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Hoffpauir in a groove
After enduring what Jarrett Hoffpauir called a "rough start," he's found his groove swinging the bat with the Syracuse Chiefs.
"I'm starting to get a little more consistent," Hoffpauir said. "I got off to a rough start with the cold weather and things like that, but I'm getting back to being consistent."
Hoffpauir signed with the Washington Nationals triple-A team earlier this year, and his production in April didn't exactly meet his lofty standards.
Hoffpauir batted .261 and had a slugging percentage of .304, but Hoffpauir's bat came around in May.
Hoffpauir turned it up last month as he improved in both batting percentage and slugging percentage. He hit .338 with a slugging percentage of .350. For his efforts in the month, he was cast on the ballot for the MiLB.com Triple A All-Star game. But this isn't the first time Hoffpauir was nominated for such an honor, as he was an MiLB.com All Star in 2010.
"It's a good honor. Anytime you get a chance to be on the ballot for any All-Star game, it's cool," Hoffpauir said.
As he reaches the midway point to the season, Hoffpauir's batting average is .302, which is third best on the team.
Playing with Chiefs marks his fourth stint in a Major League squads minor league organization, and although he admitted the differences between organizations were miniscule, he enjoys the freedom that the Nationals organization provides.
"They're similar in a lot of ways," he said. "It's very laid back here. They let you go about your business, while with the Cardinals they had a lot of guidelines that you had to follow and things like that. Here, they just let you go out and play every day."
In hopes of reaching the majors again, Hoffpauir says the mental aspect can be the hardest part of the game. Not knowing when or if he'll get called up is what makes the everyday grind "tough," but Hoffpauir is seasoned enough to appreciate playing the game he loves so much.
"You just have to do what you can and remember that it's a game. That's the first priority," Hoffpauir said. |
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