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Stanton finally changing his approach

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http://m.marlins.mlb.com/news/article/226473600/giancarlo-stanton-sticking-with-plate-approach/

 

"It's done being mechanics," the slugger said. "I've been here seven years now. It's less and less mechanics and more your approach, and timing."

 

If this is as it seems, it's about time... Stanton's changing his approach and being smarter at the plate and willing to fix things and ultimately improve. 

 

 

His mantra should just be:

 

Don't swing at sliders down and away

Don't swing at sliders down and away

Don't swing at sliders down and away...

 

 

Stanton's out of the zone swg % is exactly the same as it's always been actually (30%).

 

what's changed is he's making more contact with pitches outside zone (54% vs career 45%) and in the zone (88% vs 81%) leading to less ks, more contact, more monster dong (he's pulling the ball more this year too part of that).

 

 

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I think this approach change thing will be more tested the next time he's in a slump because that's the issue. He has trouble getting out of slumps because he falls into the same old traps over and over. If he's more willing to change things and not be so stubborn then he'll get out of his slumps quicker. 

 

 

my point was he's not "laying off the sliders out of the zone" you hamburger heads. it's the same it's always been he's just making contact better with them now

 

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Let's see what happens when he's slumping.

 

Yep. Simple truth. Hope he keeps it up tho and obviously stay healthy. But he's confident now.

 

 

I just want to see what sort of numbers he can post with a full healthy season.

 

Definitely. I really really really want to see what he can do for a 150+ game season. Hopefully this is the year

 

 

Definitely. I really really really want to see what he can do for a 150+ game season. Hopefully this is the year

 

And a proper approach - assuming this stuff keeps up. He's batting .300 coming into tonight's game!

 

 

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Why would you want to downvote a typical [uSER=2328]@SilverBullet1929[/uSER] type post !?

 

It wasn't as good as my posts. 

 

 

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