Small Sample Size

by John Sickels on Jul 7, 2009 10:52 AM EDT

The perils of small sample size: as I mentioned yesterday, Eric Hosmer didn't look very good for Burlington on Sunday, but on Monday he looked much better, pulling a Wily Peralta 92 MPH fastball for a home run to right field, and in general just showing a quicker bat. Don't judge a player on just one game!.

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Bat Speed

There are actually two categories of bat speed. One is ultimate bat speed — call it “native bat speed.” The other is the bat speed that a hitter can routinely bring to bear in a game, and it’s affected by the quality of the pitching and by the quality of the hitter’s pitch recognition.

You can judge the first by watching batting practice or by watching highlight video.

The other can only be determined by watching a player over a period of time.

by ArthurBryant on Jul 7, 2009 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

How did Peralta look?

Certainly not his best line, but I’m very excited about him.

It was a great selection of awesome.

by battlekow on Jul 7, 2009 1:00 PM EDT reply actions

90-94

peralta….90-94 fastball, erratic breaking ball.very good movement. not so great location.

by John Sickels on Jul 7, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Future closer/set up man?

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by RoyalsRetro on Jul 7, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions

hmm

Needs a better third pitch if he wants to start. But has closer-quality stuff, yes.

by John Sickels on Jul 7, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Don't judge a player on one game?

Keith Law disagrees with this statement.

by thejd44 on Jul 7, 2009 1:13 PM EDT reply actions

Dammit, you got it in before me

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by PaulThomas on Jul 7, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually, I think it's ok to formulate opinions based on one game

What Law does that bothers me is he doesn’t make it clear it’s a limited view AND he never seems willing to change that view. If you only see a guy once, you have to make it clear to your readers/listeners/viewers that it’s not all the information. And you have to be willing to admit that the one time you saw the guy might not be indicative of his actual ability. This, I think, is where Law usually fails.

by thejd44 on Jul 7, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions