The Best Way To Insure Playing Time
I have never seen any hitter be kept out of the lineup if he is a constant performer. I don’t care if someone if playing in “your position”, your coach will find a spot for you if you can crush the baseball. Sure, defense matters and you can’t neglect that. But, when your coach sits down to draw up the lineup, if you’re swinging well, you’ll play. (I should note that if you’re young, or on a strictly developmental team you may platoon positions regardless of your bat. Things will change as you get older.)
So, if you know your stick will keep you in the lineup, why aren’t you working harder on your hitting mechanics? I think there are numerous factors; however, I think most reasons lead back to desire. If you’ve figured out where you want to take baseball, your work habit should be defined to some extent already. That is, if you say you want to play college baseball you should be working harder and longer than if you just want to play baseball in the summer for fun. If you haven’t thought about how far you want to take baseball, you’ll be less likely to put the hours into your hitting mechanics.
Either way, rec ball or competitive baseball, you lose the right to complain about your playing time if you choose not to develop your skill in hitting a baseball. Summer is a great time to get outside and have fun bettering your hitting mechanics.
Learn to hit like a pro.
