Article: Kepler Versus Buxton Has Become No Contest

[Riverbrian]

I'm going to repeat myself again... but that happens when I lack depth of thought. 

 

I have believed all year that Buxton's improvement won't be gradual but sudden and amazing. I have no idea how long it will take but it will be sudden and amazing or it won't happen at all. 

 

It happens as soon as he stops upper cutting and improves his plate coverage. Which will increase his contact rate and hopefully put more balls on the ground and he can put his legs to use. I don't believe he will sacrifice power doing this... I believe he will just become capable of anything and then own the baseball world.  

 

Now I admit that I haven't had a chance to watch the past few games so it's quite possible that Buxton is still swinging upward and proving me wrong for 10 AB's but regardless... I believe Buxton will explode like Jackie Bradley did(actually bigger and better)...when he levels out his swing... like Jackie Bradley did. 

[USAFChief]

Personally, I'd be OK if Buxton never hits another ground ball in his career.

 

Good hitters aren't good hitters because they hit lots of ground balls.

[ShouldaCouldaWoulda]

 

Personally, I'd be OK if Buxton never hits another ground ball in his career.

Good hitters aren't good hitters because they hit lots of ground balls.

Agree! You can have a high GB% and still be a great hitter, but generally even those guys have more success hitting the ball in the air than on the ground. With Buxton, it is hard to stretch singles into doubles, and doubles into triples, when hitting the ball on the ground. He isn't a great base-stealer either, so use a LATE and BIG leg kick ALWAYS, and try and hit linedrives-to-slightly flyballs.