@@drewschieman1741 no papi he was raised in the DR since he’s 2, he doesn’t know any french, watch the jays videos on him trying to teach him some french words
It’s so funny that they’re making this an anti-“launch angle” segment when his launch angle has increased along with his barrel percentage as a result. Approach ≠ results and his success is still due to him launching the ball at a higher rate. However, he’s right to attempt to hit line drives, as they tend to have higher probabilities of landing for a hit.
Yeah it's funny because he had like an 8° launch angle average before 2021 and in 2021 I think it was still low like 26° launch angle average but looks like it did him justice
Bruh every great baseball player is like just focus on the line drive. Why is it so hard to listen. It's not about the results it's about the training.
You realize that a bat and ball are two round objects right? If you focus on launch angle, you'll be hitting fly balls until you get it right. In the bigs, you don't last long like that. Focusing on line drives means you try to keep the barrel in the zone longer, giving you a chance to hit the sweet spot of the bat. Simply put, you get your bat in the right spot and a long home run is likely if you're a big guy like Guerrero. That's physics!
I feel like the problem with launch angles at younger ages is that when your swinging with a launch angle like almost all of these mlb guys are doing, for them it’s a home run 12 rows up, but for a 13 year old it’s a fly ball right to the center fielder. These pro guys are just so strong that swinging with a launch angle turns into a home run.
You don't swing "with a launch angle". Launch angle is a measurement, it's not an executable. That's the issue with the "analysts". They're against anything data driven because it wasn't there when they played. So they try and act like it's something that it's not. Launch angle is simply a measurement. How do your balls measure higher in Launch angle??? You hit the ball a couple inches more in front of you. It's that simple.
I met her in Boston when the Dodgers were in town. I was the only one amongst a group of Dodger fans who recognized her, and politely asked for a picture-she was really cool about it though I was awkward lol. Miss her with the Blue!
Hey, I like his swing approach and his mentality in HP, moreover he’s doing very good with his English and would like him to trust himself more when it comes to the English language otherwise he will never get better and I can see it on him that he can do it just like many of us that we didn’t speak English but we challenged ourselves to become better it. You will never become better at it if you think that you can depend on other people to do the talking for you, I totally appreciate the help but he has to try and it’s fine to make mistakes.
Launch angle is just a measurement. Ground balls have a launch angle. Criticizing launch angle is like criticizing math. I'm surprised how often this term is co-opted inappropriately, including by MLB Network.
I know in DR we joke a lot about the "platano power" being the key for the success of Dominican players. I just appreciate how Guerrero admits his coach diet makes a difference in his heath throughout the entire season.
In an interview I saw him doing he said prefers speaking Spanish because the media may mis interpret what he said in English . There’s a lot of media people out there who can be real jerks.
So the best teams in baseball including Toronto has the best launch angle, I respect it if Vlad doesn’t want to think about it (I imagine he’s too in his head) but no need to claim it isn’t something really important. He’s so natural, he doesn’t have to think about it. It works for him but launch angle is something really important.
@@superadam2112 what lol but who is arguing it isn't? the argument for looking at launch angle is that you're not hitting groundballs for days. It's not a crazy amount of stats to forecast and no one is arguing it is. You just nudge players in the right direction to get more bases.
It's really a "feel" vs "real" thing with Vladdy. Because he's launch angle was holding him back and the increase has made him far better. Also approach and his load
It’s confusing Bc launch angle is the angle it comes off the bat. Trying to get under and launch the ball up your going to miss the sweet spot more than often. Thinking line drives is going to give u a better chance to hit the sweet spot which is ultimately going to increase your launch angle
People over complicate the baseball swing. And his bat isn't flat through the zone. Its naturally at the launch angle conducive to the pitch. His bat is snapped through the zone not pushed and all the best hitters snap the bat naturally through the zone hands coming last. Bonds snapped through the zone Harper snapped through the zone Judge snapped through the zone
I say this often, and it's less acknowledged in the age of advanced informatics but baseball is a very simple and instinctual sport. The best guys have god-given instincts
same. I guess he grew up back home which is probably a good thing because he wouldve been overcoached here at an early age instead of letting him be himself.
