Going into last season, Ryan Howard, for all his impressive power numbers, had two glaring weaknesses - his penchant for strikeouts and his all-to-frequent defensive lapses. He went a long way toward addressing the latter in 2009 and he continues to show improvement in the early going in 2010.
Regarding the K's, the jury is still out. But through 7 games this spring, in addition to hitting for power and average, he has only 4 strikeouts, about half his historical pace. It's way to early to conclude that there has been a sea change. There may well be a reversion to the mean as the season progresses. But Howard's unwillingness to rest on his laurels and his fat contract is impressive.
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