The Dodgers are in the bottom third in batting average in the majors, yet they lead the National League in runs scored.
Alas, the team “brought in guys that complement the offense really well,” the veteran third baseman noted. “Guys understand what needs to be done.”
“I just grinded with Rob,” Martinez said after a three-RBI game Tuesday. “We were able to find something.”Jason Heyward is another example. Released by the Chicago Cubs this past winter, the 33-year-old outfielder came to Los Angeles on a minor-league deal in the offseason. He rebuilt his swing with Van Scoyoc and the Dodgers’ other co-hitting-coach, Aaron Bates, lowering his hands and flattening his bat path.
“These guys bring a different kind of energy,” Bates said of Heyward and such other veteran additions as David Peralta and Miguel Rojas. “They’re just professional hitters up and down. We’re never really out of a game.”Of the Dodgers 13 regulars, only four are batting better than .235. Five of them are striking out at least a quarter of the time. Overall, the team isn’t performing nearly as well against fastballs as it did last year, either, ranking 27th in average and 10th in OPS.
Van Scoyoc and Bates have helped establish that culture. Van Scoyoc is now in his fifth year as a hitting coach. Bates, a former Dodgers assistant hitting coach, was promoted alongside him this winter after fielding interest from several other clubs, including Colorado, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation who weren’t authorized to speak publicly.
Their two rookie hitters, Miguel Vargas and James Outman, are still settling into the big leagues — with Vargas following a slow start with steady improvements in recent weeks, while Outman has gone the opposite direction after winning Rookie of the Month in April.Clayton Kershaw disagreed with the Dodgers’ plan to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on Pride Night, so he pushed to relaunch Christian family day.
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