PT TOMORROW: AL East—Drury power surge may salvage PT in TOR
May 4 2019
The arrival of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (3B, TOR) has seemingly lit a fire under Brandon Drury (2B, TOR). Guerrero arrived in Toronto on April 26, and within the next four games, Drury had more than doubled his season home run total, from two to five. That’s the good news.
The bad news is that Drury is struggling mightily to make contact, suggesting that perhaps he has gone a bit too far in adjusting his approach to get his power to emerge. The way Drury has steadily exchanged ground balls for line drives and fly balls also speaks to an evolving plate approach, but the pieces just have not come together yet.
At the same time, with his surprising success — with 3 HR in 46 AB, he has already matched his career high — Eric...
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