@@michaelcrawford8401 - Not in 2021 he wasn't. Vladdy was better in every hitting category. Altuve didn't even hit .280. Vladdy hit .311 with 48 bombs. No comparison
my coach was talking about home run hitters vs team players, and how most of the guys who lead the league in homers also tend to lead the league in strikeouts, or at least come close to it. Vlad is the opposite, as he doesnt try to hit homers, he just has the power for line drives to travel 420 feet
Almost always the most powerful hitter is the best hitter, and the best for your team. Your coach is wrong to make you think those are 2 diffrent things. Strikeouts mean nothing if you're getting on base, and crushing the ball. I get the message... Don't be a selfish player, but striking out while hitting a lot of home runs is not being selfish. It's being valuable, and scoring your team runs.
@@josephlindstrom7749, strikeouts are missed opportunities to advance runners and make stuff happen. if you have runners on first and second, striking out trying to homer is doing nothing for your team, where as hitting a sac fly to RF or a sac bunt actually makes stuff happen. the best hitters dont homer every chance they can, they homer when they get a good pitch they can drive, which even for the best doesnt come often. Guerrero is the best hitter on his team because he aims to hit line drives, and make stuff happen, that in the end sometimes lead to homers, and other times lead to opportunities for the rest of the team to have some action and RBI’s on their baseball reference page.
@@baileysmith4744 the best hitters are ones that can homer, AND put the ball in play... Yes. But trying to say a home run hitter is selfish is wrong... You can say things like "ohh in this situation where a sac fly is good. That means it's better to get a sac flat than striking out". We'll duh, lol. But over the corse of a season we've proven that the most efficient way to score runs is with walks amd homers, even if that does mean sacrificing contact for strikeouts. Look at the league. It's why it's the way it is now. The way to win games in the 2020s is with walks and home runs. That's how teams are being built. Obviously vlad is insane because he's the most complete hitter on the AL (being able to hit for power, and get on base), but in most cases, you want the high walking power guys. Those are the best team players.
@@josephlindstrom7749, the best hitters are the ones who can adapt to situations. Guerrero is one of the best at this because all he tries to do is get a hit, and if it goes out then it is a bonus. Cedric Mullins blew up this year because he was able to homer multiple times in a game and bunt and steal bases in the next. Trea Turner has been consistently amazing year after year because he simply makes things happens and is aggressive. Salvador Perez, Adam Duvall, and Joey Gallo are some of the 2021 seasons best power hitters, but they arent the best hitters by any means, as its all they try to do. hitting homers isnt an aim for a good hitter, its a bonus on top of just being good. my coach never said not to hit homers, he said if the situation requires a different approach, striking out trying to homer is just selfish when i could easily get on and be scored by a teammate and be winning. Aaron Judge put up one of the best seasons this year because he was able to change his approach, hit more line drives and lower his strikeout rate
@@baileysmith4744 I just think you're missing my point... If you can have power with less strikeouts. Sweet! But trying to say striking out a lot makes you a bad hitter if you crush the ball is so wrong.... You're comparing the leagues best hitters to avrage power hitters, witch isnt fair lol. Plus Salvador Perez doesn't even walk. Getting on base is more important than any hitting stat first, then power, then contact/strikeout prevention when looking at value. Take Ohtani. He had a 257 avg, and struck out 189 times. He's still a better hitter than Cedric just becuse of how much power he has. Pitchers feared him, so he was able to get almost 100 walks, with an on base% over 370. Cedric Mullins had almost a 40 point higher average, and still wasn't able to get on base more than ohtani did. So that already makes batting avrage a useless stat to judge someone on (not saying you are). If you look a hitters ability to get on base, and hit for power (OPS) you can tell how valuable they are just from those 2 things. Situational hitting is good, and every player does it when they need to, but it's also extremely hard, and over the corse of a season, you'd rather have consistent producers.
We are witnessing something hysterical in the MLB: after years of preaching the nonsense of launch angle, the baseball world is being forced to admit that it was ridiculous nonsense from the beginning
Same here he was was breaking records this season, starts he is in the records with DiMaggio and bench youngest MLB all-star mvp now the Hank Aaron award and he is just 22 hope he keeps it up
I find it so weird he doesnt speak english , i notice how he had pedro translating for him at the all star game but damn that just not very professional of him , mind anyone , im dominican he should put in the work and effort for his teammates and coaches and the fans , besides he was born in canada…
so much different than in 19. wasn’t a complete hitter than and is now. and knows much more english back in 19 he couldn’t speak a word in english. great guy great player
