Andruw Jones credits his spring power boost to going back to his minor league stance:

After hitting 29 homers last season, his fewest since 1999, Jones spent part of the offseason watching film of when he played in the minor leagues. He noticed that his feet were closer together in the batter's box.

So, when camp opened, Jones widened his stance and the result has been baseballs sailing higher and farther than ever before.

Mays was the one who first approached Jones about widening his base, which allows him to stay back on the ball and cover more of the plate with his swing.

"He's a Hall of Famer," Jones said. "I took it [his advice] but I didn't use it right away."

Baseball players have to constantly adjust to stay at the top of their game. Longtime greats like Yaz and Ripken were always tinkering with their stances. Jones seems to have found an adjustment that works for him. We'll see how the opposition pitching adjusts to counter that.

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