What happened in 2016: Avoided the sophomore slump and ended up being the Dodgers’ second-most productive hitter.
After a successful 2015 season that saw him tail off terribly in the second half of he season, Joc Pederson began his 2016 season by tinkering with his swing in spring training. Chad chronicled it as it was happening.
Those changes had mixed results early on. Pederson was hitting for power, but he still had difficulty making consistent contact. He was being platooned, which I pointed out and thought was the wrong course of action.