2014 Baseball America's Rookie of the Year
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:21 pm
Abreu has silenced his critics.......
http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/a ... ant-debut/
When Jose Abreu came out of Cuba—and even before then—one highly respected scout after another came back with the same report on the slugger who had decimated Serie Nacional pitching.
His bat is too slow. He’s a restricted athlete with a bad body. He can’t lay off hard sliders away. Sure, he has huge raw power, but there are too many holes in his swing. He’d make a great softball player..........
http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/a ... ant-debut/
When Jose Abreu came out of Cuba—and even before then—one highly respected scout after another came back with the same report on the slugger who had decimated Serie Nacional pitching.
His bat is too slow. He’s a restricted athlete with a bad body. He can’t lay off hard sliders away. Sure, he has huge raw power, but there are too many holes in his swing. He’d make a great softball player..........