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We've seen Gavin produce for a whole month before, so I'll have to see him keep hitting like this for a bit longer before making a judgement. But he's clearly made some adjustments to how teams were attacking him, especially on outside pitches. 

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2 minutes ago, chw42 said:

How do you pop that pitch up to right field? 

I feel like Gavin took whatever hitting talent Vaughn had. 

That was something. 92mph fastballs, catcher wanted it up, it's right in almost every modern hitters' wheelhouse instead, down the middle at the upper shin and somehow he manages to pop it up?

How do you even get that swing path as a MLB player? That's like a little league swing result.

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Just now, chitownsportsfan said:

That was something. 92mph fastballs, catcher wanted it up, it's right in almost every modern hitters' wheelhouse instead, down the middle at the upper shin and somehow he manages to pop it up?

How do you even get that swing path as a MLB player? That's like a little league swing result.

I'm astonished at how Vaughn manages to hit pitches that should be pulled hard to the opposite field this year. Like that's not a bad thing in certain situations, but he's doing it on almost every one of those pitches. It feels like he's late on the pitches on purpose. 

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1 minute ago, chw42 said:

I'm astonished at how Vaughn manages to hit pitches that should be pulled hard to the opposite field this year. Like that's not a bad thing in certain situations, but he's doing it on almost every one of those pitches. It feels like he's late on the pitches on purpose. 

Yup. He has a hitch in his swing now that wasn't there a few years ago. I think he tried to gear up for more power and it's just screwed up everything.

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4 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Yup. He has a hitch in his swing now that wasn't there a few years ago. I think he tried to gear up for more power and it's just screwed up everything.

I remember Vaughn went on a pretty big hot streak in 2021 when he steadied his hands more during his load. It sapped some exit velocity, but he was hitting the ball hard more consistently. I don't think Vaughn's problem was that he didn't hit for enough power, it was that his approach never improved. If he improves his approach, the power will come eventually when you start swinging at better pitches. Just another example of poor development by the Sox. 

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Imagine how good the Astros would have been if they didn't have a pitcher hitting at the bottom of their order these past few years. 

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If Jose Abreu can get sent down today, AV definitely can. The Jared Walsh signing should make that evident too.

 

I don't think Andrew is as bad as he's shown, but he's hurt at lot.

 

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