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hoosiers Hangout Grand Counsel

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Snyder 1 for 3 with a double plus a walk in last night's late action. That's 13 walks in 17 games for Snyder. Bell didn't play, while Angle went 0 for 4 with a BB.

Hopefully, Snyder is not being pitched around again. I've always hoped/thought Snyder had this kind of plate discipline in him - it's nice to see and hints at Snyder being a pretty complete hitter - just without plus HR power.

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I've always hoped/thought Snyder had this kind of plate discipline in him - it's nice to see and hints at Snyder being a pretty complete hitter - just without plus HR power.

Food for thought:

Youkilis and Snyder had about the same slugging percentage in the minors, Snyders slightly higher. Now Youkilis is swatting nearly 30 HR's a season. Probably not likely but one can hope.

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Hopefully, Snyder is not being pitched around again. I've always hoped/thought Snyder had this kind of plate discipline in him - it's nice to see and hints at Snyder being a pretty complete hitter - just without plus HR power.

I really couldn't tell you if Snyder is getting pitched around, but after watching him in the AFL Rising Stars Game, I have concluded that he has pretty good discipline, and I say this while trying to temper my enthusiasm, basically, its really good. He looked realyl comfortable at the plate, much liek Reimold. As for the HR power, as the above poster mentioned about Youk, it is very possible he develops that power. Same thing with Agon, he never projected as a masher, but he certianly became one. I persoanlly think he has more HR potential than he is given credit for, but I guess we will have to see.....

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I really couldn't tell you if Snyder is getting pitched around, but after watching him in the AFL Rising Stars Game, I have concluded that he has pretty good discipline, and I say this while trying to temper my enthusiasm, basically, its really good. He looked realyl comfortable at the plate, much liek Reimold. As for the HR power, as the above poster mentioned about Youk, it is very possible he develops that power. Same thing with Agon, he never projected as a masher, but he certianly became one. I persoanlly think he has more HR potential than he is given credit for, but I guess we will have to see.....

No small sample size alert there.

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Food for thought:

Youkilis and Snyder had about the same slugging percentage in the minors, Snyders slightly higher. Now Youkilis is swatting nearly 30 HR's a season. Probably not likely but one can hope.

That's where you need to rely more upon scouting. I don't know if many scouts thought Youkilis would hit for more power as he filled out, but I don't get that impression from any of the reports I read about Snyder. He's gonna be more of a gap power, 20ish HR hitter.

Now, its certainly possible that he vastly exceeds those expectations, but there is a difference between some players even with similar stats in the minors. You have to rely heavily on scouting reports. Some guys project as much more likely to add bulk and power than other guys. I'm not sure if Youkilis was a guy most scouts thought would develop more HR power as he added bulk or if he bucked trends as Snyder would have to do, but just relying on a statistical comparison isn't enough for minor league guys. The scouting and projection aspect is still very important.

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That's where you need to rely more upon scouting. I don't know if many scouts thought Youkilis would hit for more power as he filled out, but I don't get that impression from any of the reports I read about Snyder. He's gonna be more of a gap power, 20ish HR hitter.

Now, its certainly possible that he vastly exceeds those expectations, but there is a difference between some players even with similar stats in the minors. You have to rely heavily on scouting reports. Some guys project as much more likely to add bulk and power than other guys. I'm not sure if Youkilis was a guy most scouts thought would develop more HR power as he added bulk or if he bucked trends as Snyder would have to do, but just relying on a statistical comparison isn't enough for minor league guys. The scouting and projection aspect is still very important.

From my recollection, Youkilis's power has far exceeded scouting expectations.

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From my recollection, Youkilis's power has far exceeded scouting expectations.

Yeah, I saw him a ton in AA and I never thought he'd get to the level he's at now. I actually thought the exact same thing I do for Snyder now. Not saying I think lightning will strike twice necessarily but Youk def. outperformed.

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No small sample size alert there.

Maybe I should have clarified, after noticing Snyder's discipline getting better and better through the last couple of years, watching him at the plate in the AFL confirmed my opinions. He has good discipline, and is learning to maintain good discipline even when he is on fire.....

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From my recollection, Youkilis's power has far exceeded scouting expectations.

Agreed. Youkilis had a career .439 SLG in the minors, and was in that same range from 2004-07 in the majors. How he has acquired all this power at ages 29 and 30 is a bit of a mystery. Personally I'm a bit suspicious about it, but I will leave it at that.

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Food for thought:

Youkilis and Snyder had about the same slugging percentage in the minors, Snyders slightly higher. Now Youkilis is swatting nearly 30 HR's a season. Probably not likely but one can hope.

As optimistic as I've been for Snyder, this is a bit extreme. Youk was known for tremendous plate discipline throughout the minors. Snyder has been known for his high contact rate/batting average. It's only in the past year or so when Snyder has faced advanced pitching and perhaps when he's been asked to focus on taking pitches that we seen jumps in his BB rate.

IMO, there's more "in there" regarding Snyder the hitter than he's been getting credit for recently including some more than respectable plate discipline.

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