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He's fat.
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His main problem is pulling outside pitches, I don't think his weight is causing that. And he looks about the same to me.
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He looks at least 20 pounds heavier to me. Maybe more.
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20 pounds? No way. And regardless, that has nothing to do with his struggles at the plate. Teams are pitching him away constantly and he's trying to pull the ball. All you're going to do is swing and miss or roll it over weakly to the left side.