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Dexter Fowler

 

Hey guys, I'm not a Rockies fan, but I thought you would be interested in this piece on Dexter Fowler.  The article allows you to get a feel for the mechanics of his swing from both sides of the plate.

Already a great defensive player, and already possessing great plate discipline, his power was really the only question mark and that seems to have been answered this year.  I am still trying to find video on him from this year because his swing from last year (especially from the right side) were not conducive to hitting for power.  

Dexter Fowler vs. Tyler Colvin

 

You guys should be excited about the prospects of him patrolling center field for years to come.

 

Also, I'm sure you guys are aware Franklin Morales was sent down to AAA tonight.  Tomorrow I am publishing an article on his struggles and I'll say this:

 

His loss of velocity is solely mechanics based and his loss of control is based on overthinking his new mechanics that are supposed to improve his control.  I hope that makes sense.

 

I have video of him from last year and this year and the differences are clear in my opinion.

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Thanks for the excellent breakdown

I am very excited about Fowler. 2009 should be an exciting season to watch with his debut.

by Rox Girl on Apr 30, 2008 5:50 AM MDT reply reply   0 recs

thanks.

I put up a Franklin Morales article today that goes a long way toward explaining his problems as I mentioned in the opening post. I’m curious if you or anybody else has players in the Rocky organization they would like to learn more about in terms of the overall mechanics/stuff a player has, so let me know.

www.baseball-intellect.com

by NovaO on Apr 30, 2008 6:40 PM MDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Loved this

especially the Morales mechanics stuff

Garrett Atkins for 2nd ! Ian Stewart for 3rd !

by Redhawk on May 1, 2008 9:30 AM MDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

thanks for kind words

My hope is that they get him back to what he was doing last year. The lack of oomph on his stuff this year really stood out to me. He needs to stop overthinking, stop slowing himself down. Less think, more throw.

www.baseball-intellect.com

by NovaO on May 3, 2008 1:29 PM MDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Nice reads

Read both articles a couple of days ago but didn’t notice this post.

Both are worth reading.

by MADness on May 4, 2008 7:10 PM MDT reply reply   0 recs


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