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The kings of swing

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The kings of swing

Tonight at 8:00 PM, eight of Major League Baseball’s greatest sluggers will participate in the annual Home Run Derby. I’d like to share a few of my thoughts and predictions about the event.

The first thing I wonder, is why in the world is Matt Kemp participating in this? Don’t get me wrong, the guy is one of the most talented players in all of baseball, but he’s also injured. Kemp is currently on his second stint on the disabled list with a hamstring issue, and it just seems way too risky for have him in the derby. I’m sure he’ll put on a display of power for all of the fans, but at what cost? Imagine if he manages to re-aggravates his hamstring while he’s swinging for the fences. If I was an owner of the Dodgers, there’s no way I’d let him be out there.

Along similar lines, I’ve always wondered about the ill-effects of participating in the derby. Many players won’t and haven’t participated in the derby, because they believe it has a negative impact on your swing and takes up too much of your energy. I would argue that both have to be true, at least to some extent. As it is, I think the derby is great for the fans, and I’d hate to see it go away. I do wonder why they don’t reduce the amount of outs per round, though. It’d make more sense to only have five outs for each round, with the exception of 10 for the final round. I think doing so would be in the best interest for the players.

Without further ado, I’d like to make my final predictions for the 2012 Home Run Derby.

8th place-Andrew McCutchen
7th place-Carlos Beltran
6th place-Carlos Gonzalez
5th place-Mark Trumbo
4th place-Robinson Cano
3rd place-Matt Kemp
2nd place-Prince Fielder
1st place-Jose Bautista



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