Batting stances evolve to hide weaknesses.

When you watch a guy get in the box they tell you a little about them simply by the way they stand.

Every batter has suffered through those times when they just can't seem to get something going. They try different things and eventually the stance changes. Quite simply, it's one of the easiest things to change. Changing someone's actual swing is significantly more difficult. Changing the way they see the ball is much easier.

That guy that has a hard time with the inside pitch? He'll open his stance to alow his hips a head start. Throw this guy hard in anyway.

That guy that has a difficult time with the outside pitch? He'll close his stance and appear to be vulnerable inside. Avoide the inside of the plate at all costs. Throw this guy outside.

Guys that squat in the box? They want the ball up. They are trying to make all pitches appear up.

Guys that stand tall want the ball down. They are trying to make all pitches appear down.

The stance is the cover to the book. Sometimes it pays to read the cover.