The mind of a hitter can be a chaotic place over the course of a 162-game season. Keeping track of pitchers, pitches, mechanics and ever-changing situations within games can get even the most veteran hitters off track from time-to-time.
Those things will be magnified in a 60-game season and with additional health and safety protocols thrown in the mix, the mental approach to the game is going to be just as, if not more important than the physical approach – even for a veteran ballclub like the Cubs
“That’s how you do it during the season when a guy’s not feeling good.