MAX MUNCY: SPRING TRAINING WEEK 2 RECAP

MAX MUNCY: SPRING TRAINING WEEK 2 RECAP

Here we are again with another weekly update on Max Muncy. He is still off to a bad start this spring training. Last week going 1-for-9 and extending the at-bats but not doing much with them. Muncy played in four games this week and going 1-for-9 this week again.

His only hit was his first HR of the year, so that’s somewhat of a good sign, but he’s 2-for-18 to start spring. That’s nothing to be proud of. Granted, it’s only spring training, and he still has time before the season starts to get hot.

Muncy has always struggled during spring training, but he usually has a little more success when putting the ball in play and coming away with some hits. So far, that has not been the case this spring. We saw a very down year from Muncy in 2020, but there’s plenty of reason to believe a lot of this had to do with the injury he dealt with after getting hit by the pitch on his left ring finger. We never saw him fully recover from this, as it did go onto affect him all season. Is it fair to believe he’s still trying to find his swing? Absolutely. But if he doesn’t find it soon, this could turn into a bigger issue for Muncy come regular season.

The biggest positive this spring for Muncy is he still has his fantastic eye at the plate. He struck out six times this spring, but he’s also drawn five walks. It all feels like it’s just about Muncy finding his swing again, and once he does, America’s Slugger will be back to crushing baseballs on a regular basis.

 

Weekly Stats:

BA: .111

OPS: .582

AB: 9 (18)

2B: 0 (0)

3B: 0 (0)

RBI: 1 (1)

HR: 1 (1)

BB: 3 (5)

SB: 0 (0)

E: 0 (0)

 

For Max Muncy’s stats, click here and join me again next week for more as we go week-by-week on Max Muncy’s 2021 season with the Dodgers!

For my last weeks’ update on Max Muncy, click here

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