Oh I agree, confidence can be fleeting and I don't mean to imply it's the sole reason for his success, he's clearly put in the work. Having said that, the mental game is so key to batting and Hicks just seems much more mentally prepared.
I relate poise to confidence and there is no doubt he is far more confident at the plate. He seemed more intent on actually hitting the ball in May but he didn't look all that poised to me. Right now he just looks like he knows he's going to hit the ball and as a result is having great AB's like I haven't seen from him before.
Sano goes yard today......book it. How good has this kid been? Remarkable maturity at the plate, I know he'll have a down spell eventually but I don't know where anyone is going to find a consistent hole to keep attacking him. That AB where he doubled off the wall yesterday was downright Miggy like.
Pretty pleased about being damn stupid wrong about now. The poise he has at the plate right now is almost hard to believe given what we've seen previously.