When you can eliminate having to platoon a guy and you can eliminate the high strikeouts when you hit on the same side of the plate, switch-hitters are going to become a prized possession around the league moving forward, especially when you’ve got speed. “He’s a switch-hitter, which is a big advantage with all the big strikeout hitters. Article content THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It’s just a matter of getting repetitions and getting some experience. His speed is above average, his defence is above average. He’s made some smart plays with some bunts and some other things. Yes, he’s had some nice hits, but he’s also had opportunities to make a mistake when he’s run the bases and also on defence and he hasn’t done that. He goes up there and has quality at-bats time after time. People try to pitch around him and attack with different stuff, he doesn’t panic. He’s not fazed, he’s confident, he doesn’t budge. Not necessarily because of the results he’s getting, but the way he appears to us when he’s on the field. And I’ll go out there and put this on the record and say that Pompey has had a great showing. With one year of seasoning, some of these younger guys are going to come in with having their talents already showcased and proven at least once through, and they can just come in and compete and not have that doubt in their head: ‘Do I belong?’ Like Stroman and Sanchez. That being said, we can only keep getting better. I feel like I’m aging well and I still play well physically.
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