Giants’ free-agent addition feels less rushed at the plate since incorporating timing drill to pregame work in batting cage.
SAN FRANCISCO — Every day, Michael Conforto steps into the batting cage and assumes his position some 40 feet or so in front of hitting coach Justin Viele, who sets up behind an “L” screen. Conforto takes some left-handed cuts, then shuffles a few feet closer. Viele fires more practice pitches; Conforto further closes the gap.“You move closer and closer and closer,” Conforto said, “and you have to get started super early.
“I like the way he’s swinging the bat,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “I’ve kind of liked how he’s been swinging the bat most of the season except he’s been making better swing decisions as of late. So you’re seeing the combination of a really good swing and good swing decisions coming together at the right time and making more consistent hard contact.”So, there’s work to be done.“I just felt late,” Conforto said of his early struggles. “I felt a little rushed.
“You just go back to a normal distance and just try to get used to having a lot of time, letting the ball travel, so that’s where you bring that into the game,” Conforto said. “You start earlier than you would before, then you’re more comfortable seeing the ball a long time and able to make your decision a little bit later, a little bit less rushed.”
“These are the best guys in the world. To take a year off and think you’re going to jump right back in with no struggle or to just be lights out, I would be naive to think that,” Conforto said. “But I do expect that of myself.”
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