May 06, 2008
Free Swinger
Wladimir Balentien hit his second home run in six games last night, helping the Mariners to a 7-3 win over the Rangers. At the moment, Wlad is showing himself to be an all or nothing player. While his two home runs in 21 at bats are great, he's yet to draw a walk and he struck out eight times. He showed decent selectivity in the minors, so I'm guessing this will change. If the home runs continue, pitchers will start to be more careful with the twenty three year old. That should move him toward walking more as well. Right now, it looks like he's trying to show just how hard he can swing the bat, but swinging at the right pitches is important, too.
(I assume here that he's not watching the ball go by for strike three. If I'm wrong, please let me know.)
Posted by David Pinto at
08:16 AM
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