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weis21 Myrtle Beach Pelicans

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lay off sliders low and away

I feel like if i were at a holiday party and Javy read this post he would laugh and laugh and laugh. He would then proceed to go outside and strike out playing our annual whiffle ball game and laugh some more.

 

(I don’t really have an annual whiffle ball game [or friends to attend said party] but whatever)

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http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/22/javier-baez-primed-cubs-primary-second-baseman/

 

Maddon is ready to give Baez close to 600 plate appearances if he executes what the team has discussed with Baez.

 

“Organize his hitting zone, accept your walks and utilize the whole field,” Maddon said of the keys for Baez.

 

“We had a conversation that he said really stuck with him last year. I had told him to please make the routine play routinely. He said that had really stuck with him.”

 

That conversation came after a fancy throw by Baez had cost the Cubs a run.

 

“When the play required craziness, I told him we knew he could do that,” Maddon said. “The three-hopper to shortstop, come get it, play through it. Make an accurate throw. Apparently, that stuck. He told me once he thought in those terms, it really did slow it down for him.”

 

“He is one of the finest baserunners in the league,” Maddon said. “He has one of the best arms. Most acrobatic, best range on defense. Big power. The biggest thing for him to do now is organizing the strike zone. Once he does that, heads up. That goes back to what I have been talking about the last couple of years — that would be the next level I am looking for from him.”
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