Corey Slater
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:31 pmRan into Slater today. A few notes:
• He clearly has been in the weight room. A lot. Compared to the way he looked when I met him in January, he looks like a new man. His arms look much stronger, and he clearly has reshaped his whole frame. How that translates to the field, of course, remains to be seen.
• He said nearly 80 guys have been out regularly for the team's offseason workouts, and the enthusiasm and work ethic have been excellent. He said "it was nothing like this at Dixie."
• He said Ryan Kennedy is doing some light running, and that he (Slater) started throwing with Kennedy yesterday. He said he is amazed by Kennedy's hands, that "he catches anything you get near him. You can throw it as hard as you want, and he has these huge hands, really soft hands. That guy catches everything."
• He clearly has been in the weight room. A lot. Compared to the way he looked when I met him in January, he looks like a new man. His arms look much stronger, and he clearly has reshaped his whole frame. How that translates to the field, of course, remains to be seen.
• He said nearly 80 guys have been out regularly for the team's offseason workouts, and the enthusiasm and work ethic have been excellent. He said "it was nothing like this at Dixie."
• He said Ryan Kennedy is doing some light running, and that he (Slater) started throwing with Kennedy yesterday. He said he is amazed by Kennedy's hands, that "he catches anything you get near him. You can throw it as hard as you want, and he has these huge hands, really soft hands. That guy catches everything."
