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P2Daily: Nick Gonzales is Trending in the Right Direction

If you’re looking for a sign of hope that things will eventually get better in Pittsburgh, the area I’m looking at is the hitting development in Double-A.

In Tuesday’s article drop, I wrote about the Altoona Curve hitters, and the strategies being taught to them by hitting coach Jon Nunnally.

ALTOONA, Pa. – In his first year in the big leagues, Kansas City Royals outfielder Jon Nunnally found himself in a 3-0 count against the Seattle Mariners. The next pitch was one he hit off the wall. “I hammered this ball, and I top spun it,” Nunnally said.