I am not a believer in Vazquez's bat. I think Swihart has a chance to be a vastly superior all-around player. I hate the idea of taking Swihart out from behind the plate, decreasing his value as a player. And since he had to get called up so early this year I don't like the idea of him using up service time on the bench or at unnatural positions. Just my opinion.
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This has probably been discussed, but i always wondered about the huge difference in perception between swihart and vazquez offensively. seems to be all about tools and not actual performance imo.
if we look at their performances only at the same age and level:
A, 20yrs
BS 378pa, 6.9bb%/18.0k%, .300babip/.262avg, .134iso, 91wrc+
CV 444pa, 9.7bb%/18.9k%, .316babip/.283avg, .222iso, 133wrc+
A+, 21
BS 422pa, 9.7bb%/14.9k%, .350babip/.298avg, .130iso, 121wrc+
CV 342pa, 11.7bb%/20.5k%, .326babip/.266avg, .130iso, 114wrc+
AA, 22
BS 380pa, 7.6bb%/17.1k%, .337babip/.300avg, .187iso , 131wrc+
CV 399pa, 11.8bb%/11.0k%, .316babip/.289avg, 105wrc+, 119wrc+
AAA, 22-23
BS 151pa, 5.3bb%/19.2k%, .354babip/.287avg, .076iso, 95wrc+
CV 288pa, 8.3bb%/18.8k%, .333babip/.275avg, .101iso, 96wrc+
MLB, 23
BS 309pa, 5.8bb%/24.9k%, .359babip/.274avg, .118iso, 91wrc+
(BS 1st 200pa, 4.5bb%/25.5k%, .348babip/.258avg, .089iso, 70wrc+)
CV 201pa, 9.5bb%/16.4k%, .283babip/.240avg, .069iso, 70wrc+
Swihart seems to hit for better average, Vazquez draws more walks and strikes out less. Doesn't seem to be a huge difference overall.
and Steamer projections are out for 2016:
Swihart: 86wrc+
Vazquez: 88wrc+
Is vazquez' bat underrated? Swihart's overrated? somewhere in between? or should we ignore the numbers?