Sheeesh. The kid is 19. He's supposed to be lean. I can't believe that is a real issue that concerns people.
Take a look at Bonds in college...or his rookie pix's (before his forehead inflated to Graf Spee size!)....He was a scrawny guy...but still a hell of a ball player in his pre-juice days.
Look at Mays in his mid-20s. Essentially the same body type as Franklin now.
Or..more appropriately....Check out the rookie Robin Yount
http://dailysportscard.com/content/1975-topps-robin-yount-rookie-card
Yount, you will remember was a major league SS at 18. Had played 64 games at low A as a 17 year old.
He developed into a guy with considerable secondary power. Lots of doubles and several years with 20+ taters. His swing, as I remember, didn't generate quite the leveral as Franklin's LH cut.
The guy is playing at a level WAY above his age. One of two things are happening. Either this season is a freak for him, an outlier, never to be duplicated and therefore not to be used in evaluating future performance.....or he's the freak. Tremendous talent at a young age.
Body type worries? give me a break.
moe
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