Wladimir Balentine ... right now is simply just .. yeah .. i'm starting to think he is finally turning a corner becoming a major league valued player. he's had a three great out field assists in the past couple of weeks and he currently has a UZR of +4.1. he's hitting an improved .286/.329/.429 going 20/76 with one home run and 6 RBIs... while it's not eye popping his strike outs have been cut in HALF! down to 15.7 from 32.5 last year. BB/K is up to .45 up from .20 ... he's showing he's hitting his pitches by be cutting his swinging at pitches out of the zone by 4 % ; his overall contact ration has improved by 8%.
Alot of statistics that just says this .. he's making some real contributions to this team and i think that as the season moves on we're going to be alright with taking Left Field from Endy Chavez.
Wladimir has the ability to be a 20-30 Hr guy. and thats something the Mariners need. While he may not hit 30 this year. to have a guy in the line up that's going to hit about 14-20 would be great.
Wladimir has the ability to be a 20-30 Hr guy. and thats something the Mariners need. While he may not hit 30 this year. to have a guy in the line up that's going to hit about 14-20 would be great.
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Quick side note with two papers due next week and our road trip to Arkansas i don't know if i'll be on here at all .. but just a heads up
