TAMPA — Watch Aaron Judge closely this spring and you will notice in batting practice and in games, he will sometimes take his mighty swing with no stride.
No leg kick from the front leg. No toe tap. No stride.
Just a powerful coiled right-handed snap swing. That is especially the case with two strikes, his new two-strike approach.
Judge is doing this to increase contact but also to get to the basics of his swing. To have a starting point. Judge is constantly evolving as a hitter, and this is a step in the process.