07-09-2023, 08:17 PM
sekker wrote:
[quote=vision63]
No. There's lots of him. He is very very exciting though. The Reds are winning this season. That's how you haul in the fans.
I would not say there are a lot of this kind of talent - the last one that was this much of a game-changer was probably Vince Coleman of the Cardinals where he regularly stole >100 bases / year. And he had other players like Willie McGee and Ozzie Smith, meaning opposing pitchers never got a break from dealing with runners constantly pressing the bases.
Those were great Cardinals team (my brother played little league and high school ball with Ozzie) I think he has 5 tool potential. Especially from the left side of the plate. Being a switch-hitter is pretty dynamic. He has power, but it's not been demonstrated fully.
The Reds have wisely decided to attack the basepaths. But you can't just ignore better players just because he's so exciting. It was shocking to me when they beat the Dodgers in an early series this season. So used to them being doormats. I was like "who the heck is this guy?"
They play the Reds again in a few weeks and I'm looking for my team to beat them down.