Ex-Marlins President discloses Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s father's surprising slugging approach - Source: Imagn
In the realm of analytics-driven baseball, former Marlins president David Samson can recall the time when Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s father, Vladimir Guerrero Sr., couldn't name which team he was facing, let alone the pitcher.
According to Samson, Guerrero couldn’t even name 15 pitchers he had faced in his career, let alone pore over detailed stats or scouting reports.
"One of my favorite lines in my career was from Vladimir Guerrero Sr., Vladimir Jr.'s father, who people may not know is a Hall of Famer—one of the greatest hitters I got to see in 18 years," Samson said on his podcast (43:20 onwards). "Here’s what he said, and it wasn’t because he didn’t have perfect command of the English language. This is how he played baseball: 'David, I see the ball, and I hit the ball. That’s it.'
