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Old 08-07-2015, 01:57 PM   #1060
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Originally Posted by VAChief View Post
At least he is getting the opportunity now. If he is going to grow he needs to play consistently. I think he can learn to cut down on the K's, increase his walk rate which will lead to better overall numbers.
Whereas I've stated my position on that in our conversations with the Cubs fan w/r/t Baez.

That kind of thing will change in the margins, but that's about it. I could see Grichuk getting to maybe a 25% K rate and a 8% walk rate someday, but expecting anything more than that is just pretty much ignoring the histories of players like him.

If he could buck the odds and get to a simple 3-1 ratio; say a 24% K rate and an 8% walk rate, he's be among the more dangerous hitters in the game and as a CFer with that kind of raw power, he'd be a legit 4-5 WAR guy. That's just a seriously tall order historically.
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