It’s in the Handwriting?

So much for giving myself the day off. This story about a handwriting analyst profiling the Arizona Diamondbacks is too good to resist. Mark Hopper assesses a few players as well as manager Bob Melvin. I have no idea what to make of this, but if nothing else, it’s a fascinating read. Check out this bit on outfielder Carlos Quentin:

Observe the massive signature size, sharp endings, and his print/cursive mix. Carlos is an extremely overly confident individual who is hard driving, tough and driven. His huge ego fills the room, but he also has intellectual talents in addition to his physical strength.

He is quick, intuitive, observant, perceptive, and can change tracks easily. . . . A health struggle is evident in the upper part of his body as seen in the defective upper zone loops.

Now that’s scary. The Stanford-educated Quentin recently returned from a labrum tear in his left shoulder. He writes with his right hand, but the injury still shows up in his offering, Hopper says, because the brain and central nervous system can detect some suffering.

Sure, “health struggle…in the upper part of the body” is pretty nebulous, but it also happens to be true. Neat trick, huh?

I look forward to reading future studies that attempt to correlate the slant of a player’s script with his ability to recognize pitches. Yes, I’m joking, but not as much as I probably should be…