Drew Takes Every Pitch in BP

Drew Takes Every Pitch in BPI know the Red Sox preach patience at the plate but watching every pitch go by in batting practice seems a bit extreme. At yesterday’s first live BP J.D. Drew had a unique approach to improving his hitting:

J.D. Drew, who faced newcomer Ramon Ramírez, didn’t take a swing. There will be plenty of time for that, he said.

“I just track,” Drew said. “I really try to pick up the seam, pick up the rotation. I can go in there and take swings; it’s going to look ugly. Those guys are throwing hard. Sliders are breaking nasty. Especially when they tell you a fastball is coming inside, the last thing you want to do is step into one. It’s a matter of them getting work on location, but it’s good to see some balls come at us off the mound, at 60 feet 6 inches.”

Just hope he can start to hit some of those pitches come April.

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