About this episode

Cole Young discusses his performance and improvements in his second season with the Mariners.

Mariners early-season-star second baseman Cole Young joins Softy and Dick Fain to talk about his massive jump in his second season, his improved defense with the help of Perry Hill and the specific things Hill has helped with, his great splits against left handed pitchers, watching Emerson Hancock strike out 14 batters Saturday, and better weather. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Softy, Dick Fain

Guest: Cole Young

Topics covered

• baseball
• player development
• defense
• pitching
• season performance

Keywords

• Cole Young
• Mariners
• defense
• Perry Hill
• Emerson Hancock
• season jump
• pitching performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mariners

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