Jayson Werth is trying certain practice tactics to get his bat going
Washington Nationals left fielder Jayson Werth started the season on the disabled list, and he has struggled to get on track since joining the big-league lineup. He has hit mostly third in the lineup, but with only three extra-base hits in 23 games and a .186 batting average, Nationals hitting coach Rich Schu is using a tactic that should get Werth out of his slump.
Schu flips balls underhanded to Werth inside a batting cage that has a smaller fence that sits angled across the left-handed batter’s box and near the plate. The cage gives him less room to swing, which keeps him ‘shorter,’ and is supposed to help him get his rhythm back.
With a shorter and more direct swing, Werth was sending balls into the left field seats during batting practice.
(h/t The Washington Post)
