Trey Mancini simplifies swing in Spring Training

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550},”type”:”oembed”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”The Cubs sent Mancini some simple images of his stance that showed the biomechanics of his setup. It was an easy way for Mancini to visualize how he had closed his feet and, in turn, altered the weight distribution of his swing. It was the type of information that supported what Mancini was already thinking about on his end.nn”I tried to get my legs into it more the last couple of years,” Mancini said. “But I think I did that just by almost squatting a little lower. Just because I’m standing tall, doesn’t mean I’m not going to get my legs into it, too. You have to feel comfortable, so it becomes, ‘How can I naturally get my legs into it?’”nnMancini was not just “pull happy” last season. He started pulling balls at rates far off his career norm.”,”type”:”markdown”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”**Pulled**  n**2022:** 45.0%  n**2021:** 36.7%  n**Career:** 38.3%”,”type”:”markdown”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”**Opposite-field**  n**2022:** 22.9%  n**2021:** 28.0%  n**Career:** 26.4%”,”type”:”markdown”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”The problem reached an extreme level in the second half, when Mancini pulled pitches at a 49.3% clip, compared to just 19.7% sent the opposite way. During his best season in ’19, when Mancini belted 35 homers and boasted an .899 OPS, he pulled the ball at a 35.8% rate and went oppo 26.7% of the time.nnMancini feels much of that issue can be corrected by focusing less on trying to “cover the whole plate” this season. Mechanically, he has reverted back to a more upright swing with a slightly open setup. He is also working on keeping his head still for improved pitch recognition.nnAll of this combined is aimed at a return to comfort and consistency, rather than Mancini constantly feeling like he is stuck in a cycle of hunting for quick fixes.nn”At the end of the day,” Mancini said, “I realized that the last two years, I came in almost every day trying to figure it out. I’d try something new, thinking that I would find an epiphany, almost. And I just kept catching myself saying, ‘I’m trying to do this, trying to do that.’nn”And I was like, ‘Maybe I need to try less.’ I’ve been saying the word ‘try’ so much. I work…