Brett Baty Made Adjustments To His Swing
10 months agoNew York Mets third baseman Brett Baty took to video scouting of himself after his rookie season to get a better sense of what went wrong in 2023 and how he can fix it. "My top hand was a huge thing. I just needed to get that stronger and really just try to be more direct with the top hand," Baty said. He hit just .212 with a .275 on-base percentage and .323 slugging percentage in a rookie season that saw him get demoted to the minors at one point. Despite his struggles, the 24-year-old will be given every chance to win the majority of playing time at third base this spring, especially with Ronny Mauricio (knee) out for the year. Baty will be hoping to keep his bat in the strike zone longer and produce fewer groundballs. He'll need to improve against offspeed pitches and against left-handers in order to improve in his sophomore season.
Source: The Athletic - Tim Britton
Source: The Athletic - Tim Britton