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How Carlos Beltran stopped chasing pitches and helped to revive his offensive value

It's well known by anyone who follows the Yankees that Carlos Beltran has bounced back quite a bit this season. No, he hasn't made himself new robot legs and become a Gold Glover in the outfield (despite the image of Cyborg Beltran being awesome), but he has begun to do the one thing he was brought here to do: hit. This year, as I wrote about a month ago, he's delivered, and since coming back from an oblique injury in mid-July, he's continued to be a solid producer at the plate.

While he began the season in a deep slump, hitting .