After resurgance with Yankees last season, veteran figures to be the Padres' primary designated hitter
Other than having to pass a kidney stone this past Sunday.Everything else, however, has been as Carpenter would hope as he prepares for his 13He has two hits in his past five at-bats, including Thursday’s line-drive double pulled down the right-field line off Guardians starter Hunter Gaddis and a walk against All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase. That comes after Carpenter began the spring 1-for-13 with three walks.
“I’m not swinging and missing. I’m putting the barrel on the ball. I’m walking like I should. And I’m having competitive at-bats where I’ve given myself a chance to have success as far as getting into good counts and swinging at good pitches, making good swing decisions. Basically, all the things that you look for early in spring, I’ve been able to accomplish. I’m really pleased with kind of where I’m at.
The longtime Cardinals corner infielder, a three-time All-Star and a Silver Slugger winner, dipped to a .226 average and .726 OPS in ’19. Between ‘20 and ’21, those numbers were .176 and .605. He began ’22 playing for the Rangers’ Triple-A affiliate and a month into the season was released. In the simplest terms, he said, “Getting my swing back in the strike zone, back in the hitting zone. My swing was just very inconsistent in and out of the zone, which causes a lot of swing and miss.”
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