(03-07-2019 11:50 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  Wallner's stroke is amazingly pure.

Especially when the ball doesn't interfere with it by colliding with the bat during his strikeouts.

(03-08-2019 09:03 AM)Black Diamond Reb Wrote:  

(03-07-2019 11:50 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  Wallner's stroke is amazingly pure.

Especially when the ball doesn't interfere with it by colliding with the bat during his strikeouts.

there's no question he's currently thinking about future $$$$$ at the plate....

(03-08-2019 09:09 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(03-08-2019 09:03 AM)Black Diamond Reb Wrote:  

(03-07-2019 11:50 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  Wallner's stroke is amazingly pure.

Especially when the ball doesn't interfere with it by colliding with the bat during his strikeouts.

there's no question he's currently thinking about future $$$$$ at the plate....

wallner comes out of it so bad. If it was a golf swing, he would hit banana slices. Watch his lead foot, it comes out of the batters box. Very surprising that it has not been fixed in 3 years.

Berry switching some things up

Monte
Guidry
Slater
Hoard
Wallner
Bowen
Franklin
Lynch
McGillis

Powell

(03-08-2019 02:28 PM)usm99 Wrote:  Berry switching some things up

Monte
Guidry
Slater
Hoard
Wallner
Bowen
Franklin
Lynch
McGillis

Powell

He is checking out the forum and seeing my posts about Donaldson sucking

(03-08-2019 02:53 PM)LaEagle55 Wrote:  

(03-08-2019 02:28 PM)usm99 Wrote:  Berry switching some things up

Monte
Guidry
Slater
Hoard
Wallner
Bowen
Franklin
Lynch
McGillis

Powell

He is checking out the forum and seeing my posts about Donaldson sucking

Wish he had listened to me about a month ago.

(02-15-2019 09:30 PM)Reggie Favre Wrote:  He's gonna have to find a way to keep Balylock in the lineup everyday. There is no way around this. We will not be a good team with both Donaldson and Cooper in the batting lineup.

We will prob throw 7 pitchers Sunday.

Almost made it through the lineup without a strikeout. Thanks Lynch.

(03-07-2019 11:50 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(03-07-2019 08:52 PM)eaglenjxn Wrote:  

(03-07-2019 06:53 PM)LaEagle55 Wrote:  And also, does anyone on this board actually think Wallner is big league? Sure, he looks real good. But Co leads our team in strikeouts with Donaldson. And big league talent may go through a slump of not getting solid hits, but not because they are striking out. Bet he gets drafted in 5th round or lower and never makes it out of A ball.

Is Wallner "big league"? What do you mean?

Is he big league ready? Hell no. Not even close. Almost no college hitter is. In his junior year, Hunter Renfroe from State looked like one of the more "MLB ready" hitters I have watched in college. It took him over three years to get to the majors, and he had some up-and-down seasons in the minors.

Will teams look at Wallner and think he has some well-developed skills, physical abilities, and can be a star with development? Definitely. Like most prospects, there are some holes in his game that hurt him against college pitching--and will hurt him worse against minor league pitching. Unfortunately, some of those weaknesses have been evident since he was a freshman, and he doesn't seem to have gotten better in those areas.

Wallner and Mason Robbins are the two guys Berry has signed who stepped on the field as elite freshman players. Robbins left as the exact same player (and actually saw his draft stock decline significantly). Fortunately, Wallner's stock won't take the hit that Robbins' did (in part because I think he came here as a much more polished hitter). Unless something changes, though, I think he will also be leaving here the same player that he was as a freshman.

Wallner's stroke is amazingly pure....

what I'm currently seeing is his plate discipline is suspect coupled with his left shoulder isn't driving through the swing b/c he's second guessing pitch location.....

jmtc...

I think it looks amazingly pure connecting with fastballs around 90 or below.

I don’t know if it’s compact enough to routinely make good contact with 92-96 mph fastballs that he can’t sit on. He’s tall and has long arms and legs. The disadvantage with that is that pitchers have a huge zone and there are a lot of moving parts with his swing.

I think he still needs to add some lower body strength too.

Wonder how many of us "experts" are gonna be first round draft choices?

Kinda reminds me of what Lee Trevino said when asked if he was gonna hire one of those high falutin golf gurus that suddenly became a craze for all the young pro dudes: "Sure I will....when one can beat ME", he cracked.

Bowen solo home run. 2-0.

Shame we have too many guys that can hit but are defensive liabilities.

We are desperate for offense. I would still start Bowen at catcher and bring in Donaldson in the 6th or 7th.

(03-08-2019 03:46 PM)eaglebeaver Wrote:  Wonder how many of us "experts" are gonna be first round draft choices?

Kinda reminds me of what Lee Trevino said when asked if he was gonna hire one of those high falutin golf gurus that suddenly became a craze for all the young pro dudes: "Sure I will....when one can beat ME", he cracked. :cheers:

Awfully high bar to be qualified to say that a college junior may not be ready to play in the majors now.

(03-08-2019 04:09 PM)eaglenjxn Wrote:  

(03-08-2019 03:46 PM)eaglebeaver Wrote:  Wonder how many of us "experts" are gonna be first round draft choices?

Kinda reminds me of what Lee Trevino said when asked if he was gonna hire one of those high falutin golf gurus that suddenly became a craze for all the young pro dudes: "Sure I will....when one can beat ME", he cracked.

Awfully high bar to be qualified to say that a college junior may not be ready to play in the majors now.

I will also climb on that high bar and say Cooper does not have big league talent either. Qualification=sports fan

Donaldson isn’t playing because he’s hurt. When he’s back healthy, he’ll be in the lineup.

(03-08-2019 04:50 PM)BeagleUSM Wrote:  Donaldson isn’t playing because he’s hurt. When he’s back healthy, he’ll be in the lineup.

Oh, I have no doubt that the second coming of Benito Santiago will be right back in that lineup.

Eagles have warning track power.

Well, Donaldson is in now. So maybe he’s healthy. He was pulled early Wednesday for something.

It’s felt like McGillis was starting to put things together. He’s made good contact today.

(03-08-2019 05:09 PM)Mxeagle Wrote:  Eagles have warning track power.

sounds like an over 60 yr. old church softball team...

(03-08-2019 03:46 PM)eaglebeaver Wrote:  Wonder how many of us "experts" are gonna be first round draft choices?

Kinda reminds me of what Lee Trevino said when asked if he was gonna hire one of those high falutin golf gurus that suddenly became a craze for all the young pro dudes: "Sure I will....when one can beat ME", he cracked.

the 'merry Mex'....how could ya not love that outside to in slap shot swing...

(03-08-2019 05:22 PM)eaglenjxn Wrote:  It felt like McGillis was starting to put things together.

Wish you were talking abut his dad when he was at USM...