Accepting your walks, recognizing the strike zone, and finding the right pitches for you to hit. Davey Martinez and Co. on the Washington Nationals’ coaching staff this past season preached plate discipline for all their hitters, but it was a particular focus for the younger hitters on the big league roster who are developing their games at the major league level: Luis García, Keibert Ruiz, and CJ Abrams.
“Our hitting, our young hitters got a little bit better,” Martinez reiterated when he spoke with reporters at the Winter Meetings earlier this month in San Diego, CA.
“We talked a lot about the chase rate,” he explained.