That's when Royals batting coach Dale Sveum suggested to Gordon that part of the reason he wasn't making consistent contact or driving the ball was he had no power base. Gordon simply wasn't loading his back hip and leg.
"You have to go back to go forward, at least with any power," Sveum said. "He was getting to his front side with no power behind his swing."
Through several drills, Gordon began committing to the new approach.
The results were almost immediate. In his last nine games before Friday, Gordon is hitting .313 while slugging at .