Yesterday I took a look at Brandon Phillips struggles on pitches as they got slower and slower. Today I did the same thing with Edwin Encarnacion. The results are not quite the same for the two players. Here is what Edwin did against different velocities of pitches:

Against a fastball, Encarnacion does not swing and miss [...]

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Edwin started out the year slumping big time, but since April 10th he has had at least 1 hit in every game and has been absolutely killing the ball. I figured today was a good day to look at what he has been swinging at over the course of that time.

It looks like Edwin is [...]

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Last year Edwin Encarnacion led the Reds in batting average for those who qualified. He hit for a little power and showed some decent plate discipline as well. Early this year, and lets make a big note that it is indeed early, he is hitting just .235 and slugging under .400. He has been hitting [...]

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