Looks like Liu's been stuck at double A struggling with command issue for yrs. Not sure if he can make it to the rotation in the major bcz his ceiling is like 4th to 5th slot, and Bos already has starters like Bello, Crawford, Houck, Whitlock, Winckowski and Giolito...etc. IMO, switching to a reliever is his only way out bcz Bos just traded most of its leading bullpen during offseason.
If Liu is good enough in the milb this season , even though he has no chance in Boston, I believe he will get the opportunity from other team by trading. Hope he can show his best and promote to MLB asap. Danny
現代棒球追求長打是必須且必要的，如果沒有基本長打的能力、很容易就會被淘汰；近年台灣打者的身材跟對於長打的追求已經比過往好很多，我們國際賽要能贏球也鐵定是要靠長打，這絕對是正確的道路！ 另外追求打平最麻煩的，就是可能會導致更多的滾地球，而滾地球就是非常容易造成出局，導致最後顧此失彼，也沒能變得更好。 Danny
日職強打一樣服膺飛球革命, 他們自己人都有做研究了. Launch fly balls for better batting statistics: Applicability of “fly-ball revolution” to Japan’s professional baseball league. Conclusion: Although the offensive strategies and average batted ball speed in NPB were different from those in MLB, hitting fly balls resulted in better batting statistics than hitting grounders. This might be attributable to the fact that launching grounders into gaps in skilled defensive players with high probability might not be an easy task even for the players who are trained to intentionally hit the ball in various directions in NPB.
