I swear gates randomly swings with no rhyme or reason and never sees the ball.
He's only hitting .320 as a Freshman.
You can hug that average or even his OBP if you want but I mean, its pretty evident if you watch him play, that he is lost at the plate. His strikeouts arent even close. Im sure he will progress just fine but dude looks lost.
But he NEVER sees the ball, Lol.He's only hitting .320 as a Freshman.
Guys it’s ok to note that Gates has not been pretty at the plate the last few games. Lala is my favorite dude on the team and while his OBP is some absurd number like .450, I can admit he’s not as fresh right now.Gate is right there with Del Castillo statistically as a hitter in most categories, and one is considered a stud and the other is lost?? Sorry, that's a poor way to describe Gates results at the plate this year. He's doing fine overall as a hitter. Del Castillo has been terrific though. Killer stat for him. In 172 at bats he has only struck out 15 times.
Allowing a freshman to endure the ups and downs of that first season only makes him a better, more experienced player in the future. I'm glad we are using Gates instead of a bunch of JUCO transfers........
If only Gates could've enrolled as a high school junior.