aron Judge decided a historic season and AL MVP were not enough. For years, he had been thinking about a two-strike approach to try to reduce strikeouts and expand effectiveness in certain situatio…
decided a historic season and AL MVP were not enough. For years, he had been thinking about a two-strike approach to try to reduce strikeouts and expand effectiveness in certain situations.
So, after watching Paul Goldschmidt across the field in a series in St. Louis last year, he met in Florida with the NL MVP during the offseason to discuss the first baseman’s two-strike mindset. Judge studied video of how Juan Soto and Bryce Harper alter their foot placement to emphasize contact with two strikes.
“How can I get the barrel on the baseball 10 percent or 15 percent more?” Judge said. Hitting coach Dillon Lawson said Judge will spread out more with his legs and not lift his front foot and he “is in such a good place with his pre-two-strike swing where he can add something without taking away from other things. … With regards to shortening, it’s just a tool he wants in his back pocket to use when necessary.”Judge had 396 plate appearances reach two strikes last year and hit .194 .
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