Devers is tied for sixth in the majors in homers right now, trailing only the four men mentioned above along with Matt Olson. For one thing, he’s hitting enough homers. I don’t think a couple round of a Home Run Derby will do anything except maybe help him to get some more practice cuts with what would essentially be his in-game swing anyway.Īnd Devers would just be a perfect fit for this competition, right alongside the other names mentioned above. The man swings out of his shoes six times a game. Devers has a Home Run Derby in every game he plays all year long. The big thing that people point out is that players change their swing to go for home runs in the Derby and can’t get back to their normal swing in the season. Over the Monster Podcasts Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesĪnd even beyond just that general point, I think it’s worth noting that I’m especially not worried about that being the case for Devers. Mike Petriello wrote a good piece on the topic a few years back. You see home run numbers drop after the Derby as compared to before, but that’s generally because to get into the event you need to hit a lot of homers in the first half, and if you hit that many homers then more often than not you won’t repeat it in the back half of the year. “Doesn’t the Home Run Derby mess up swings?” I think there are probably some instances where that may have happened, but the concern is overblown. Now, I know the first thing that Red Sox fans will think hearing this. And in addition to them, we really need to see Rafael Devers get a shot as well. As of now, Shohei Ohtani is the only name to officially accept an invitation, but the hope is guys like Fernando Tatís Jr. And then on top of that, this year’s group of participants could be thrilling. The changes of giving a big monetary prize to the winner and the swap a few years back from an out-based system to a clock one has turned the excitement level of the Derby up in a big way. Depending on how they handle the baseballs for the event, and hopefully they don’t use any humidors or anything so the ball really flies in the thin Rockie Mountain air, this has the potential to be one of the most exciting Derbies in years. Putting aside the reasons for that change and focusing just on the field, the biggest boon from this alteration to the plans is that the Home Run Derby is going to be in Colorado. This year’s event is going to be held at Coors Field in Denver after the venue changed from Atlanta. We are quickly approaching the All-Star break, with less than two weeks remaining in the month of June and then not much more than a week from there until we halt the season for a few days for All-Star festivities.
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