In 2020 he became the first Colorado Rocky to be elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. He’s proved more nimble around the bag than I thought he was, and he’s made some nice scoops on balls in the dirt.Larry Walker (1966–) is a retired professional baseball player who played right field for the Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, and St. He looks smoother on groundballs and more comfortable chasing popups into shallow right field. His glovework at first has improved, too. “So, I just keep going out and doing it.” “I’m just keeping it as simple as I can,” Montero said. He’s able to stop now instead of diving at that pitch out of the zone.”īoth Muelens and Black caution that Montero is far from a finished product, noting that the high strikeout tendency remains. “It’s making his swing shorter to the ball. “That’s the major thing he’s adjusted,” Meulens said. He’s made an adjustment to where the bat is not going all the way around anymore, so it’s more angled over his head and it’s allowed him to be more on time.”ĭropping his hand has allowed Montero to recognize pitches better, instead of swinging too early and missing. “Prior to this hot streak, he was bringing the bat way behind his head. “We made a simple adjustments with his hands,” Meulens said. He found it from hitting coach Hensley “Bam Bam” Meulens.

Montero, quiet by nature, said he’s always believed in himself but was in need of some help. Getting his pitch, not fouling it off, squaring it up and putting it in play.

We’ve seen it a couples times (in) this series. He’s laying off the borderline breaking ball down and away a little bit more.

“The numbers speak for themselves,” manager Bud Black said after Montero launched a two-run homer while hitting out of the cleanup spot in Colorado’s victory over the Cubs on Wednesday.

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