Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Giants beat Nats on Williamson's 464-foot HR | MLB.com



I think Hunter Pence just got Wally Pipp'd. It seems like the kid is on an even keel even after this prodigious start. He is anticipating the adjustment the league will make to his revamped swing.

I liked his chances to be the answer in LF better than Jarrett Parker. Better approach, less strikeouts, similar power production in the minors, but Parker lit it up early with his 3 HR game, before fizzling. Now it's Williamson's turn to take the reins.

That is an impressive looking swing and some impressive metrics attached to the swing.

from mlb.com
Giants beat Nats on Williamson's 464-foot HR | MLB.com:

by Chris Haft mlb.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- The legend of Mac Williamson continued to grow with San Francisco's 4-2 victory Monday night over the Washington Nationals, just like the reputations of previous Giants capable of prodigious feats.
From recent years, think of Tim Lincecum throwing unhittable pitches with his impossibly long stride or Madison Bumgarner pitching as well as hitting his way to victory. From previous eras, ponder Barry Bonds and Willie McCovey hitting balls literally out of sight, Juan Marichal creating shutout masterpieces with his leg kick as well as his arm action or Willie Mays doing just about anything.
 Sheer power is Williamson's stock-in-trade. In Monday's sixth inning, he drove a two-run homer to right-center field at AT&T Park, an area rarely reached by right-handed batters such as him.

The numbers proved that Williamson's clout was as impressive as it looked. According to Statcast™, it traveled a projected 464 feet.That ranked second among Giants only to Brandon Belt's 475-foot drive on May 22, 2015 -- the year of Statcast™'s inception. It also tied for the fourth-longest homer in the Major Leagues this season.
Williamson's round-tripper was the fifth-hardest tracked by Statcast™ from a Giant, complementing his all-time, hardest-hit ball just last Friday at Anaheim (114.2 mph).
Giants manager Bruce Bochy insisted that he had never seen a right-handed batter deposit a ball into that area -- not even in batting practice. "It shows you how strong the guy is," Bochy said of Williamson, who connected off Nationals reliever Shawn Kelley's first pitch.
Having divided his previous three seasons between Triple-A and the Majors, Williamson refused to get too excited.
"I'm encouraged, but this is a game of adjustments," he said. "So I'm not complacent with where I am right now. I know that it's always going to be a game of adjustments. As you have success, they're going to adjust to how you're doing and you're going to adjust back to what they're doing. It's a constant chess game."

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