For the Tribune-Review, Joe Rutter reports on Brad Eldred, who, like Ryan Howard of Philadelphia, shows impressive power when he can make contact.
When you have that much power, I wonder why you try to flaunt it at the plate. I'm not a hitting coach but training Eldred to double off the wall strikes me as the right idea. The man is going to hit home runs without trying. So why try? What he needs to do is make more contact. I'd guess that he'd gather a lot more singles than he expects. With that kind of power, the ball will get through the infield in a hurry.
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