What if a college program exists where all players are taught to have the same swing. Very linear similar to Akinori Iwamura. Some of the players may have had a more rotational swing, although a belief in the importance of the hands as well. Assuming that a player is able to adjust (there is no way that the power exhibited prior to adopting this new approach is possible, although gap to gap pop is expected).
If a player is forced to change a productive swing and adopt a different swing very different than what those that were following him are accustomed to, but is able to produce (with diminished power) how will this generally be viewed?
I can see it both ways... ie. a player is skilled enough to change his swing dramatically and still produce, all be it at reduced power numbers. Or, what happened to this kid , his swing is all screwed up, we better move on...
purely hypothetical of course...