re: Nola

The experience this guy has been getting will pay huge dividends in the Regional and Super (if we move on). Easily the best fielder and arm (outside of Helnihi) on the Team. He looks balanced at the plate and sees the ball extremely well - 2Ks in his last 8 games. No other Tiger comes close. Coaches want Nola to be more patient in his approach and to go the other way more. Nola is a natural pull hitter and can really turn on the inside pitch i.e. very quick bat but has a tendency to pull-off on inside pitches. PM and company are working with him hard. I say Nola surprises and has a decent regional (.300). He has 75 at-bats. He'll be an offensive leader next year.