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Yep, he appears to stomp.
But it appears to be more of a rhythm thing to me than a mechanical thing.  I would have him "pause" or "pose" on his left leg for just a bit, then go forward.  That's the aiki stuff, right?  Smooth him out in one simple delay.....
But I'm struggling to see a huge mechanical problem.  Admittedly, I'm no pitching coach and my kinesthetic knowledge is experiential and observational, not academic.
I love Boddy's line: "And in my experience of working with professional clients, changing major mechanical concepts in someone’s delivery isn’t the simplest thing to do, especially when the parent organization doesn’t seek outside opinion."  That's what I was talking about in reference to "tweaks" vs. major changes.
In the gifs, I don't see much difference between the two images.  I do see a guy who doesn't stride out well but I don't see that as deadly or particularly injury causing. See the above caveat, however.
In the end, Hultzen is the best judge of his own body.  Trust in that.  "Tweak" when necessary.  Avoid the major overhauls.  You don't get as good as Hultzen was with completely broken mechanics.  Changing more than one thing, and changing that thing more than subtly, is a crap shoot at best.  
Move him to the 1B side of the rubber, ask for a pause at the top.  Call it good enough for now.