How has no one done a frame by frame analysis of his swing changes?

How has no one done a frame by frame analysis of his swing changes?

Because people in Toronto don't care why he's hitting so many homers, and people outside of Toronto don't care at all.

People in Pittsburgh care, as his is one more example of how the Pirates had no idea what the f*ck they were doing when David Littlefield was in charge.

I don't think that you can blame the Pirates for failing to predict that Bautista would do this well in 2010.

Maybe this has been covered before, and with the qualifier that I haven't paid much attention to ESPN ect this year- is Bautista getting MVP talk, or does the fact that he plays for the Jays just quash that altogether?

I don't think that you can blame the Pirates for failing to predict that Bautista would do this well in 2010.

I think you're wrong. It was obvious that Bautista had talent, but his playing time in Pittsburgh was very inconsistent, getting Rule V'd really delayed his development, and it's obvious that they weren't going to do anything to fix his swing. This is a guy who played for the Pirate organization his whole career (not counting the screwing around with the Rule V) before coming to Toronto. After about 500 PA with TOR in a season and a bit, he now has a breakout season, which he attributes to actual adjustments that the Toronto folks suggested.

It is not out of the question to wonder if the Pirates could have figured out Bautista at some point in the 8 years that he was in their system.

If only the Pirates could have developed him properly they might be on their way to a 60-win season!

MVP should include the post-season and does most years

Say what?

It was obvious that Bautista had talent, but his playing time in Pittsburgh was very inconsistent, getting Rule V'd really delayed his development, and it's obvious that they weren't going to do anything to fix his swing.

Maybe they could have developed him better. His breakout, though, has come from his doing something completely differently from how he did it in the Pittsburgh organization; I don't think that they can be blamed for failing to see the 40-homer potential, because his mechanics underwent a change in Toronto, which boosted his potential.

If the guy's swing needed fixing in order for him to succeed, it was quite likely that he'd never make it.

It is not out of the question to wonder if the Pirates could have figured out Bautista at some point in the 8 years that he was in their system.

I agree with this, but I don't think that you can actually blame the Pirates for it. In his second year in Toronto, Bautista found something that worked for him and turned him (for this season, at least) into an elite hitter. Maybe it was a perfect match; maybe he wouldn't have become the hitter that he is now had he gone elsewhere (or stayed with Pittsburgh).