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Notes from Camp: ‘More Organized’ Almora Has New Swing, Hoerner Maintaining Sticking to Development Script, Alzolay Gets Married

Having baseball back means finally having a wealth of fresh material to cover, though it can also be like drinking from a fire hose. As such, I wanted to throw together a quick-hit piece on a few of the smaller topics that came up during media availability in Mesa Thursday morning.

Almora’s swing

Albert Almora Jr. was one one of the worst hitters in baseball last season and his 78 wRC+ over the last two seasons ranks 189th in MLB (min. 750 PAs). Things would have looked a lot better had it not been for a 64 wRC+ in 2019, which led to a -0.