Reds June 2023 thread

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(06-12-2023, 10:35 AM)SladeX Wrote: I remember when ED was playing a commentator said the staff was trying to get ED to cut down on his Ks, and it was either Buck or Nuxhall that said “They need to leave him alone!”.

I hope no one is worried about the Ks with Elly. That would be a bit like Aesops dog that dropped the bone he had in the water trying to get the bone from the other dog in the water (actually his reflection)

Yea, I agree. I'm not very concerned about his K rate. When I watch his at bats (and I've watched every single one since he was called up, it's become a bit of an event for me each day haha), he is not wildly hacking at the ball like Aristedes Aquino did. He is not being fooled by simple off speed pitches. He is not consistently whiffing on balls in his wheelhouse. He'll occasionally chase a ball out of the strike zone but you could say that about any player in the MLB. His chase rate is slightly above average (29.7% vs the league average of 28.4%) but that should improve as he gets used to MLB pitching. 

And, as the announcers have said several times over the weekend, speed doesn't slump. If he makes contact, he could get a hit out of it. I think we're in for a very fun 8 to 15 years watching this guy play.