Parents: Is your player succeeding because of sheer athletic talent rather than great baseball mechanics?

For example, a few years ago I had a player who was a gifted athlete (and he knew it, as did his father).

His swing mechanics were a mess, his batting average was mediocre, but by sheer athleticism he hit a few home runs.

I continually tried to get his mechanics corrected, but he (and his father) weren’t having it.

Needless to say, the kids who were dedicated to working on mechanics passed him by and he never even made the high school team.

Thoughts?

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