Jay Bruce

For those individuals who were able to find and place Jay Bruce of the Reds on their rosters, it seems to have paid immediate dividends. Everyone knew by his minor league stats that he could hit but after 6 games in the big leagues, Bruce has shown his ability to change and adapt to a whole new game.

After 6 games Bruce is hitting .591 (13-22), 2HR, 6RBI, 6BB, and 2SB. Obviously these numbers are not going to continue throughout the season but you might be wondering what kind of realistic numbers can he actually put up by the end of September. Well, after looking through his minor league numbers I believe a stat line of .315-.325AVG, 15-20HR, 70-80RBI's, and 15-25SB's. These are absolutely amazing numbers especially for a rookie at the tender age of 21.

Remember, pitchers throughout the majors will adapt to his hitting and with all those video cameras everywhere, coaches will have the chance to dissect every pitch and and every swing to see where his weaknesses are. But as I mentioned before, Bruce has the ability to adapt to pitchers so let the cat and mouse games begin.

Brrruuuuuuuuuuuuccceeeeeee!