Reply to "Evaluating private hitting coaches and methods"

There is room in the game for more than one type of hitter.

Son #1 is 5'9", 170lbs., fast, has a great batter's eye, and hand/eye coordination. He can, and does, hit balls out during BP, but in games his job is to hit balls hard, and get on base, where he uses his speed and savvy to get extra bases. His offensive specialty is scoring runs.

Another teammate is 6'5", 240lbs., with average speed. Has a much lower OBP and BA than my son's, but he hits XBH's. He doesn't score a lot of runs, and won't do much for you on the basepaths, but drives in runs in a hurry(on occasion).

To think that both players should use the same hitting approach strikes me as odd.

1/11/1912:26 PM

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