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Originally Posted by KevB
Rany was on Twitter the other day talking about Bubba. It wasn't positive.
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There are serious and legitimate questions about Bubba Starling's hit tool.
He's a 6 grade or higher on every other skill (power - 6; run - 8; throw- 6; field- 8). The only question is whether he will make enough contact. He's incredibly raw, still, and there's been a lot of talk about adjusting his swing/approach to leverage his skills.
The struggles this spring have focused on hm having slow/not natural reactions. That could be one of two things:
1) He is still adjusting to the mechanical swing work and doesn't have the muscle memory built up yet
2) He just isn't a good reaction guy.
Even if his hit tool doesn't improve, Starling's defense, running ability and power could make him a Drew Stubbs-like player at the MLB level.
He's going to move slowly, regardless. And that's not necessarily a warning sign.