Great read on Evan Longoria.this third baseman can just flat out rake
.. "I try not to think about too much," Evan said. "When I first got here, I kind of scuffled a bit in the beginning. I just started to try and do too much, and hit pitches I really can't handle. Now I'm getting better pitches to hit, and once that happens you start getting more locked in and being able to hit those mistakes. And these guys, they don't make very many mistakes, so when they do, you've got to take advantage of it."
.. "I was never really that highly touted out of high school or junior college or whatever, and I just wanted to get out and play," Longoria said. "Who was to say that I was going to be what I have been in pro ball? I just wanted to sign and get out there and play and see where I was at, as compared to other pro baseball players."
.. "I feel good, like I'm in a good spot right now to hopefully go into spring training and compete for a job," Longoria said. "I hate giving the cliche answers, but it is a process and getting at-bats always is a plus, especially against the good competition out here. That's always going to help me improve."
.. "There were a couple of articles in the paper that said I might have a 50-50 chance of breaking with the club next year," Longoria said, "but nothing's set in stone and I haven't talked to anybody about it, so I'm just trying to get my work in now."
.. "He never flinched," Sporting News Minor league expert Frank Neville said. "He trusts his hands. He doesn't lunge after the ball and get ahead of himself because he trusts his hands."
Source: SportingNews.com
