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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 3 - The Alan Trammell version
It's probably been covered, but it's still relevant and in play. There are (many) times where I wonder what a hitter's approach is when he comes to the plate. I've seen too many 4-pitch walks, only to have the next hitter swing at the first pitch and pop one to 2B. Or they do the same thing when a reliever comes in.
Now, if a player simply is not a good hitter (looking squarely at Brandon Inge here), then Ted Williams is not going to be able to help him. And a Hall of Famer is not going to need a whole lot of input, for the most part. But a batting coach CAN work on the fundamentals and the mental approach at the plate. Those are two things I see that the Tiger lineup is lacking.
Also keep in mind that some of the hitters we have called up are career minor leaguers. Brad Eldred comes to mind. 32 years old, he's been through a few teams, and only a handful of big league games to speak of. Same thing with Quentin Berry, I suspect. If these guys were good hitters, they wouldn't be getting to the majors at 27, or by 32 they'd have a few years in the bigs.
Guys like that, I don't think there's a lot a hitting coach can do with them. But he can work with Boesch, Peralta, Young, and Danny Worth. There's no excuse for this many hitters to be struggling.
It's probably been covered, but it's still relevant and in play. There are (many) times where I wonder what a hitter's approach is when he comes to the plate. I've seen too many 4-pitch walks, only to have the next hitter swing at the first pitch and pop one to 2B. Or they do the same thing when a reliever comes in.
Now, if a player simply is not a good hitter (looking squarely at Brandon Inge here), then Ted Williams is not going to be able to help him. And a Hall of Famer is not going to need a whole lot of input, for the most part. But a batting coach CAN work on the fundamentals and the mental approach at the plate. Those are two things I see that the Tiger lineup is lacking.
Also keep in mind that some of the hitters we have called up are career minor leaguers. Brad Eldred comes to mind. 32 years old, he's been through a few teams, and only a handful of big league games to speak of. Same thing with Quentin Berry, I suspect. If these guys were good hitters, they wouldn't be getting to the majors at 27, or by 32 they'd have a few years in the bigs.
Guys like that, I don't think there's a lot a hitting coach can do with them. But he can work with Boesch, Peralta, Young, and Danny Worth. There's no excuse for this many hitters to be struggling.
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