Comments on: Chris Davis Had a Hard Time Making Contact

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:49:44 +0000

By the way he has totally cut down his K rate in his short stint so far with the Red Hawks…could be soon that they call him back up.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:49:10 +0000

That was outstanding analysis. Incredible to know that out of 900 players he was swinging and missing more than anyone.

By: Big Oil

Big Oil — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:11:59 +0000

Thanks Dave — I jumped over to the leadboard for this year and many of those same names came up. I can’t tell you how excited I am for Hit F/X and possible analysis of contact rate vs. velocity/trajectory off the bat. Keep up the good work.

By: alskor

alskor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:26:16 +0000

Right… this isnt some mechanical flaw he’s picked up – its who he is and has always been.

By: Eyin

Eyin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:14:26 +0000

At least he was a superb defender… His day will come, but yes, he needs to rediscover how to make contact with those fastballs… good luck at AAA Crush.

By: Boozer

Boozer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:58:29 +0000

“That second chart is outstanding”

Agree!!!! Get that up there for EVERYONE!!!!

By: The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:52:17 +0000

He’s just not ready for The Show.

By: Trip Somers

Trip Somers — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:07:58 +0000

Davis has always had that long swing. He locks out his front arm and twists through the zone. That said, he’s always done, and he’s had success with it through the minors and into last season in the majors.

When he got into funks in the past, it was because his twisting got out of sync. He’s dying against fastballs because he’s swinging “too hard” at them. He’s been pulling his head and front shoulder off the ball and whiffing.

On off-speed pitches, he keeps his head and front shoulder on the ball for a longer amount of time, and it allows his hands to come through while he can still see the baseball.

All of that said, when I last checked, Davis’s plate discipline numbers aren’t too terribly different from last year to this year. The only major difference is contact.

By: Trip Somers

Trip Somers — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:03:30 +0000

Davis was a 5th round pick, not a 35th round pick.

By: Jason Tucker

Jason Tucker — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:37:18 +0000

My uncle is a hitting instructor here in CO. He’s got a bunch of students playing in the minors and major college ball this season. Anyway, he’s got this wicked camera/super slow-mo system for swing analysis. We’ll see if we can catch a peek at what Davis is doing wrong when I’m over at his place next time.