CrocsAg20 said:

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He looks like a statue at the plate. No movement or rhythm.

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He's been like for the past two years

What was wrong with Jace in the fall and spring?

BBAg74 said:

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I realize that Jace has great power, but he is far from an accomplished hitter. Has anyone ever seen a great hitter, not just someone with power, that stands motionless in the box like Jace does? I can't think of any. Tough to hit quality pitches when you are that stiff. All great hitters have some motion that serves as a timing mechanism. Flame away, but he seems to only be able to handle pitches in a very small window.

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Clearly you were not much of a baseball player. Stating that the reason he is slumping is because of his stance....come on now. That's almost ******ed. I can give you dozens of examples.

Virtually all batters once launched are in very, very, very similar stances, positions, angles, etc. What occurs prior to the "coil" or waiting for the deliverybis purely personalized. What happens when the ball in being thrown and immediately prior to contact is almost identical across any MLB player or MLB talent.

Sorry buddy but you do not know technical baseball.

Jumping in here very late …. It's Rice but just to point out the obvious …. 3 for 4 with a walk and a stolen base

That's pretty damn good even if Rice is not that good lately.

Two of those three were excuse me singles. He's still not making good contact.

TheDecadeSapling said:

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It's obvious to me that the tattoo ink in his arm has added additional weight on that side of his body thus causing him to be slower and therefore leading to the slump.

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Illustrious Potentate said:

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Two of those three were excuse me singles. He's still not making good contact.

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He is definitely still struggling and his bat has been disappointing this season, but at least he is still finding ways to still contribute. He is walking a bunch and leads the team in stolen bases. His speed means even when he isn't making good contact he can still manage to sometimes get on base with weak contact.

Everyone is going to struggle at points, but finding ways to still contribute even when you aren't hitting at your best is a big plus.

Agreed, just saying this is an instance where seeing someone went 3-4 doesn't necessarily tell the whole story.