Alexander

[Joe Mayo]

It's tough watching him at the plate. He's just not a very good hitter and there's nothing you can really say about it. I never want him up with runners on because if he actually does make contact it goes to the 3rd baseman 90 % of the time.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

I agree, but he's one of those guys you just have to leave in the game, because he'll eventually do good things. I look for him to be a .280-.300 type hitter next year, maybe better as a senior.

 

[tenureplan]

New meds goat? I agree...

 

[engie]

Do you ever start a thread where you aren't busting on one of our players? Seems like you've made it thru half the team already.

Chill out. He's an elite defender playing thru basically the same injury that derailed Collins' soph season. Alexander is going to be fine.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

^^^basically an MLB scout

 

[Joe Mayo]

I've only talked bad about Blaylock, Poole, and Alexander because it's frustrating watching them constantly go up there and give terrible at bats.

Don't be that guy blaming an injury for the reason a player is not hitting good. I guess if Alexander was fully healthy he wouldn't constantly chase breaking balls away and in the dirt. I guess his injury also makes him try to pull an outside pitch causing weak contact to the left side.

 

[tcdog70]

In watching Luke, it seems he is a dead pull hitter. But he let's fast down the middle go and swings at sliders away, thus ground outs to the 3td baseman. I guess in Belmont they never heard of hitting to the right side to get the runner on third home. taking a breaking ball away the opposite way would solve a lot of their problems.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Poole and Alexander are a notch above Blaylock, his K rate is nearly double the other two. Let's put that fact out there first.

Beyond that, Poole and Alexander are good defenders. Does it cancel out McNamee's and Bragg's bats? Who knows, probably so in the case of Alexander, but not Poole.