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Personally, Moniak made some adjustments to \u201cbuild off what (he) did last year.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, I had the best year of my career,\u201d he said. \u201cBut there\u2019s a new coaching staff, a new front office \u2013 it\u2019s a big turnaround here. So I\u2019m just getting comfortable with them. We\u2019re talking about what needs to be a focus going into this season in order to build off last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I think a big one is just trying to stay in the strike zone as best I can,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019m naturally an aggressive hitter, and I think that\u2019s one of my biggest strengths but also it\u2019s a double-edged sword sometimes. So I\u2019m just trying to really hone in on that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Moniak has been impressed with the new coaching staff, but made sure to shout out manager Warren Schaeffer, who served as the interim manager last year.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFirst and foremost, bringing \u2018Schaeff\u2019 back was huge for us,\u201d he said. \u201cI think just what he brings to a clubhouse day in and day out, and what he brings to this organization\u2026 I think he\u2019s the right guy for the job and the right guy to lead us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moniak specifically pointed to Schaeffer\u2019s \u201ccomfort\u201d with young players as what makes him the right guy for this job.<\/p>\n
\u201cKnowing them and being comfortable with them, and vice versa \u2013 young guys being comfortable with him \u2013 I think is a great start,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then obviously bringing in a lot of veteran guys to help bring experience to the clubhouse,\u201d he continued. \u201cI think experience is gained in one of two ways: It\u2019s either you do it, or you have guys who\u2019ve done it, and you can learn from them. So I think that was huge for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
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And Schaeffer returned the favor, and not just being \u201ca great left-handed bat that plays a good outfield.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c[He brings] a good leadership quality that is very, very good,\u201d Schaeffer said. \u201cHe\u2019s a huge presence in that clubhouse, along with Kyle Freeland and [Antonio Senzatela]. He\u2019s right up there with that.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you can\u2019t really put a value on that,\u201d he continued. \u201cThat\u2019s an enormous value, and he\u2019s a really good baseball player.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moniak hasn\u2019t seen any spring action yet, but he\u2019s using a more relaxed spring training to get ready for Opening Day.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe number one [goal] is just making sure we\u2019re going into the season healthy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis might be my first spring training where I\u2019ve felt like I haven\u2019t had to go out there and hit .300 to make a team. So just being able to use spring training to kind of work on some things and try some stuff, but ultimately, get ready to where we\u2019re hitting the ground running on March 27.\u201d<\/p>\n