He had that kind of power and athletic ability, as a kid. He was a shortstop, but we had Gary DiSarcina and moved Troy to third, which meant for a quick route to the majors.

We signed him to be an impact power hitter and he's been just that.

He realized the longer he waited, the better the look he had. He knew what pitchers trying to do. When he's going good, he'll hit the ball to right centre.

They'd use wood rather than aluminum bats, so you'd get a better idea of what to expect. The first thing a minor-league pro will do to a college hitter is to come inside. The pitchers tried, Troy made the adjustments.

We're constantly behind in the count with him. We're allowing a guy with his kind of power and hitting ability to hit in a 2-1 count every time he goes to the plate. Shoot, I wish I could hit in his counts. We have to get him to offer at some quality pitches.

Power is the ability not to have to please.