NY Post · Mar 7, 2017
Mets to Travis d’Arnaud: Stick with new swing — or else
JUPITER, Fla. — Travis d’Arnaud hit his second homer of the spring Monday, but that’s not what pleased the catcher most.
“My results are more swinging at strikes and hitting the ball on the barrel,’’ d’Arnaud said. “For me, it’s being able to see the ball longer and not have to cheat to get to some pitches and just keeping everything slow and not try to do too much.”
It’s part of the significant alteration in his swing he made in the offseason after working with hitting coach Kevin Long in Arizona.
Gone is the stance in which d’Arnaud basically wrapped the bat around his head. It’s been replaced by a more traditional stance in hopes of creating a shorter, more compact swing.