11/08/2012 - Baseball Factory Training & Competition at Pirate City Swanson continues to show improvements in his baseball abilities, especially at the plate. He shows a balanced approach with good rhythm / tempo. Hands are loose and work to stay inside the ball, utilizing all fields. He shows a feel for the barrel with the ball jumping off his bat when centered. Power numbers will continues to improve as he learns to use his lower half more and keep barrel through ball at contact. Behind the plate, he shows a clean transfer / change with pop times continuing to drop as he builds more arm strength through a long toss program. Receiving / blocking skills show as playable tools as he continues to improve. Mental makeup is a plus as he is very coachable and works hard to be the best player he can be.