https://theathletic.com/1871468/2020/06/14/what-did-we-learn-from-the-cubs-draft-jordan-nwogu-is-one-of-a-few-upside-bets/Nwogu article:
“Jordan has a lot of really, really interesting traits,” said John Pedrotty, an area scout .... “(Jordan’s) swing is a little unorthodox right now, but some of the brightest hitting guys in our organization have really liked how quick he is to the ball. All those movements that seem a little unorthodox — we think it’s kind of untapped power potential in there that is waiting to be unlocked.”
As Pedrotty mentioned, the swing needs polish, with scouts around baseball suggesting it’s not the most aesthetically pleasing. It’s a choppy swing that can be exposed by breaking balls and quality fastballs up in the zone...
But while it may not look the way a swing is typically supposed to, ... strikeouts never were really a concern. His career strikeout rate of 18.3 percent dropped each year at Michigan.
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Helpful to read their views. Consistent with what we've heard last week, that his present swing is problematic, but that they think it may be correctible. We'll see. The one view is that having been productive and having limited his K's, despite his crummy swing, perhaps suggests that there's mental, hand-eye quickness to be able to work around his faulty swing. Takes talent to overcome a bad swing. So maybe there's a really talented hitter disguised by the lousy swing, and once they fix that all the talent will come out.
Still, changing a swing isn't easy, I don't think. Making tweaks is one thing, serious revision of a swing may be harder.
I also think "oh, only 18% K-rate, K's aren't a problem" may be too optimistic. 18% isn't exactly small, and the NL is NOT the Big Ten. A guy who K'd 18% against college pitching might K like Brett Jackson in the pros. Plus if he's got specific holes in his swing, big-league scouting might identify those holes in a way that college scouting doesn't.