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標題[BA] Golf Pro Helps Sutton’s Swing
時間Sat Nov 1 01:11:40 2008
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=1765
一篇BA有關Sutton的blog文章
J.J. Cooper
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — So what’s the secret to Drew Sutton’s success?
Easy. A former golf instructor named Jamie Cevallos, who last offseason
encouraged Sutton to use better body control when bringing his bat through
the zone.
“It gives you more room for error,” said Sutton, who had a breakout
season at Double-A Corpus Christi (Astros) and parlayed his success to
the Arizona Fall League. “He had a lot of video on his computer, and it
had Ted Williams and Albert Pujols and it showed a lot about positioning
yourself in your swing.”
At 25, the switch-hitting Sutton was one of the more experienced hitters
in the Texas League this season and finished .317/.408/.523 with 20 home
runs, 39 doubles and 69 RBIs. Scouts considered the circuit thinner in
big-time talent this year more than in prior seasons, although the South
Division had the better prospect pool.
However, against better competition here in Arizona, Sutton hasn’t missed
a beat.
Entering Wednesday, he was hitting a ridiculous .486/.604/.973—and leads
in each of those categories.
He also is tied with four others with a league-best nine extra-base hits,
ranks second in runs scored (17) and has almost as many RBIs (13) as
walks (14).
“The thing that’s been great out here has been the umpires. They’ve
been a lot more consistent,” Sutton said. “You can stay within the
strike zone and not go off the plate a little. It doesn’t vary as much
from umpire to umpire.”
Said Scottsdale manager Shane Turner, “He’s shown more power that you’d
think would come out of that body. He has a pretty good idea of the strike
zone.”
Turner said Sutton also has impressed on defense. Because Astros outfielder
Brian Bogusevic missed time early in the season because of a tweaked
hamstring, Sutton was asked to play in the outfield. He played four games
in center, four at third and three at short.
“It’s a hard thing when you move around as much as he does,” Turner
said. “But his bat is going to find a position for him. When you make a
mistake to him, he’s not going to miss it.”
A key to Sutton’s high on-base percentage is not being afraid to take
the first pitch for a strike. He can work the count to his liking and
then pounce.
And he can thank fellow Astros farmhand Chris Johnson for readying him
for the fall league. When Johnson was promoted from Corpus Christi to
Triple-A Round Rock in late July, Sutton had to take on a greater role
on the Double-A lineup.
“After CJ left in July, our lineup thinned out a little bit,” Sutton said.
“I had to learn how to hit tougher pitches and breaking balls in tough
counts. But overall that made me a better hitter.”
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如果他可以加強他各個位置的守備能力 也許有機會成會Bruntlett 2.0
守備也許比不上Bruntlett 但是他有左右開弓的優勢
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1F:推 googoodoll:Bruntlett現在是怎樣? 紅起來了是吧?... 11/01 19:50
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