Article: Miguel Sano And The Dread Of 'What If'

[Squirrel]

People ripping on him because of his weight really bothers me. There are people who are "overweight" who eat healthy and exercise. Sometimes genetics play a part. If you are expecting Sano to get down to a "lean" 220 you are not going to be happy. He is a professional athlete who is a large man. There will always be a balancing act on diet and exercise to maintain at his size and strength. So the conjecture about his weight and diet needs to stop. The only people who can realistically be having this conversation with actual facts are him and the training staff, dieticians, etc.

I tend to agree with this about his body being what it is. My concern is he doesn’t and never will have the body we want or expect for a modern era baseball player, no matter what he does and that it will shorten his career.

[hugelycat]

I keep thinking the title of this post sounds like an old-time children's mystery book: 

Miguel Sano and the Dread of 'What If'

Miguel Sano and the 465-Foot Bomb
Miguel Sano and the Pitch-to-Contact Caper
Miguel Sano and the Legend of LNP
Miguel Sano and the Suspicions of Souhan

[Squirrel]

 

"Why?  Because you say so?  Personally i see no problem talking about this.  It's not like anyone is attacking him personally or "ripping on him".  I think everyone here wants to see him maximize his potential and avoid these injuries.  

 

I think many here realize there is a real concern about his weight, yet some here vehemently disagree and feel that they need to squash the discussion which i don't get.  I applaud Jack Morris for being the only one who stood up and had the courage to tell the truth.  The FO and most of the press seemed to have locked arms last spring concealing and denying his actual weight, which was around 280 bs. (not 255-260).  Jack received a lot of flak for this, but he was correct. When i look at Sano I think of Kent Herbek and where his career might have gone if he had been more disciplined with his weight.  Perhaps not much of a difference, but you never know.  

I don't think it's a matter of having a constructive discussion on his weight that is the issue. It's when the conjecture and innuendo creep in that do nothing but paint this a problem with Sano's character that is the issue that get some posters a tad defensive, and then in turn, get other posters a tad defensive with the push back. As a poster mentioned above we don't know any actual specifics of anything regarding his diet and training ... just innuendo by local columnists that may or may not come from any specific knowledge other than their own personal conjecture. And if it comes from specific knowledge of Sano's diet and training, why not report it as such rather than just ... leave us all to speculate in a rather negative fashion which does nothing but attack Sano's character (i.e. he doesn't care, doesn't take it seriously, isn't professional, doesn't try, just wants a big payout from a big market, eats wantonly, doesn't have a good ethic ... all things I've read on this website, and all innuendo and speculation based on one thing ... that he appears overweight with no other basis of behind-the-scenes fact as to what Sano is actually doing/not doing, but since he appears overweight, it must be one of those things I just mentioned without allowing that maybe it's not and that there might be more to it than that.) Again, if you have more insight into his actual health and how he manages it, please share. But if it crosses the line into disrespect, it will get quashed. Sano is a big guy, and I get the speculation ... I live it, actually ... but just be careful about the picture you paint in the process. (Stated somewhat moderatorly. )

 

I will add that the year leading up to the disastrous 'experiment' of Sano in RF, I was a bit concerned with his approach from what I read. But I also acknowledged that he was young (needed to mature) and dealing with some heavy personal issues (death of a child). After that season, I liked what I heard from Sano himself on his own acknowledgement of what he needed to do. He seemed to have ... well, 'grown up' a bit, and was acknowledging that he needed to do more. It was exactly what I was hoping to hear from him, and I haven't heard differently since then. Yes, it appears he has more work ahead, but I don't know the inside of that so will just leave it at that. For now. IMHO.

[KirbyDome89]

What if he wasn't asked to play ridiculously out of position in RF? 

What if local columnists didn't generalize and make sweeping accusations that couldn't be supported by tangible evidence? 

What if the public opinion of Sano wasn't poisoned heading into this season?

What if fouling a ball off your shin has nothing to do with your weight? 

What if Sano once again has a good season above his listed weight? 

[Doomtints]

 

Genetics (metabolism, hormones, etc) certainly play a role.  

 

Right.

 

I don't mind telling you that I have the opposite issue of Sano. I shot up to 6' when I was 15 or 16 while still weighing 120 pounds. I didn't weigh 130 until I turned 30, and I didn't weigh 140 until I turned 40.  In the past 18 months, I gained 20 additional pounds in two strange 2-week periods where I gained 10 pounds suddenly.

Nothing has changed in my diet, nothing has changed in my exercise routine, esp. not during those two periods where I gained ten pounds quickly.

I have always looked at all of the diet commercials on TV and scoffed!

Edited November 21, 2017 by Doomtints

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

Right.

 

I don't mind telling you that I have the opposite issue of Sano. I shot up to 6' when I was 15 or 16 while still weighing 120 pounds. I didn't weigh 130 until I turned 30, and I didn't weigh 140 until I turned 40.  In the past 18 months, I gained 20 additional pounds in two strange 2-week periods where I gained 10 pounds suddenly.

Nothing has changed in my diet, nothing has changed in my exercise routine, esp. not during those two periods where I gained ten pounds quickly.

I have always looked at all of the diet commercials on TV and scoffed!

the rest of us hate you...

 

unless the two week periods were Christmas and Thanksgiving, I'd suggest you see a doctor.