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Sam Dykstra

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Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

We saw Benj take off.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

We saw McLean really take off when he focused on pitching.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

Benj is now fully a hitter.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

I think they still see some roadway ahead for him, for him to take off even further and not just be like โ€“

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

a good hit tool, above average power, 55s across the board.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

Maybe a few of these other tools get to 60s as he's even more focused on hitting in his second full season.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

Yeah, very different pitchers.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

Jonah Tong has elite metrics on his fastball.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

Obviously, everybody was making the Tim Lincecum comps.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

But despite it being over the top like Trey Savage, he also gets really, really good extension.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

So it's kind of a low release point.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

And the fact that it's also rising or appears to be rising at the same time, batters don't know what to do with that.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

He added some velocity last year.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

The big development for Tong was changing the grip of his โ€“

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

Now, he had a Vulcan grip.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

He stuck with that, but he moved the ball around slightly, got a lot more dip, a little bit more separation, made that into a plus pitch.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

The bigger question is, you know, he has a north-south curveball, 12-6, just drop it in there.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

That helps him play with that up-and-down game.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

He doesn't really have a pitch to his glove side.

Boomer & Gio
Who Won The Freddy Peralta Trade? | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

He has a slider, but it's not very good.