Launch angle is a fad. Pitchers are going to start elevating their fastballs against known launch angle aficionados, and those guys will start whiffing because they have an uppercut instead of a straight bat.
To which I replied:
Sure. Watch David Bote swing in September. Watch Javy flail at eye-high fastballs.
I was gonna talk about that a little, given that exchange, but given the Cubs’ acquisition of a new old coach (Cubs hire Anthony Iapoce as hitting coach), one with ties to former Cubs coach John Mallee and to the Cubs’ minor-league system, where he coached many of today’s starting lineup, that behooves us to ask the question — “Hey Cubs, what gives?