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=== HIT Tool ===

Kendrys Morales is like Jesus Montero:  a natural hitter who just happens to be strong like the buffalo there, Tatonka.

He certainly puts a lot of steam on his bat accel, but the mechanics and swing shape are more Kyle Seager than Josh Hamilton.  Here's a checklist:  Kendrys ...

• Sinks his weight underside, with heavy thighs
• Keeps his hands verrrrry quiet 
• Pulls his hands inside the ball and swings on the plane of the pitch (KBIZLT)
• Follows through compactly, and low

You might look at his EYE ratio and assume he's a hacker.  He's not.  If anything, his walks are low simply because he attacks pitches, and makes a lot of contact for somebody his size.  Morales' swing-and-miss rate is at least as good as those of (say) Miguel Cabrera, Adrian Gonzalez, and Prince Fielder.  And he swings about as hard.

Here's an off-field RBI double against Justin Verlander.  You can check the video in real time here.

In the first pic, he twitches the bat around like a toothpick, displaying his Edgar-like forearms and wrists.  He sticks his nose into the velocity and his front foot is poised to close the door and lock Morales in further.

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In pic two below, he comes to firing position and his hands find the relaxed, Seager-like vertical level that they will crisply maintain throughout the windup.

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