MLB Players' needed improvements

[OaklandFan75]

What players need to improve on....

**Josh Hamilton - become a better 2 strike hitter
batted .163 in 2 strike counts with a 50.7 strikeout %

**Andrew McCutchen - avoid 2nd half slide
In 2011, McCutchen hit .216 after the first half. Last season he hit .286 the second half after hitting .368 the first half

**Yadier Molina - Recognize curveballs faster
Molina's a good hitter, but batted just .186 against curveballs

**Justin Verlander - First inning beatings
Verlander had a 4.09 ERA from the first inning

**David Price - Be more effective when working behind in the count
Batter hit .358 in a 1-0 count against Price, and .296 with a 2-0 count.

**Robinson Cano - get better against left handed pitchers
Hit .239 against lefties in 2012

**RA Dickey - Avoid over use of fastball
When Dickey got behind in the count, he used his fastball 40% of the time. Players hit .306 against Dick when he threw the heater

**Adrian Beltre - Improve against left handed curveballs
Against left handed curves, he hit just .174

**Miguel Cabrera - Better defense
He was last in 2012 among all 3rd basemen in UZR with a -10.00 rating.

If you guys have any others, or care to share opinions, please do so.

[Nomar]

Be better than you were the previous year

[Jeffy25]

Bet it gets said....'Ethier vs lefties'

Same with Matt Joyce

[mtf]

Brett Lawrie, don't try to steal home with Jose Bautista at bat.

[MetsFanatic19]

**The New York Mets - Sucking
When playing a nine-inning game of baseball, the Mets usually got outscored by the opposition.

[mtf]

**The New York Mets - Sucking
When playing a nine-inning game of baseball, the Mets usually got outscored by the opposition.

I think that's a goal for 2015

[con_artist]

Not that these aren't valid, but I'm curious as to why you basically just summarized a Bleacher Report article (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...rn-to-overcome)

[mtf]

Not that these aren't valid, but I'm curious as to why you basically just summarized a Bleacher Report article (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...rn-to-overcome)

[ATL#22]

haha. do you write for bleacherreport? Actually IDC nobody should be reading bleacherreport.

[C-ross12]

When I read some of these, I think that maybe it isn't so much the players fault.

Take the Verlander piece. The 1-3 hitters are usually the best hitters on a team, so pitchers ERA should be higher in the first inning.

The David Price piece; Hitters are always going to hit better when ahead in the count. That should always be the focus of any hitter.

On Robinson Cano; Cano is a lefty. Lefties hit worst against left handed pitchers as a rule. Im sure its the case with David Ortiz as well.

These are just examples of where even these players are at the disadvantage. You could come up with situations where 100% of players are at a disadvantage.

[Toxeryll]

Not that these aren't valid, but I'm curious as to why you basically just summarized a Bleacher Report article (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...rn-to-overcome)

[vtmet]

**RA Dickey - Avoid over use of fastball
When Dickey got behind in the count, he used his fastball 40% of the time. Players hit .306 against Dick when he threw the heater

hence why he became a knuckleballer...

[SenorGato]

Owners: Maximize profits by paying players less

Players: Need to stop being greedy and take less money

[mtf]

Owners: Maximize profits by paying players less

Players: Need to stop being greedy and take less money

I'm not trying to be rude, I just don't understand why you would say that. Was that supposed to be a joke?

[Rad_Racing]

No Mike Trout...because he's already so perfect.