Interesting. I'll look for this.

Absolutely. Calling Parker . . .

Hicks, even with all his struggles last year, still generated some power. This is completely absent this year (same with Florimon, and it is the same problem).

So, here's Dom Deluise's version:

Yeah, I hate seeing him flail at a fastball on the outside corner.

It seems like watching this video of Jose Bautista for a couple hours would help with the hip rotation thing immensely. They are similarly built, and Bautista took a few years to find his groove:

So when he cocks his wrists to swing he's also pushing his hips back at same time?

i am more and more convinced the Twins should crowdsource their coaching and front office duties to Twins Daily readers

Wetmore has a nice piece on Colabello's swing, as a polar opposite to Hick's "French Mistake." Scroll down to point #2: http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wetmore_5_thoughts041914

Wetmore has a nice piece on Colabello's swing, as a polar opposite to Hick's "French Mistake." Scroll down to point #2: [url']http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wetmore_5_thoughts041914[/url]

I wonder if this is institutional since Cuddy and Morneau had the same problem. Players have this problem when they can't catch up to major league heat and have to cheat (step in the bucket or open up early). But it can also be a way to try to force the ball to the opposite field by keeping everything closed at the sacrifice of base and power. This certainly sounds like something the Twins would teach. Think about how many times you hear Twins officials talk about staying back rather than hitting off a stiff front leg. It's the difference between driving the ball to right and pushing it. Mauer and Colabello inside out pitches the other way and thus can still hit with a stiff front leg and generate power.