12/27/2008 - Christmas Camp and Tournament - 2008 Hoff showed strength, bat speed and power at the plate. He was able to drive the ball to both gaps thanks to good lower body action and good patience to let the ball travel into the hitting zone. Defensively, he was a big target at first base and did a good job of receiving throws with soft hands. In addition, he did a good job of keeping throws in the dirt in front of him - wasn't afraid to use his body. On the mound, he threw his fastball up to 69 with some arm side run. He showed better feel for his breaking ball and change than he did his fastball, was able to throw both secondary pitches for strikes for the most part. Needs to improve his balance and direction, and needs to gain arm strength in order to stay on the mound. At this point, his future is as a position player only.
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