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When he’s healthy, you see a hitter, as farfetched it may sound, that actually does look like Victor Martinez from the left-handed side.
Duquette also commented on Santander, where he was quoted as saying, “If you see him play, he has a lot of [Victor] Martinez’s mannerisms. He has a similar stance. Excellent young hitter. He was the best young player in the Carolina League.”
And he really does. Santander has developed a leg kick in which he uses in sync with his load. He has a very loose swing and for a 22 year old, it’s difficult to find a flaw in his approach at the plate. Much like Martinez, you see a guy whose bat-to-ball skills have aided his reputation. Comparing Santander to one of baseball’s most consistent bats over the last decade should sound like rubbish, but the tools speak too loudly too ignore.
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Which is where the comparison to V Mart comes from
Indians blog article I mentioned earlier
The funny thing is Santander has never met Martinez and his batting stance and etc is all natural to him not trying to copy Martinez's