This is a bit of a sidebar, but it kind of relates to Hendrick: if I ran a big league team, I’d make sure that every player entering my organization had a complete visual exam to make sure the swing and miss in their games wasn’t a result of eyesight problems. It blows my mind that in this day and age you still occasionally read about a hitter saying “Gee, I got contacts and it really helped me”. Of course, this sounds like the very kind of thing Reds ownership wouldn’t be willing to pony up for…