I don’t label this one a BSOHL story because I just don’t think they did enough to get there. But Mark Feinsand of the Daily News catches up with new Yankee Travis Hafner, who has dropped some weight:
The Yankees’ designated hitter has dropped 10 pounds this spring in an effort to take some stress off his massive frame, hoping the weight loss will help him to regain his status as one of the league’s most productive hitters. “I feel better overall,” Hafner said. “My body feels really good; I don’t get that sore anymore or anything. I feel like there’s potential there to have a really good season.”
Maybe that qualifies. I don’t know. I do know, however, that if we include him in the BSOHL club that he’s likely to be one of the guys who actually improves season-over-season. Hafner is a lefty dead-pull power hitter about to set up shop in one of the friendliest places for that sort of chap to hit. With him it’s all about health. If it’s there, the dingers will come.
