Comments on: Getting Dinged http://bjays.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/getting-dinged/ Everything you always wanted to know about the Toronto Blue Jays, but were afraid to ask. Thu, 15 May 2008 13:36:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Bryant Telfer http://bjays.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/getting-dinged/#comment-3939 Bryant Telfer Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:59:10 +0000 http://bjays.wordpress.com/?p=724#comment-3939 Reed's style is also murderous on the opposing pitchers when he's on his game. Pitching inside against someone who will not back off the plate and has fast wrists and quick bat speed makes for a lot of singles. Trying to pitch away means you really have to get outside of the zone, or risk him being able to get around fast enough to put together deceptive power. While 2006 Reed Johnson might have been a fluke, I'm convinced that his approach to the offensive side of the game does give him a higher potential at the plate then most people currently think. Reed’s style is also murderous on the opposing pitchers when he’s on his game. Pitching inside against someone who will not back off the plate and has fast wrists and quick bat speed makes for a lot of singles. Trying to pitch away means you really have to get outside of the zone, or risk him being able to get around fast enough to put together deceptive power.

While 2006 Reed Johnson might have been a fluke, I’m convinced that his approach to the offensive side of the game does give him a higher potential at the plate then most people currently think.

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