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It's hard for me to pass judgement on Lewis' abilities based upon this video without seeing the pitch sequences leading up to all the punchouts and awkward swings. Not surprisingly, I barely remember this dude ever pitching in the majors.
The video actually made me feel alot better about the Rangers signing this guy. He seems to stay pretty high up in the zone and his fastball looks straight as an arrow in this video.
I can't help but wonder as I watch this video, how his size might correlate to his success in NPB. Forgive my ignorance, but is it commonplace for NPB batters face a pitcher with low-to-mid 90's heat who's also built like an NFL tight end?
Obviously he must have some ability beyond just being ginormous in comparison to the average NPB player, it seems to me though, if 95% percent of the time you find yourself at the dish facing a guy who's dwarfed by David Eckstein, even Carlos Silva might prove a tough matchup for a little while if he's throwing hard and has something approaching average control.