According to a recent article in the Detroit News, Detroit Tigers hitting coach Lloyd McClendon claims that he has seen progress with two of the Tigers’ best defensive players when it comes to wielding the wood on offense. While those improvements would be welcomed with open fanfare from the fans and front office alike, there is a bit of an uphill climb ahead of them.
JaCoby Jones is very close to being a known quality at the plate. Without getting too in-depth, he has proven over the course of two-plus seasons now that his bat-to-ball skills are subpar, but when he does connect he often gets good results.