08-02-2025, 06:02 AM
Why I think that Matt McLain will rebound to what we saw in him a couple of years ago.
I don't play fantasy sports so I don't have access to the spray charts or stuff like that, but I'm pretty sure that we all know that we've seen him hit a lot more of weak, routine fly balls to RF this season, when it didn't look at all like he was trying to hit to RF. That's actually a good sign, though, believe it or not.
When a right handed hitter is swinging the bat, the left hand is on the bottom of the bat and is closest to the pitcher as it approaches the plate.
When the bat is crossing the plate, your wrists roll and when the bat gets in front of the plate, your right hand is now closest to the pitcher.
Unless you are TRYING to hit the ball to RF, your goal is to hit the ball in the front part of the plate(left center gap) or juuuuust in front of it(crushed to LF). That's usually the fastest part of the swing with the rolling of the wrists adding a little extra momentum. That's why guys like Hank Aaron and George Foster had so much power despite not being big. They both played at around 6 ft- 180 lbs but they also had super strong forearms turning those wrists over and through the ball.
A level swing is never truly level.
When your wrists are rolling over on a 'level; swing', that bat is going to naturally raise up about 1/2 to 2/3 of an inch as it crosses the plate. When you are right on track to crush the ball with an accurate swing, but your timing is a fraction of a second late, you are going to be slightly under the ball. The bat, which is not yet full speed, will still be angled to send the ball to the right side because your wrists haven't fully rolled yet.
I haven't seen McLain hit a lot of weak, routine fly balls to left. He's usually on it or weak to the right side. Missing that year is huge but he'll rebound. You know who regressed a lot in his second year? Elly. He looks pretty damn solid at the plate right now. McLain will too. His accuracy is there . . . He's reading it right, it's just that his timing is a bit off right now.
I don't play fantasy sports so I don't have access to the spray charts or stuff like that, but I'm pretty sure that we all know that we've seen him hit a lot more of weak, routine fly balls to RF this season, when it didn't look at all like he was trying to hit to RF. That's actually a good sign, though, believe it or not.
When a right handed hitter is swinging the bat, the left hand is on the bottom of the bat and is closest to the pitcher as it approaches the plate.
When the bat is crossing the plate, your wrists roll and when the bat gets in front of the plate, your right hand is now closest to the pitcher.
Unless you are TRYING to hit the ball to RF, your goal is to hit the ball in the front part of the plate(left center gap) or juuuuust in front of it(crushed to LF). That's usually the fastest part of the swing with the rolling of the wrists adding a little extra momentum. That's why guys like Hank Aaron and George Foster had so much power despite not being big. They both played at around 6 ft- 180 lbs but they also had super strong forearms turning those wrists over and through the ball.
A level swing is never truly level.
When your wrists are rolling over on a 'level; swing', that bat is going to naturally raise up about 1/2 to 2/3 of an inch as it crosses the plate. When you are right on track to crush the ball with an accurate swing, but your timing is a fraction of a second late, you are going to be slightly under the ball. The bat, which is not yet full speed, will still be angled to send the ball to the right side because your wrists haven't fully rolled yet.
I haven't seen McLain hit a lot of weak, routine fly balls to left. He's usually on it or weak to the right side. Missing that year is huge but he'll rebound. You know who regressed a lot in his second year? Elly. He looks pretty damn solid at the plate right now. McLain will too. His accuracy is there . . . He's reading it right, it's just that his timing is a bit off right now.
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