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Originally Posted by Ocotillo
Gorman has more potential than that. On a rate basis, nobody in baseball barreled the ball more than he did last year. Only Mike Trout had a lower ground ball rate.
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I don't disagree, but he has things to work on still and if he's doing that while trying to focus on playing 2b, it's going to get in the way of that. Moreover, his body just can't handle it, IMO. He puts too much strain on his back when he swings. His mechanics are pretty violent. You have him swinging like that and then crouched over on the IF grass, you're asking to have a guy who's battling back troubles for big chunks of the year that undermine his ability to take a confident hack. Muncy was a really good example of that last season.
Stop ****ing around with the 2b experiment and just let him play OF and develop as a hitter.