At his best, Roberto Pérez is a patient hitter that absorbs a lot of pitches and may occasionally find his way into a home run or two.
Last season, he got a little too excited about the latter, and as a result was a much less patient hitter. He had his worst season ever at the plate, with a career-high 33.3% strikeout rate, an abysmal 40 wRC+, and he was chasing pitches like a rookie.
He set out prior to the 2019 season looking to change that approach; to take more pitches when he’s up in the count and not focus in on hitting that one big dinger.