The Boston Red Sox acquired Caleb Durbin within the offseason, however he has not gotten off to a robust begin this season.
Durbin had a fantastic rookie 12 months and ended on a really excessive be aware. He was the on a regular basis third baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers, who received probably the most video games in baseball final season. He had a .771 OPS in his closing 79 video games of the common season and had a .777 OPS within the postseason. However, he has began 0-for-14 on the plate this season.
Durbin slashed .354/.446/.500 in spring coaching, however his bat has gone chilly. Durbin commented on his woes on Monday.
“Definitely not lost up there by any means,” Durbin said, per MassLive’s Christopher Smith. “It’s just have to make the adjustment and figure it out.”
Durbin has hit plenty of ground balls so far this season, so he knows he needs to work on getting his launch angle back to where it was last season.
“Right now, I think it’s just trying to get the ball in the air a little bit more,” Durbin said. “It’s just trying to fine-tune, make those adjustments to give yourself the most chances. That’s for me, what it kind of comes down to right now — is just trying to give myself those chances to find some green.”
Even though he did not get the results he would like, Durbin put together some better at-bats on Monday. He noted he was seeing the ball well and commanding the zone. Durbin may be hitless, but he is in the 95th percentile for squared-up percentage, 96th percentile for whiff percentage and 98th percentile for strikeout percentage.
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