keston hiura optioned

[pacopete4]

Man, that’s gotta feel good for him. Awesome.

[sveumrules]

Man, that’s gotta feel good for him. Awesome.

 

Another HR, 2B & 3 RBI yesterday had to feel good too.

 

Hopefully he can keep it going.

 

Sometimes it's good to feel good sometimes.

[yoshii8]

So good to see Keston hitting again. He's shown he can be an impact bat, hopefully he keeps that going now!

[monty57]

Another HR, 2B & 3 RBI yesterday had to feel good too.

 

Hopefully he can keep it going.

 

Sometimes it's good to feel good sometimes.

 

Sometimes a person just needs to get out of the pressure cooker and get a reset. It's why people need vacations. We'll see how he does going forward, but he's off to a good start and I sure hope it continues.

[BallFour]

Great article by Will Sammon in the athletic discussing Hiura.

 

To sum up the article, we all know Keston has a complicated swing with that leg kick and what was happening was he was falling forward and striding out leading with his head towards the pitcher. Haines and LeBouef (Sounds hitting coach) have worked on is just reaching out with the front foot and when he lands keeping the weight on the inside of his back leg thus using the ground for leverage. Staying back helps with pitch recognition.

 

Also the article explains how Haines was "crushed" when Hiura was sent down. The article hearkens back to Haines outright confidence in Hiura close to figuring it out just before his second demotion. The strikeouts are just going to be a part of Keston's game but if he can actually punish balls in the zone with extra base hit power then the Brewers can easily live with that.

[tmwiese55]

I wanna say the two opposite field rockets yesterday were on low outside sliders, if my memory serves correctly. So that's a good sign overall and lines up with what Ballfour just said on staying back for pitch recognition. For those that missed yesterday, besides the HR and RF gap double he also had a rocket line drive to RF caught by a sliding catch by the OF.

[MrTPlush]

I wanna say the two opposite field rockets yesterday were on low outside sliders, if my memory serves correctly. So that's a good sign overall and lines up with what Ballfour just said on staying back for pitch recognition. For those that missed yesterday, besides the HR and RF gap double he also had a rocket line drive to RF caught by a sliding catch by the OF.

 

Neither were outside. Both cut the plate in half, one being middle of the strike zone and the other at the bottom of the zone.

 

I do think they were sliders, though the one he hit for a double was a hanger with basically no break.

[markedman5]

I wanna say the two opposite field rockets yesterday were on low outside sliders, if my memory serves correctly. So that's a good sign overall and lines up with what Ballfour just said on staying back for pitch recognition. For those that missed yesterday, besides the HR and RF gap double he also had a rocket line drive to RF caught by a sliding catch by the OF.

 

Neither were outside. Both cut the plate in half, one being middle of the strike zone and the other at the bottom of the zone.

 

I do think they were sliders, though the one he hit for a double was a hanger with basically no break.

 

Doing damage against mistakes is big progress…….it’s how good hitters get to be good hitters.

 

Let’s hope it continues.

[sveumrules]

Last night Hiura hit an opposite field HR on a 97 MPH fastball at the top of the zone.

 

His wRC+ was 26 when he was recalled, five games later Keston has more than doubled that mark to 56.

[WICKDADDY]

As much as I love the bombs... I thought his pitch recognition on the AB before the HR was great. Taking a walk in that situation and not chasing out of the zone is progress. Also great to see him smiling again in the clubhouse. Coming to the park in good spirits never hurts.

[JCREW]

Last night Hiura hit an opposite field HR on a 97 MPH fastball at the top of the zone.

 

His wRC+ was 26 when he was recalled, five games later Keston has more than doubled that mark to 56.

 

THIS!

His looping swing path seemed to have a hole in it for any fastball at the belt or higher.

 

The last few games, it seems like he has been getting his straight to the ball, rather than down and then back up to the ball.

