Mike Trout: Shohei Ohtani has best power in the league

[Chuck]

 

 

https://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/mike-trout-shohei-ohtani-has-best-power-in-the-league/502013

[Second Base]

I don't know if Ohtani has the best power, but I do think he has the best oppo power and doesn't need to swing nearly as hard as the others to hit a homerun. I think his regular BP session may win the derby. 500 foot homers are awesome to look at, but if Ohtani only hits it 400 feet but homers every single pitch, he wins. 

[Claude]

I hope he gets invited. He’s won a HRD before. 

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/shohei-ohtani-won-npb-home-run-derby/c-189939034

Edited June 29, 2019 by Calzone 2

[Claude]

This swing is frickin amazing.

[Broad Street]

Best power in the league? No sir. That belongs to a Judge and Stanton. 

 

But it I love the love for a teammate. 

[Claude]

9 minutes ago, Kody Mac said:

Best power in the league? No sir. That belongs to a Judge and Stanton. 

 

But it I love the love for a teammate. 

Shohei in BP is just as powerful as Judge and Stanton. What’s crazy though is that Shohei rarely uses his smooth controlled BP swing during the games but he somehow makes it work because of his tremendous bat speed. 

[Chuck]

5 hours ago, Calzone 2 said:

This swing is frickin amazing.

He no longer has that leg kick, yet he still hits the ball just as far if not farther because of his quick bat and the loft in his swing.

[Broad Street]

15 minutes ago, Calzone 2 said:

Shohei in BP is just as powerful as Judge and Stanton. What’s crazy though is that Shohei rarely uses his smooth controlled BP swing during the games but he somehow makes it work because of his tremendous bat speed. 

This is homerism no offense. How many times has Ohtani come close to a Stanton HR in terms of exit velocity or distance?

[Claude]

5 minutes ago, Kody Mac said:

This is homerism no offense. How many times has Ohtani come close to a Stanton HR in terms of exit velocity or distance?

It hasn’t happened during a game but he does have the power to do it. 

https://www.12up.com/posts/6065180-video-watch-shohei-ohtani-knock-rumored-525-foot-home-run-in-batting-practice

[Claude]

On 6/29/2019 at 7:41 PM, Chuckster70 said:

He no longer has that leg kick, yet he still hits the ball just as far if not farther because of his quick bat and the loft in his swing.

His former swing looked much more balanced. Notice that his front hip and front foot don't dive out of the box. 

Edited July 4, 2019 by Calzone 2

[mulwin444]

1 hour ago, Calzone 2 said:

His former swing looked much more balanced. Notice that his hips and front foot don't dive out of the box. 

In 159 games (to date) with his current swing:

.291 .361 .914 OPS 32 HR 94 RBI

If anything from his previous swing was changed, there was a reason.

I also remember you lamenting a month ago how he "just doesn't look like he has the same swing" and he proceeded to go on a tear.

Might want to leave this one the professionals.

[Claude]

3 minutes ago, mulwin444 said:

In 159 games (to date) with his current swing:

.291 .361 .914 OPS 32 HR 94 RBI

If anything from his previous swing was changed, there was a reason.

I also remember you lamenting a month ago how he "just doesn't look like he has the same swing" and he proceeded to go on a tear.

Might want to leave this one the professionals.

Well he was compared to Babe Ruth.

[mulwin444]

Just now, Calzone 2 said:

Well he was compared to Babe Ruth.

Yeah...their swings are like mirror images Haha

Maybe they were alluding to his power potential and the fact that Ohtani and Ruth were both amazing pitchers along with being great hitters.

But you do you...

[Lou]

24 minutes ago, mulwin444 said:

In 159 games (to date) with his current swing:

.291 .361 .914 OPS 32 HR 94 RBI

If anything from his previous swing was changed, there was a reason.

I also remember you lamenting a month ago how he "just doesn't look like he has the same swing" and he proceeded to go on a tear.

Might want to leave this one the professionals.

Yeah, I'm shocked to see he was bailing out on his practice swings. 

[Stradling]

Gallo probably has the best power in the game.

[Chuck]

Ohtani may get an invite after all to the All Star Game.

The Rangers clarified Hunter Pence's status Tuesday morning, saying that he aggravated his groin injury during Monday's rehab game.

It was originally reported as hamstring tightness, but it's actually the groin injury that sent him to the injured list in the first place. Either way, it's not good news. Pence was voted in as the DH for the American League in next week's All-Star Game, but he could obviously be pushing it at this point.

SOURCE: Evan Grant on Twitter

[Angel Dog and Beer]

On 6/29/2019 at 10:08 PM, Stradling said:

Gallo probably has the best power in the game.

Was going to say this too. Crazy power generated in that swing. 

[krAbs]

Its hard to say - its possible that Ohtani is a worse "hitter" than some other power hitters, but has more raw power than them. Like, others have more, longer home runs, but that's only because they are better able to square up MLB pitching. Ohtani, being new to the league, may still be adjusting and relying on raw strength.

That being said, I think Judge is probably the guy with the most raw power. Watching him in the home run derby, it was like a man against boys.

[2112]

On 6/29/2019 at 9:14 PM, mulwin444 said:

In 159 games (to date) with his current swing:

.291 .361 .914 OPS 32 HR 94 RBI

If anything from his previous swing was changed, there was a reason.

I also remember you lamenting a month ago how he "just doesn't look like he has the same swing" and he proceeded to go on a tear.

Might want to leave this one the professionals.

Could this have something to do with park factors.  He seems to hit more toward center as an Angel.  

[Troll Daddy]

 

[Angelsjunky]

What do we mean by power? HR per PA? Exit velocity? HR distance? Isolated Power?

Regardless of metric, you definitely need to include Stanton, Judge, Gallo, and now Alonso in the conversation. The Astros have this guy (yet another prospect...wtf), Yordan Alvarez, who has a .417 ISO and 7 HR in his first 16 major league games. He's 22. And then there's young Vlad Jr. Trout, Yelich, Muncy, K Davis, etc...