Ronny Cedeno

[Brian]

PLAYER A - .370/.396/.522 (leage minimum)

PLAYER B - .230/.347/.246 (way to much)

 

;)

PLAYER A - 0 All-Stars' seasons ruined

PLAYER B - 1 All-Stars' seasons ruined

 

When do the Dodgers come to Wrigley? :evil:

September, actually.

[anemic offense]

Ronny's on pace for 45+ errors this season. With DLee out, he's going to need to really improve on his throws. I love the offense, but we're going to need stellar D to have a chance with Lee out. We won't have the offense to overcome mistakes in the field.

 

I honestly can't figure out how Ronny's managed to play his entire (presumably) minor league career without someone working with him to change that horrible arm slot. Outside of 2nd base, it seems fielders who have the same sidearm throwing style (along with Aram) are prone to erroneus throws.

 

It's probably not that simple, but I feel if he keeps his elbow up he'll be okay. But if it keeps dropping...well, may Dlee's recovery be all the more expediated.

[CuseCubFan69]

Not having Lee to throw to isn't going to help the problem.

Exactly, but I have faith in Ronny.

 

Me too. Ironically the Lee injury might make Perez play 2nd more (Walker at 1st) and give Ronny a little more slack from Baker.

[CubFanPhilly]

Ronny's on pace for 45+ errors this season.

 

FWIW - Furcal is on the same pace.

[Diffusion]

Cedeno has been relatively impressive so far. In the field he's shown good instincts, a quick first step, good hands, outstanding range, particularly to his left, lots of athleticism and a very strong arm. This throws though have at times been unaccurate, particularly when he doesn't have time on a play to set his feet. He needs to work on that. His communication with the rest of his infield, particularly on popups, also leaves quite a bit to be desired. He has to get used to the idea that though he's a rookie, as the shortstop he's in charge of the infield, and he needs to take control. But with the exception of those two complaints, his defence so far has been exceptional, and he's made a number of plays that Neifi definately wouldn't have been able to make.

 

At the plate he's too impatient, more impatient than he was last year with the Cubs. Last year at least he didn't expand his zone much, which was a very encouraging sign. But this year Cedeno's combined his see it hit it approach within the zone - he doesn't take many called strikes at all - with a see it try anyway approach on anything that's even close. He's getting himself into a lot of pitcher's counts like that and he's not doing himself any favours. That said he's making contact at a seemingly good rate, though it's not always particularly good contact. He's had his fair share of bloops and infield hits. He's going to all fields, which is encouraging, but he hasn't yet shown quite the pop that he did last year, he's not really turning on the ball and really driving it. Instead his extra base hits have so far been more the result of his terrific speed and just how aggressive he is on the bases, stretching singles into doubles and doubles into triples. That's great, but if he could combine that with some legitimate extra base hits, balls to the wall or out of the park, that would be better. That and the size of his strike zone and his swing-happy ways are what he needs to work on at the plate.

 

So he's been on the whole very good so far, but his game isn't without some pretty serious limitations at this point. Obviously I'm willing to give him a free pass on them because he is a rookie, but he needs to work on them pretty hard if he's going to become a good major league player. Right now, he's not, regardless of what his batting line says. Still, Neifi Perez is no better, and the best way to learn to play in the major leagues, if the minors have done all they can, is to play in the major leagues. When he starts to struggle, and he will, Baker needs to give him a full vote of confidence and continue to run him out there everyday.