A meme I've heard lately is how Brett Lawrie is, offensively, a lot like Yoenis Cespedes. I get the idea: Lawrie, like his Cuban predecessor, has a penchant for chasing bad balls until you are ready to commit unspeakable acts on the next kitten you see, and then he'll hit the ball harder than you thought a ball could be hit.
Statistically, there are indeed similarities, from the high BABIP to the low walk rate. Differences come from more of Cespedes' hard hit balls sailing over the wall for HRs, while many of Lawrie's are sizzled into the gap for doubles -- hence about a .