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Elly De La Cruz debuted for the Reds yesterday - just hit his first HR 458 feet

Posted on 6/7/23 at 6:51 pm
Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
24445 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 6:51 pm
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Elly De La Cruz vs Noah Syndergaard

Home Run (1)

Exit velo: 114.8 mph
Launch angle: 35 deg
Proj. distance: 458 ft

This post was edited on 6/7/23 at 6:52 pm
Posted by Hot Carl
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Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 6/7/23 at 6:52 pm to
That dude is a freak. Should be fun to watch as he develops.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
144958 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 6:53 pm to
major boom/bust prospect

will be interesting to see how he pans out
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101914 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 6:55 pm to
I guess he got all of that one.
Posted by Strannix
District 11
Member since Dec 2012
48806 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:03 pm to
Barry Bonds like right there
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
41142 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:03 pm to
gave him Eric Davis' #
Posted by Hot Carl
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Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:05 pm to
He’s a 6’5” switch-hitting SS (playing 3B with the big club) who is still pretty skinny and hasn’t really developed his “grown man strength” yet. His exit velos are insane. Has the hardest hit ball in professional baseball this year at 118.8 mph.
Posted by Strannix
District 11
Member since Dec 2012
48806 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:09 pm to
The Yankees could make this guy baseballs first billion dollar contract. Book it, 15 years 1 billion
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
83334 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:12 pm to
I think I heard the long haired guy on Speak say he put money on his first big league at bat being a HR today

It was a double yesterday but damn if he wasn’t close
Posted by JetsetNuggs
Member since Jun 2014
13859 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:14 pm to
What’s wild is that 53 year old Ken Griffey, Jr probably gets paid more by the reds
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
144958 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:18 pm to
its going to come down to the whiffs and discipline

an over 13% whiff rate is really high
This post was edited on 6/7/23 at 7:19 pm
Posted by The Seaward
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2006
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Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:24 pm to
Tripled in the his second at-bat and had the fastest home-to-third time in the majors this year. Dude is all tooled up.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101914 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:33 pm to
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an over 13% whiff rate is really high


MLB average currently is 22.5%... what the frick are you talking about?
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
144958 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:37 pm to
I thought swinging strike percentage was like, around 9/10%

Forgive me. Either way that's the concern. Massive power and dynamic speed. He also strikes out a whole lot
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101914 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 7:42 pm to
Oh, I was thinking overall strikeout rate. My bad.
Posted by LSU82BILL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Member since Sep 2006
10307 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 8:30 pm to
He likes to admire his HR’s. Hope he enjoys chin music.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
98814 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 8:43 pm to
He was insanely fun to watch with the Bats. It was only a matter of time before he got called up. Glad to see it. He seems like a decent guy.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
76445 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 8:45 pm to
Is he related to Ernesto from Santa Cecilia?
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
16965 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 9:30 pm to
Hes already setting club records in the first two games he's played. Reds walked off the Dodgers tonight for the second night in a row. This Reds team is F-U-N.
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