In case you missed my story about Joc Pederson‘s evolving swing, you can read it right here.

Here’s some more from Triple-A coach Johnny Washington, who’s worked with Pederson the past few off-seasons:

“If you can simplify those moving parts, the more efficient he can become. He’s trying to grow as a hitter. There was a lot of leg and hand movement there and it made it tough for him to sync up those parts to be able to be on time and actually be in a better position to hit. I’m sure Mark (McGwire, the Dodgers’ hitting coach) would agree that he’s in a better position to begin with that would allow him to be on time more consistently and also get off a better swing more often that not.”

“Everybody has their own style. We believe that that’s a style that fits best for him. The key is to try and simplify for each guy. The leg kick works for him at the moment. We’re going to keep refining it so he can grow as a hitter.”

(Is it a kick or a lift?) “I’d say it’s more like a leg lift — it’s Carlos Gonzalez, Adrian Gonzalez and Justin Turner all kind of thrown into one. Each guy kind of has his own style, and that’s his style.”

(Is it a timing mechanism, a power mechanism, or both?) “I believe that good timing may lead to a good swing which eventually, sometimes creates power.”

(How different is his swing from four years ago in Ogden?) “The most important piece is he learned who he was as a hitter and educated himself on some of the things that may work for him and do not work for him. He’s a good listener, he takes in good information. I believe McGwire has done some things with him also to create that more efficient swing or load to be able to attack the ball.”

(how often do you guys work together?) “Every off-season he comes down from the Bay Area and we get a chance to do some work. We clean up some of the things that we found were inefficient from the year before. It’s cleaning up some of the things that weren’t as sharp, or some of the areas he felt he could improve at.”