Floridafan - That would be a very tough situation for a player imo that was a very good hitter going in. Especially a guy with power who had already proven he could hit quality pitching. Now your telling him to change everything and if he struggles he is going to have some serious doubts about where he is at and what he is doing. Even if he has some success a power guy is a power guy. Alot of it is a power mentality. Guys that hit for power have intent to hit with power. Just like guys that throw hard have the intent to throw hard.
Some kids are happy with a single on a grooved pitch. Other guys are ****ed if they dont mash it for a ****. IMO I can not stand cookie cutter coaches - guys that try to clone all of their hitters. But thats just me.