Phillies' Manager Rob Thompson Having Phillies Try Obvious Antidote for Batting Woes

After a blistering start to the season, the Philadelphia Phillies have come back down to earth, particularly offensively. They slashed .259/.331/.424 in the fir

st half, the second half has seen a decline to .246/.307/.399. That's a 5.6 percent drop in OPS.

Friday, the Phillies are trying a simple tweak: Using the curveball machine in batting practice. Rob Thompson told reporters Thursday that players see curveballs in the batting cages in the clubhouse daily, but the thinking is that getting curveballs from the machine out on the stadium will help build a better mental picture for how the pitch tends to break.. “But I think it’s more beneficial on the field because you get to see the flight of the ball.

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