올스타 브레이크이후 달라진 BCG

In the stillness of the high desert night, the only sound that echoed across the University of New Mexico baseball complex during the Midwest League's All-Star break came from a baseball finding the sweet spot on the bat of Brian Cavazos-Galvez.

The six-foot, 215-pound outfielder for the Great Lakes Loons didn't spend most of his break under the covers catching up on sleep. And Cavazos-Galvez, the 12th-round pick by the Dodgers in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, has made that decision pay off.
MWL 올스타브레이크 기간동안 뉴 멕시코 대학에서의 훈련이 브라이언 카바조스-갈베스(Brian Cavazos-Galvez)를 바꿔놓았다고 합니다.

After suffering through an 0-for-11 stretch in his final three games in June, Cavazos-Galvez has been torrid at the plate. He is hitting .407 (70-of-172) since the calendar turned to July and has hit 10 of his 13 homers this season in that span. The right-handed hitting Cavazos-Galvez raised his batting average from .248 at the break to .313, and went on a Great Lakes' record-setting 24-game hitting streak, which he shortly followed up with a 12-game skein. He recorded a hit in 36 of 37 games from July 3 through Aug. 10, shredding Midwest League pitching at a .424 clip.
6월의 마지막 3경기에서 11타수 무안타를 기록한 이후 지금까지 4할이 넘는 타율을 기록하고 있으며 올시즌 13HR중에서 그 기간에만 10개를 쳤다고 합니다. 해서 상승세 이전에 .248에 불과했던 타율은 지금 .313까지 끌어올렸으며 그 기간중에 GLL 프렌차일즈 기록인 24경기 연속안타도 기록했습니다. 그리고 7월 3일부터 8월 10일까지 37경기중 36경기에서 안타를 기록했다는군요.

Cavazos-Galvez traces the turnaround directly to his decision to work during the All-Star break.

"I went home to Albuquerque and I hit a lot," he said of the late June break. "I came back with a better approach at the plate. It's been a real confidence builder.

"My production wasn't where I wanted it to be. I wanted to do more for the team and myself."

According to Cavazos-Galvez, he didn't make radical changes to his swing or his approach. He worked his way through the issue.

"I really didn't change much," he said. "I just wasn't feeling comfortable at the plate. I worked multiple hours during the All-Star break until I got the feeling back. One of my dad's friends, Gilberto Reyes, helped."
올스타 브레이크 휴식기간에 BCG는 고향인 엘버커키로 돌아가서 많은 훈련으로 타석에서의 자신감을 되찾았다고 하는군요. 물론 타격폼에 관한 수정을 많이 가한것은 아니지만, 아버지 친구의 도움으로 문제점들을 수정했다고 합니다.


Cavazos-Galvez has never shied away from hard work, and he's always taken an analytical approach to his hitting.

"I worked really hard to come back and become more productive," he said. "I like to think of those aspects of my game -- work ethic and being a student of the game -- as positives. I have an unorthodox swing. Everybody has told me that. To me, it doesn't feel weird. Because it is different, I have to be the judge of it and analyze it and work to improve it."
본인 스스로도 본인 타격폼에 대해 비정상적이라고 다른 사람들도 말하지만, 방법의 차이일뿐 본인에게는 이런 타격이 맞다고 합니다. 그리고 그 타격폼에서 조금씩 보완하고 수정을 가했다고 합니다.

Playing at a different level in a different location has also been turned into a positive challenge by the 23-year-old.

"I've had to work hard and deal with different conditions in the Midwest League," Cavazos-Galvez said. "Last year in Ogden, the ball flies there. In the Midwest League, you have advanced pitchers, and the ball doesn't fly out. You hit a lot of balls here that are outs, but in the Pioneer League, they would be home runs. I've had to learn to make adjustments."
그리고 다른 레벨에서 경기를 한다는 것이 긍정적이 되었다고 하는군요. 작년에 오그던 랩터스시절만하더라도 플라이볼을 치면 홈런이 되었는데, 올해는 더 높은 레벨의 투수들을 상대할때는 그 공이 그냥 외야 플라이가 되었다면서 수정에 대한 필요성을 알았다고 합니다.

Last season's Pioneer League MVP has enjoyed his second-half surge.

"When you're in a hitting streak, it's a lot of fun," Cavazos-Galvez said. "The main thing is, I want to improve my game and add another dimension to it. I have a lot of drive to improve as a hitter. I really wasn't thinking about the hitting streak while it was going on. I just went up to the plate to do my job."
매 경기마다 발전된 모습을 원할뿐이지, 연송안타를 이어나갈때는 그것에 관해 많이 생각하지 않았다고 합니다. 단지 타석에서 자신이 해야할 일에만 집중했을 뿐이라고...

Cavazos-Galvez's father, Balvino Galvez, pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1986. But he hasn't been a source of guidance as his son carves out his path in professional baseball.

"I haven't seen my father since I was 8," Cavazos-Galvez said. "That's when he left my life. But baseball was an important part of my life. I've loved it ever since I can remember. My mother and grandparents have always been great about encouraging me and making sure I had opportunities to play. They obviously care a lot about my baseball career."
익히 알려진 얘기지만, 8살 이후 아버지가 집을 나가는 바람에 조부모와 어머니 손에서 키워진 BCG지만, 그들은 BCG가 하는 일에 대해 열혈 응원자가 되었다고 합니다. 어머니와 조부모때문에 자신의 야구인생이 꾸준히 지속될 수 있었다고 하네요.

23살의 싱글 A선수이기때문에 많은 것을 기대하기는 사실상 힘들게 되었습니다. 그러길래 진작 일처리를 똑바로 했었으면 작년에 드레프트되지 않고 2년전에 드레프트되었으면 지금쯤 달라졌을지도 모를 일이겠죠.

뭐 이미 흘러간거 이런 얘기해봤자 소용없겠지만, 볼넷비율의 상승없이는 콜업되어봤자 소용없을거 같습니다.
430타수동안 55K를 당해서 거의 7.8타석당 한개꼴의 적은 삼진(12.2%)이지만, 역시 볼넷수치(11BB)가 너무 낮습니다. 2.4%네요.

컨택에 아주 자신이 있는 선수인것은 인정하는 분위기지만, 지금보다 더 높은 레벨에 가서 컨택의 벽에 부딪치면 방법이 없게 되겠죠.