Before a day of baseball drills and practice, Mariners players sit in a quiet room to meditate and visualize their goals. Before they would swing a bat or throw a pitch, on another busy morning of spring training, they would sit here in silence for half an hour. “There’s always a next big thing,” Mariners General Manager Jerry Dipoto said. Everybody else was considered to be support staff,” said Andy McKay, who, as the Mariners’ director of player development, oversees their minor league operations. Now, organize your body so you achieve the goal.’ It’s getting them out of the mechanical thinking.”Being a Mariners minor leaguer can be a culture shock.

Source: Washington Post March 15, 2019 14:26 UTC