re: Mainieri says hitting coach is overrated

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More than ever, hitting oppo is being taught at every level of baseball that use BBCore bats. Staying inside of the ball is a catch phrase you'll hear that refers to keeping your hands moving to the ball from the stance position. This creates a compact swing with the hands fully inside of the pitch line, resulting in opposite field hitting. When HSs changed last season, my kid was in 8th grade. He played JV/Varsity ball at a 3A school. He learned it in a few weeks of drills/cage work. It's not rocket science, our players should be able to execute more consistently and one a broader scale through the lineup.

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