Bauer got my attention back in early March and I started asking around about him. The knocks then was the same as they are now. One thing that I haven't heard much about of late though is that there may be an issue with coachability. Bauer seems to want to maintain what he has, and if that works for him then, great. The organization that drafts Bauer will have to let him be himself to a very large extent, but I don't know if the Mariners are one of those types of organizations. It sure seems to me that they love to tinker with their players to try to maximize what is already there.
Recently I got word that they have been tinkering with Nate Tenbrinks swing, and the results so far is an unhappy player and disasterous results at the plate...
In my mind, each of the three (Rendon, Cole, and Bauer) has issues that have to be kept in mind after the Pirate's pick. Rendon has injury concerns that to me loom large, Cole has been having consistancy issues, and Bauer may or may not be the next "Freak".
Things are definately getting interesting.
Lonnie
Add new comment
1