I'm trying to get a more compact swing. Every pitcher now is pitching me tough. If I hit first, if I hit last, they're still going to be tough because they know I can hit the fastball. You know, I've got a lot of hits on curve balls but a good curve ball, you're not going to hit it. So you have to wait for them to make a mistake.
People are going to hit that curveball, it's a mistake.
And they'll hit it. I just have to be patient and look for my pitches. The league may have to see it to believe it but Martinez has returned to form, just 10 months after retiring in frustration. A career .228 hitter, Jones has arrived at the point in his young career where the rookie stops and the budding star emerges. Sometimes, he remains 20, going on 16.