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Chamale posted:Byron Buxton is one PA short of qualifying for the batting title, so after taking the penalty for that, he leads the majors in OPS with 1.344. Is there any specific reasons he's doing so well this year? He added some muscle this off-season, so he's legitimately BSOHL. He's also been a good hitter for a bit now (.259/.299/.534) over the previous 2 season), being able to access his power despite a generally poor approach at the plate. A specific change I've heard from a few people, he's sitting off-speed and catching up to fastballs. Buxton had been the kind of player to make ugly swings over junk in the dirt. Now he's focusing on assessing the pitch out of hand, and trusting his raw talent if he needs to adjust to a fastball. He's still not a disciplined hitter by any stretch, but he's all but eliminated a huge problem in his game. Also when Buxton came up the old regime was still around. He's simply another year out from an org that emphasized hitting it into the ground so he could run out singles. There are some horror stories from former Twins like Cuddyer and Plouffe, who credit their success coming from ignoring coaches in the organization and developing their own approaches. The current FO has a much clearer organizational philosophy for hitting, while also being willing to develop players to their strengths. And Buxton is a poster child for this difference. That's not to take credit away from Buxton, but you come up fighting for a job, you do what the org wants. Having the right coaches has helped him, or at least stopped hurting him. Milovan Drecun fucked around with this message at 18:53 on May 1, 2021 |
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