[monty57]

As much as I love the bombs... I thought his pitch recognition on the AB before the HR was great. Taking a walk in that situation and not chasing out of the zone is progress. Also great to see him smiling again in the clubhouse. Coming to the park in good spirits never hurts.

 

He also had a nice single to the right-side of the infield (against the shift) scoring the runner from second.

 

He has plenty of raw power to hit home runs without trying to hit home runs. It's a very small sample, but it seems like he's focusing more on making solid contact and going with the pitch rather than trying to hit monster home runs.

[True Blue Brew Crew]

I think it's as simple as what the coaches talked about it the Athletic article. He's staying balanced on his back foot and it's giving him just enough more time to recognize and react better. I don't think he's swinging less hard or shortening his swing.

[MrTPlush]

I wanna say the two opposite field rockets yesterday were on low outside sliders, if my memory serves correctly. So that's a good sign overall and lines up with what Ballfour just said on staying back for pitch recognition. For those that missed yesterday, besides the HR and RF gap double he also had a rocket line drive to RF caught by a sliding catch by the OF.

 

Neither were outside. Both cut the plate in half, one being middle of the strike zone and the other at the bottom of the zone.

 

I do think they were sliders, though the one he hit for a double was a hanger with basically no break.

 

Doing damage against mistakes is big progress…….it’s how good hitters get to be good hitters.

 

Let’s hope it continues.

 

Oh sure, I wasn't inferring it was a bad thing. We will see how he progresses over a longer period of time. He certainly looks way better, but I think it is also partially a well timed hot streak. Of course that is probably something he dearly needed. Some success to have confidence the changes being made are turning into results.

 

Not sure I will jump on the 2019 Hiura is back bandwagon yet, but I do hope he will be good enough we won't have to waste resources to find a 1B next month.

[DHonks]

The late homer was a fastball at the letters, which has been the primary source of his problems for two seasons. It was very encouraging.

[umphrey]

I don't know if I'm a believer long term honestly and I wonder if he's a trade candidate for a 1B with a low K rate or a 3B who can play defense. I'm rooting for him either way though.

[DHonks]

I don't know if I'm a believer long term honestly and I wonder if he's a trade candidate for a 1B with a low K rate or a 3B who can play defense. I'm rooting for him either way though.

 

hasn't our current 3b been both playing good offense and defense?

[MrTPlush]

The late homer was a fastball at the letters, which has been the primary source of his problems for two seasons. It was very encouraging.

 

Primary source of struggle, but also a primary location of power when he actually provides it.

[Baldkin]

7 games since he came back up:

.304 .393 .739 1.132

[djoctagone]

the writing's on the wall, no? keston hiura will be optioned when lorenzo cain is activated. barring an outside acquisition, i can't see any other scenario.

[monty57]

the writing's on the wall, no? keston hiura will be optioned when lorenzo cain is activated. barring an outside acquisition, i can't see any other scenario.

 

The "outside acquisition" could be made by trading Hiura for him.

[djoctagone]

the writing's on the wall, no? keston hiura will be optioned when lorenzo cain is activated. barring an outside acquisition, i can't see any other scenario.

The "outside acquisition" could be made by trading Hiura for him.

either way, i'd be shocked to see keston hiura on tonight's lineup card after eduardo escobar is activated.

[xisxisxis]

7 games since he came back up:

.304 .393 .739 1.132

His OPS for July (about 1.8 times as many PA as that 7 game stretch) is 0.542.

 

Even the worst hitter in MLB will have 7-14 day periods of very good performance, that's why making decisions on such a small sample size aren't recommended.

 

When Hiura went 3-0 in the count last night I bet $20 that he would strike out. Easiest $20 I ever made...

[PeaveyFury]

Hiura does need to finish the minor league season in AAA. I’m confident he can still figure this out, but the Brewers don’t have the luxury of letting him try to do so on the Major League roster.

 

Adding Escobar today should be the last we see if Keston until September.

[djoctagone]

keston hiura has been optioned to class aaa nashville.