12/27/2009 - Christmas Camp and Tournament #2 Eric showed good baseball instincts during his time at Pirate City and currently projects better behind the plate. He is a player with high energy, who blocks and receives the baseball well. He made the routine plays at 3B, but will need to soften his hands, get down earlier, and bend at the knees for defense to further improve at 3B. Eric can improve behind the plate by refining his transfer and keeps his elbow higher when attempting to throw out runners. Offensively, Eric has good balance and decent bat speed. He has a short, compact swing, and can hit to all fields. Eric is a patient hitter who know the strike zone and works the count into his favor. Eric's offensive numbers can further improve if he can let the baseball travel further, and work to hit earlier in the count.