When Sean Casey spent a season and a half with the Tigers from 2006-2007, DJ LeMahieu was a senior in high school, just outside of Detroit.
, who has looked more like the hitter of old since Casey took over. After he had a slash line of .220/.285/.357 in 76 games before the All-Star break, LeMahieu entered Saturday with a slash line of .311/.423/.476 in 30 second-half games.
LeMahieu has worked with Casey on quickening up some of his lower-half mechanics, but there has also been a mental component to the process. Casey said he wanted to let LeMahieu be LeMahieu, knowing that the 35-year-old was too good of a hitter to stay in a slump forever. “A big thing for DJ is being able to find the opposite field opens up the pull side for him. I think that’s what most great hitters do. Great hitters can find that opposite field. Really, you drive the ball better on the pull side when you can do that.”
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