JUPITER, Fla. — Part of the Cardinals’ plan to improve one of the most powerful swings in camp begins by having Moises Gomez not swing at all.
Gomez, a record-setting slugger in the minor leagues, spent time Thursday morning on the back fields standing near home plate and watching, from that vantage point, as teammates threw their bullpen sessions. Gomez had a bat in his hands, and every so often would step back from the plate to break the tension with a light swing, but he was not there to hit.
He was there to watch.
“There was times he’s going to be working on his actual swing,” manager Oliver Marmol said.