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Baseball Musings
March 02, 2006
Prince of a Hitter

Prince Fielder approaches hitting very maturely:

Coaches and teammates talk about the way Fielder hits balls to the opposite field early in batting practice to get his hands loose, and how he's comfortable either gearing up for the long ball or sitting back and taking what the pitcher gives him depending on the situation. He's also adept at working counts and drawing walks, as evidenced by his .398 on-base percentage in the minors.

"Growing up, even in Little League and high school, I never liked to just swing for the fences,'' Fielder said. "I would try to work and have a good at-bat and get an RBI or get an inning started. Don't get me wrong -- 40 homers and 100 RBI are fine. But I wanted to be more like a Mo Vaughn or a Frank Thomas type of hitter.''

If he's 75% of Frank Thomas he'll do just fine.


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Posted by David Pinto at 01:25 PM | Rookies | TrackBack (0)
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Sounds like he's mature enough to handle the high expectations everyone has of him. The Brewers are finally becoming a team to watch again!

Posted by: Baseball Mike at March 2, 2006 01:47 PM

Sounds like his father plus patience and a line drive swing.

Frank Thomas indeed.

Posted by: Adam Herman at March 4, 2006 04:08 AM

Did you see his blast over the RF wall in the Burgh? Like to swing for the fences or not, this kid has POWER!!!

Posted by: Teddy Ballgame at June 2, 2006 10:51 AM

What a blast this kid hit into the water over the RF wall in the Burgh. Like it or not, this kid has POWER!!!

Posted by: Teddy Ballgame at June 2, 2006 10:53 AM
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