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QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 24, 2012 -> 04:01 AM)
Also leads to him pulling his head a bit. Not a good combo.

 

He shot one to right field nicely in his first at bat, as he had better balance at the plate. The best thing that could happen for Viciedo is to hit a homer to right field. Maybe he changed his mechanics a little after hitting two homers during the early part of the season to left center?

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.367 for Rios.

 

 

What Farmer said was that KW loved the aggressive and way the ball jumped off Viciedo's bat, but he's lost some of that aggressive because of 1) the steady diet of offspeed/breaking pitches and 2) the encouragement to be more patient and take more walks.

 

So he's lost some of his initial aggressiveness you saw in 2010 with the Sox and become a bit more tentative instead of instinctual, which is causing him to be inbetween a lot (see Morel and Beckham) and seem like he has more of a slider-speed bat. Before, he always locked onto the fastball and was ready to swing whenever he came up to the plate. As Hawk's always saying, you have to have a plan up there...eliminate one of the pitcher's best pitches and make him beat you with his 2nd or 3rd pitch if he can do it, you tip your cap.

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QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 11:05 PM)
I don't think Lillibridge is much better of an OF than Viciedo... if not now I think as he gets more and more time out there it will be very apparent.

You should want Lillibridge charging hard at borderline gappers over Viciedo.

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