{"id":421635,"date":"2022-03-26T03:07:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T00:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gleyber-torres-back-to-where-he-was-in-plate-approach\/"},"modified":"2022-03-26T03:07:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T00:07:25","slug":"gleyber-torres-back-to-where-he-was-in-plate-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gleyber-torres-back-to-where-he-was-in-plate-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gleyber Torres &#8216;back to where he was&#8217; in plate approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ac4707e1f3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ac4707e1f3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gleyber-torres-back-to-where-he-was-in-plate-approach\/#%E2%80%9CGleyber_Torres_%E2%80%98back_to_where_he_was_in_plate_approach%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Gleyber Torres &#8216;back to where he was&#8217; in plate approach&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGleyber_Torres_%E2%80%98back_to_where_he_was_in_plate_approach%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Gleyber Torres &#8216;back to where he was&#8217; in plate approach&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>CLEARWATER, Fla. \u2014 The result was an out, but Gleyber Torres\u2019 at-bat in the top of the third inning of Friday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> against the Phillies showed some of what\u2019s different about the infielder this spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After working the count to full, Torres turned on a 94-mph sinker from Braeden Ogle and ripped it to third, where Alec Bohm caught the 106-mph shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Torres has tried to get back to what made him one of the most promising young players \u2014 and best players, period \u2014 in the game in 2018 and 2019 after looking like a different hitter the past two seasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New hitting coach Dillon Lawson, who started working with Torres before the start of the MLB lockout in December \u2014 thanks to Torres living in Tampa \u2014 said the main focus of their work has been looking at what Torres did with his lower body at the plate when he was exceeding expectations with his power, compared to what he did in 2020 and 2021, when he was often left off-balance at the end of swings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032322Yankees35CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Gleyber Torres\" class=\"wp-image-21667355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032322Yankees35CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032322Yankees35CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032322Yankees35CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032322Yankees35CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gleyber Torres has tried to get back to his old plate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach during spring training. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s back to where he was a few years ago, when he was using the whole field,\u201d Lawson said before the Yankees lost to the Phillies, 6-5, at BayCare Ballpark. \u201cHe\u2019s done fine the past couple years going to right-center, but the way he\u2019s going to right-center right now is with authority. And it\u2019s not in a way that limits him to the pull side. That\u2019s stuff from \u201918 and \u201919.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>And not like \u201920 and \u201921.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to be more in control with that,\u201d Torres said. \u201cLast year, I hit too many ground balls trying to pull the ball. Now I want to stay in control and hit the ball right up the middle, the same as I did before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all been part of an eventful spring for Torres, who is back at second base, with DJ LeMahieu set to bounce around the infield this season. Torres and his wife also welcomed their first child this week and he\u2019s making scouts believe the 25-year-old is going to be able to move past the disappointment of the past two seasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was all over the place offensively last year,\u201d one AL scout said. \u201cIt started in \u201920 with all the COVID stuff and then he got off his game. And then they moved him to [shortstop] and he was even more lost. It\u2019s early, but he looks good now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lawson was confident when they began working that the readjustment wouldn\u2019t be difficult for Torres.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about the way he loads his lower body,\u2019\u2019 Lawson said. \u201cHe\u2019s always been aggressive and a lot of people can\u2019t do it the way he does it. But he can and he\u2019s embracing that. He\u2019s not running away from what makes him good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032322Yankees37CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Gleyber Torres \" class=\"wp-image-21667369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032322Yankees37CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032322Yankees37CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032322Yankees37CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032322Yankees37CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gleyber Torres <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That movement often messed with Torres\u2019 timing last season, leading to weak ground balls and pop ups.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This spring, he has been more on time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way he loads his lower half, it\u2019s a bigger move than most other guys, but it works for him,\u201d Lawson said. \u201cIt allows him to stay on balls to the opposite field and stay behind it. And when he needs to drop the head to the pull side, he can get it in the air.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If all goes well, Torres will resemble the hitter he was when he first came up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best part about it is he doesn\u2019t have to recreate anything or be someone he\u2019s never been before,\u201d Lawson said. \u201cHe\u2019s done it for a long time and for the majority career. It\u2019s just getting back to that.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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