Daily News | Phillies sign hitting coach Kevin Long to a two-year extension
, who, like Sosa, was acquired at the trade deadline to improve the Phillies’ defense. Long approached Marsh the day he arrived in Philadelphia and began working on the center fielder’s timing at the plate. Marsh said he felt an “immediate impact,” and the numbers back that up. Marsh hit .226/.284/.353 with the Angels in the first half of this season, and .288/.319/.455 with the Phillies in the second half.
Long is not just a great communicator but also has a knack for identifying a hitter’s obstacles and figuring out how to fix them. His extension won’t draw as much attention as a big name free-agent signing, but it should not be overlooked, either. “He’s positive,” Sosa said of Long in September. “Always positive. We have fun. St. Louis was fun too. We all worked hard, but that’s in the past. I feel that we’re on the same page here. And we’re working together well.
“The hitting coach in St. Louis [Jeff Albert] helped me a lot in my career, but I feel like what I’m working on with Kevin is working super well. So I have to keep following his workouts, his drills and what he stresses the most: to believe in the routine that he’s got for me.”
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