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Great stroke from the LH side....Smoooth, then "Boom!" It's funny you mention Stan Musial because it reminded me of the compact LH swings of my youth. Ron Fairly came to mind...but I couldn't find a video of Fairly to compare it to, so I might have a faulty memory there. Fairly was a fine MLB hitter. Doc will surely remember.
From the RH side he clearly doesn't have that bat burst, clearly. But I don't see a guy who would be incapable on that side of the plate. Looks like he would hit everything the other way from the right side....
But, all in all...he should swing always as a leftie.
AS to his "mechanical" movements in the field, I'm not so sure. Clearly he isn't the artist/predator like a Vizquel or OZZIE but I still see a 60's guy like Belanger or Harrelson. Those guys just got to every ball, and then the ball beat everybody to 1B.
That video is of an 18 year old. He can play. I think he can play SS. He certainly could play 2B...at worst he might project to be a valuable utility guy. Can you say Mark McLemore?