Ryan Braun went 0-for-2 with a walk in Saturday?s Cactus League game vs. the Angels, leaving him 1-for-15 with three walks and five strikeouts through the first half of the 2012 exhibition schedule.
It?s silly to over-analyze spring stats, but let?s just note that Braun batted .325/.372/.700 in 40 at-bats last February and March and is a .307/.367/.623 career hitter in Cactus League play.
One has to wonder whether his drawn-out PED case took a mental toll, and is now playing a factor in the slow start. For what it?s worth, Braun is not concerned.
?Spring Training has never been result-oriented,? he told MLB.com?s Adam McCalvy after Saturday?s 8-1 loss. ?It?s always process-oriented. The process is certainly a little different this year. It?s an adjustment I?ll have to make. If I go 0-for-50 in spring training, I?m 100 percent confident I?ll have success in the season. I?m serious. It?s just a different intensity, different focus, energy, enthusiasm when you play regular season games. It just is. Of course, I want to have success. You always want to have success. But it?s different.?
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