The other day I was leaning against a bat rack (one of my hidden talents; I’m a professional-level leaner) when Lorenzo Cain came up and started pulling bats out of the rack and taking half cuts with each one. Lorenzo was searching for a good bat.
He told me he’d broken the last bat he really liked and was looking for a new "gamer" — the bat he’d take to the plate. We talked about what makes a good bat; Lorenzo likes a bat that’s balanced, not one with the weight down toward the barrel. We also talked about bats that have that feel; the ball jumps off the barrel after contact.