Well, hitters mini camp is over and now White Sox fans are looking forward to Sox Fest and Spring Training. But Eloy Jimenez doesn’t seem to be about taking days off.
Impressive round of BP from @whitesox #1 prospect Eloy Jimenez (@Lamantha21) 💪🏽💣 pic.twitter.com/eQptvptcyC
— IMG Academy Baseball (@IMGABaseball) January 23, 2018
This video was taken yesterday and by the sound of it, every baseball was absolutely tattooed in this BP session. Need any further evidence? Here’s where one of them landed:
Too bad we don’t have @statcast numbers on this ball that Eloy (@Lamantha21) hit onto Field 6! 👀 pic.twitter.com/4tYZfOL5K8
— IMG Academy Baseball (@IMGABaseball) January 23, 2018
No, that isn’t a pop fly to shallow left field. It is an absolute bomb hit all the way to the next field over from where Eloy was taking batting practice. Sure this ball probably rolled a decent amount before coming to a halt, but the main point here is that Eloy’s power is still every bit as advertised.
One thing I noticed about his swing is that he seems to be keeping his hands lower than he was last year. This is supposed to add more natural loft in his swing. Obviously, it seems to be working.