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An article from VICE Sports on Vlad Guerrero Jr.

While Guerrero remains raw in terms of experience, he shows unusual sophistication in his approach at the plate, Davis says. And his power is off the charts.

"He hits balls as far as anybody that we have here right now (in minor-league camp), and he's still extremely young," Davis says. "But the other thing too is he seems to have the 'hit-ability' type gene as well. He doesn't strike out very much. He's similar to his dad, where he covers an awfully large strike zone. He creates his own strike zone sometimes, but he's able to handle that. And his eye for breaking pitches is pretty good for that age."

But there seems to be little doubt that Guerrero could move quickly through the ranks. He certainly seems to think so. Last July, shortly after he signed, the Jays brought him to the Rogers Centre for batting practice before a game. On that day, he predicted he would be in the big leagues in two years.

"Typically, a kid that age would stay in the Dominican Summer League or maybe get to the Gulf Coast League," Tinnish says. "I just think he's certainly more physically and mentally mature than that. But we'll see."

https://sports.vice.com/ca/article/t...-keeps-growing