![]() But there have been some changes underneath. He’s had some lucky swings, following some unlucky swings. So, one thing we can say about Encarnacion: he’s not this good, nor is he as mediocre as he was the first few weeks. Powerful hits represent a small fraction of all swings. There’s a reason why power numbers take so long to stabilize, relatively speaking. A good home-run swing might be almost identical to a non-home run swing, but for a very minor difference, and so it stands to reason that sometimes streaks and slumps will be arranged randomly, and not the result of something being wrong or right. ![]() That’s where it gets to be a matter of timing and millimeters. The toughest thing is actually squaring the ball up to make quality contact. It’s less easy still to strike the baseball and hit it somewhere fair. It’s less easy to use the bat to strike the baseball. A home run can turn into a non-home run very, very easily. A home run is the result of a single swing. When asked about the difference for Encarnacion, John Gibbons offered that Encarnacion before was just missing his pitches, and now he’s hitting them. The biggest thing when it comes to power streaks and power droughts is that there’s usually an awful lot of noise. It’s interesting, too, to compare those against larger ones. It’s interesting to examine some of Encarnacion’s recent trends. ![]() If something was wrong, it was resolved in a damned hurry, and now Encarnacion is among the Blue Jays who have led the team into a playoff position. Previous to the hot streak, Encarnacion had gone deep just once, prompting people to worry that something was wrong. Springer’s been one of the best power hitters in the world, and over that month, he’s also hit 40% fewer home runs than Edwin Encarnacion.Įncarnacion stands at 15 dingers in 30 days, and over those 30 days, that’s more home runs than have been hit by both the Cardinals and the Royals as whole teams. He homered again Wednesday, and over the course of the last month, Springer’s gone deep nine times, ahead of Yasiel Puig, Giancarlo Stanton, and Troy Tulowitzki. Springer is among the more interesting prospects in recent years, and after a bit of a rough introduction to the majors, Springer’s caught fire. One of the coolest stories taking place right now is the emergence of George Springer in Houston.
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