Replace the feet, fire to second and that’s two.
Early in the 2017 season, Dee Gordon and the Miami Marlins are showing the magic of a Perry Hill infield.
Early in the 2017 season, Dee Gordon and the Miami Marlins are showing the magic of a Perry Hill infield.
The 2017 Miami Marlins will field one of the strongest defensive infields in Major League Baseball. Under the direction of Perry Hill, the team looks to improve on their 2016 campaign.
The Marlins set club records for fewest errors and fielding percentage last season. A year later, their infield has put together a streak of mistake-free defense that hasn’t been done in over a century.
One person, however, whom the Fish acquired and put on their staff who has actively helped the defensive cause is infield coach Perry Hill.
It’s no secret that Marlins first base/infield coach Perry Hill is the best in the business.
But it is nice to know there is still a place for people like Perry Hill, the infield coach for the Miami Marlins.
Dee Gordon rated his defensive wizardry at the start of spring training as “terrible” and “weird-looking, like an idiot.” By season’s end, he was a magician with the glove.
Not much goes unnoticed when Perry Hill is conducting infield drills at Marlins camp.