It's hard not to hold your breath every single time Giancarlo Stanton steps to the plate. Who he is this year will have a direct impact on whether this offense is good or great. On top of that, he is going to be around a while. Getting production from him would be huge!
His grand slam on Sunday is this week's winner for At-Bat of the Week. Stanton's improvement in handling challenging pitches, like high heaters, is evident even in the early stages of the season.
Keeping your composure as a hitter when you get a call like this to start an at-bat can be extremely frustrating. This is the exact scenario where you'd hear a coach preach a short-term memory.
He had a great handle on an area of the zone that has plagued him for a while. Bowden Francis was forced to go to a different option with the next pitch.
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