It is nine in the morning at Orioles camp in Sarasota, Fla., and Henderson is taking groundballs on the half diamond known as Earl Weaver Field. No other players are around. Some are happily ensconced in the clubhouse, perhaps even enjoying a game of billiards. Five Orioles staff members are with Henderson.
. He is one of only two players with 30 homers and double digits in stolen bases and triples through 184 career games by age 22. The other is “I didn’t even try,” he says, “but yeah, it’s part of naturally growing and getting bigger and filling out. But the body feels good. I feel mobile. I feel lots of strength. It’s awesome.”
Nit-pick if you want. Henderson could improve against lefthanded pitching . He may move to third base if top prospect Jackson Holliday is the better defender at shortstop . What matters is Henderson is a plug-and-play star who is so determined to get better you don’t dare bet against it. After an OPS of just .702 entering June last season, Henderson posted a .856 OPS over his final 100 games.“There’s a lot of room to improve,” he says.
“And then, I guess as far as the actual swing, honestly, just keep honing in against both , keep seeing different pitches, different pitch shapes and I feel like we’ve got a good system here.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »
Source: FOXSports - 🏆 280. / 63 Read more »
Source: washingtonpost - 🏆 95. / 72 Read more »
Source: sdut - 🏆 5. / 95 Read more »
Source: espn - 🏆 731. / 51 Read more »
Source: 11W - 🏆 384. / 55 Read more »