Oscar Taveras

[Fat Strat]

Blasted another 3 run bomb again today.

Holy crap.

[Magneto2.0]

Tavares reminds me of Cano as a hitter.

[Maclowery]

1.3 ops his last ten games

Kid is red hot.

[go birds]

I feel sorry for the rest of MLB

[pioneer98]

Tavares reminds me of Cano as a hitter.

I haven’t watched Cano on a regular basis, which is why I kept saying Vladdy Guerrero as a comp. But Cano might be a pretty good comparison, too.

[lukethedrifter]

From Goldstein's Insider article on future power hitters


Despite a controlled yet extremely violent swing that has brought some very loose comparisons to the swing mechanics of Bryce Harper, Taveras hit just eight home runs in 308 at-bats in 2011, but he already has 10 homers in 143 at-bats this year for Springfield while batting .315/.364/.643 in 36 games. Still, he's more of a hitter than a slugger, but one scout indicated that itself might be indicative of something. "Are we in an era where pure hitters develop more naturally into hitters with power?" he asked.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball ... z1v9Lxepse

[Swirls]

From Goldstein's Insider article on future power hitters


Despite a controlled yet extremely violent swing that has brought some very loose comparisons to the swing mechanics of Bryce Harper, Taveras hit just eight home runs in 308 at-bats in 2011, but he already has 10 homers in 143 at-bats this year for Springfield while batting .315/.364/.643 in 36 games. Still, he's more of a hitter than a slugger, but one scout indicated that itself might be indicative of something. "Are we in an era where pure hitters develop more naturally into hitters with power?" he asked.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball ... z1v9Lxepse

I think a better comparison would be Matt Holliday, at least in terms of a violent swing where he hits the ball about a million miles per hour, and is more of a true hitter than a slugger.

[BW23]

From Goldstein's Insider article on future power hitters


Despite a controlled yet extremely violent swing that has brought some very loose comparisons to the swing mechanics of Bryce Harper, Taveras hit just eight home runs in 308 at-bats in 2011, but he already has 10 homers in 143 at-bats this year for Springfield while batting .315/.364/.643 in 36 games. Still, he's more of a hitter than a slugger, but one scout indicated that itself might be indicative of something. "Are we in an era where pure hitters develop more naturally into hitters with power?" he asked.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball ... z1v9Lxepse

I think a better comparison would be Matt Holliday, at least in terms of a violent swing where he hits the ball about a million miles per hour, and is more of a true hitter than a slugger.

That's who came to mind for me, too.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

Comparisons are kinda fun.

I'm gonna go w fielder mores than anyone else. Big fast hard swing. Pull the ball and hit it hard at all costs.

[Swirls]

Comparisons are kinda fun.

I'm gonna go w fielder mores than anyone else. Big fast hard swing. Pull the ball and hit it hard at all costs.

Screw Fielder. I'm changing mine to Babe Ruth!