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Originally Posted by BWillie
I heard one scout say they would have him at 80 power but they are worried about his chase rate vs professional pitching. If this was the 90's nobody would give a shit about his chase rate. I get worried about chase rate more when guys can't hit baseballs. Like Pratto and Melendez have decent power, but they just don't have the elite skill to put bat on the ball. Caglianone has the potential to do that. We all hope he becomes more patient and nukes what he knows he can hit but it's worked for Salvy despite the patience.
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What scout was that, cuz that makes them sound dumb as shit. His chase rate shouldn't have any influence on his power rating though. Use that chase rate to lower his hit rate, but to say his power isn't at the top of the charts because he chases pitches is ridiculous.
Also, last year looks like he got a lot better at avoiding strikeouts. He only had 26 Ks vs 27 actual walks (31 of his walks were intentional.
His ****ing power numbers are literally insane over his collegiate career, which was basically a full MLB season worth of games
165 games - 75 HRs and 28 2Bs. That's just shy of a HR every other game.
I'm so excited about this kid.