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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe
Anyone else find it odd that Judge was not a Home Run Hitter in college?
And only a so-so home run hitter in the minors, but nothing special, thus the reason he didn't come up to the Bigs until he was 25.
Then puts up 52 HRs out of the blue, very Brady Anderson-esque.......or perhaps Barry Bonds-esque for those youngsters on here unfamiliar with B.A.
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His last year in college, he hit a homer more than once every 5 games - a nearly 35 homer pace.
In the minors, same thing his last two years - basically a 35 homer pace.
He was 24 when he was called up, not 25.
His 52 homers as a rookie were surprising, no doubt. But he basically just needed time for his skill to catch up to his size.