I think this game is doing what NBA did when it hit next-gen with players running and stopping awkwardly. In this video, after the pitcher gets hit, he jumps up from the hurt animation and it looks very odd. They are very nice but raw animations needing some polish.
The dugout stuff is nice though. It all reminds me of the sideline stuff NFL 2K5 did with players interacting etc. Very much the style of VC.