Not waving off Cust's 4 HR's in spring ... had simply forgotten about them :- )
Point 1: Good catch bro'. The homers in Arizona are a somewhat comforting piece on the other side of the scale. :cpoints:
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Point 2: Not wanting to be stubborn, can't /cosign that March definitely means something.
There are any number of guys *who cannot play major league baseball* who hit HR's, and plenty of them, in Arizona. Mike Wilson hit 8-9 homers in Arizona... about four times, I think.
I don't doubt that Cust can hit 6 straight homers in batting practice, for instance. The question is whether a hitter is explosive enough to generate power while being quick against quality Verlander pitches.
Jack Hannahan hit 4 homers this spring. What do we make of that?
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ST stats are a little like Cuban stats or AFL stats. I wouldn't build an argument off them. Certainly not to the extent of saying "well, he was fine in March but lost his stroke in April." No, in March he was not playing major league baseball.
That said, Cust did go long in March, and that's worth considering from a physical-strength standpoint.
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