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Aldrete provides advice for Dustin Fowler; plus why Fowler’s defense is better

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There is nothing unusual about a first-year player going through a tough time at the plate, and assistant hitting coach Mike Aldrete wanted to reinforce that to Dustin Fowler on Tuesday, citing inspritation from his early days with the Giants.

“I actually had a little talk with him about my first couple of hundred at-bats in the big leagues,” Aldrete said. “When I got sent down, I got some good advice from Mike Krukow; he said, ‘When you walk into this clubhouse from now on, you walk in like you own this place.