Tony Pena, Jr. took care of his eyes after a really poor season hitting in 2008:

Three days after the season ended, Pena had Lasik eye surgery.

"It helped a lot," Pena said Friday. "Sometimes I couldn't recognize pitches when I was at the plate. It's one of those little things that gives you a better feeling when you're up there.

"Playing with glasses felt a little uncomfortable so I just decided to do that and I heard it was good idea," he added. "I wasn't seeing the ball good, just being able to tell depth perception. It is something that I feel like I'm doing again, just recognizing everything."

Two and half weeks after the surgery, Pena starting playing winter ball in the Dominican Republic. In 46 games, he hit .275 with a .347 on-base percentage, drawing 18 walks. By contrast, he had walked only 16 times in 247 games with the Royals the previous two seasons.

Tony has no where to go but up.