Devin Mesoraco was the Reds first round pick in last years draft and he got off to a rough start in the GCL while playing with two injured thumbs. Some crazy Reds fans were already talking ‘bust’ on a certain message board I frequent. When he began the season in extended spring training there were a few more people thinking about that ‘B’ word. The kid from Pennsylvania got called up in the middle of May and he really struggled over the first week with the Dayton Dragons. Some began to point and say ‘Told you so’…. Well after that initial week of struggling for Devin, he has put on a hitting clinic. Check out the chart below that compares his first week versus what he has done ever since.
To those of you quick to jump off the ship and start pointing fingers and saying ‘I told you so’…. let me just say that patience is a virtue and the rush to make such quick decisions isn’t likely to do you much good. His average has almost tripled, his slugging has skyrocketed and his walk rate went up while his strikeout rate went down by nearly 50%.
Saturday, 31. May 2008
It is good to know that Mesoraco has made the adjustments he needed to make. Has his defense been on par with his offense?
Saturday, 31. May 2008
Sometimes I think people forget these guys are 18-19 years old.
Saturday, 31. May 2008
let me guess, BMB?
Saturday, 31. May 2008
Kyle,
His defense needs some work still (he is 19 after all), but it seems that everything is there for him to be able to get everything he needs done.
Tom,
Nope, Redszone.
Saturday, 31. May 2008
I don’t check this site but I just want to say I agree with the people posting before me. Its sad to read that people think one week of playin bad is the end of the world.
These guys are so young and have to deal with a lot. Just think about the vets who go through struggles. These rooks need to learn and they will. Leave Bailey alone and let him figure it all out.