CEO Satya Nadella for poor capital allocation discipline — but equally critical of the «lavish equity incentives that investors have heaped upon his plate... designed to encourage Mr Nadella to behave as if he's running an Apple or a Facebook — tech companies that are at the forefront of consumer innovation.