Michael A. Taylor, who signed a one-year deal with the Kansas City Royals on Monday, told reporters on a Zoom call after the contract was announced that he knows he needs to cut down on the strikeouts if he’s going to play every day with his new club. His approach to a problem that’s plagued him throughout his big league career?
“Putting the ball in play earlier in the count is one way,” he said, as quoted by MLB.com’s Jeffrey Flanagan.
“I get to too many two-strike counts. Shortening up my swing, and not trying to hit the long ball on every at-bat.