2023 #10 Prospect Mac Horvath - 2B/3B

[RZNJ]

4 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

 

Busch in College: 790 PA of 282/429/492

Horvath in College: 728 PA of 275/387/584

Horvath's 2 HR in 23 Aberdeen PA is a tease.    I didn't check Game Logs if they were away or the famous cavernous home.

 

At home.

[Tony-OH]

1 hour ago, Jim'sKid26 said:

I watched him play CF at UNC and thought he might be able to play there as a pro. He had reasonable instincts out there and the speed to make up for a small mistake with his first step. I think he throws better from the OF than he does from the infield. 

My too early to legitimately say comp is Adam Jones. Big time pull power. A bit of swing and miss. Good but not great speed. Not a natural CF but enough of an athlete to become a very good one. He might not have AJ's arm, however. 

Question for @Tony-OH: it seems like a very common criticism of young hitters that they struggle with elite velocity up in the zone. I mean, unless you are Jackson Holiday, can't we make a similar critic of most of the guys making their transition to pro ball? I think that is a very common place to go to get guys out now that the common teaching of young hitters is to get the ball in the air. It seems to me this goes all the way back to the Science of Hitting by Ted Williams.

With the emphasis of pitching up in the zone to offset the upper cut that was being taught to hitters now adays, lots of hitters struggle with elite velocity up in the zone.

It only becomes a concern when you see guys struggle with non-elite velocity up in the zone or a guy who can't stay off the pitch. Hitters are starting to adjust to modern pitching techniques and flattening out their swing paths up in the zone. As you pointed out, there's a video on Jackson Holliday doing this. 

I look for guys who can make adjustments when pitchers start getting them out in a certain way. Personally, I only have issues with players not hitting velocity when I start seeing them swing through fastballs in and around the zone more than you would like.

I haven't seen enough of Horvath to make any final judgements on his ability to hit elite velocity yet and probably won't until he gets to AA or maybe even AAA. 

[Jim'sKid26]

11 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

With the emphasis of pitching up in the zone to offset the upper cut that was being taught to hitters now adays, lots of hitters struggle with elite velocity up in the zone.

It only becomes a concern when you see guys struggle with non-elite velocity up in the zone or a guy who can't stay off the pitch. Hitters are starting to adjust to modern pitching techniques and flattening out their swing paths up in the zone. As you pointed out, there's a video on Jackson Holliday doing this. 

I look for guys who can make adjustments when pitchers start getting them out in a certain way. Personally, I only have issues with players not hitting velocity when I start seeing them swing through fastballs in and around the zone more than you would like.

I haven't seen enough of Horvath to make any final judgements on his ability to hit elite velocity yet and probably won't until he gets to AA or maybe even AAA. 

Thanks. Appreciate the clarification.