Cruz is almost an automatic K if the pitcher throws outside sliders or off speed pitches. He needs to greatly improve on his pitch recognition. I don’t want him to become a Dave Kingman
46636060755E636B697E0C0 wrote: Cruz is almost an automatic K if the pitcher throws outside sliders or off speed pitches. He needs to greatly improve on his pitch recognition. I don’t want him to become a Dave Kingman
Cruz has been baffled today by the change up. He still misses on a lot of curves and sliders, but I think he is starting to lay off more of those pitches, and that is where the improvement starts. He needs to experience these pains at this level. That is why I hope Suwinski returns soon. He could use another 100-150 at bats this season.
In my mind Allen deserves credit for instinctive base running today. But I don’t really know what the Baltimore catcher was supposed to do on that play? I didn’t view him as trying to block the plate as much as he was just positioning himself to catch the ball. The Bucs have been on the other side of that call in the past…so let’s take the run.
