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The intent is also clearly to hit the inside pitch, which has been his weakness for a while. The batting practice shots for today show him clearly dropping his hands and taking the ball to right.
The other major thing is he is not just meeting the ball - he's adding pace, more like he did early in his time here. I agree with those who say that he had gotten so obsessed with hits, which he could get by placing the ball, that he had MUCH less power, because his swing was no longer snapping through the ball.