Yankees hitting coach, Alan Cockrell, believes that the only thing wrong with Jacoby Ellsbury is that he’s standing too far back in the batter’s box. Hence, all the catcher’s interference calls. So his solution to the problem should be obvious – move up. Cockrell explains to Brian Hoch of MLB.com:
“We looked at all the video from his really big year in Boston, and his contact point was probably three or four inches more,” Cockrell said. “So we tailored his cage routine and his maintenance work to where we’re moving contact — not a lot, not a foot and a half, but just three to four inches more in front of his body.