Feb. 17

Wednesday was another rough day. I was at my breaking point and felt I could lose it soon if things didn’t change. It was also the eighth game of our 16-game schedule; the halfway point. Baseball is all about “what have you done for me lately,” and I have to remember the words of my father and coach “it’s not how you start; it’s how you finish.”

Wednesday I was in my head too much, yesterday I had a totally different mindset. I was going to swing the bat early and often; I’m here to hit! I have one of the best swings on the team, and it’s time to prove it. Today I played with confidence. My first three at-bats ended in two walks and a hit-by-pitch. My fourth and final at-bat, I swung at the first pitch which was a fastball, and hit a line drive into right field.

Baseball is the hardest, strangest game there is. Sometimes one hit is all it takes to break the slump. All I know is that today I’m going to show these guys what I can do, and I’m going to hit. I came here to get into the majors, and that is exactly what I’m going to do.