There are a lot of young, strong hitters in the American League.

Not only young hitters, as Frey knows all too well.

What he saw in the fourth was a young hitter learn, adjust and triumph.

"This is a good group of young professional hitters," he said.

That fact goes a long way toward explaining his emergence as one of today's outstanding young hitters.

I'll be working with some of the younger hitters they assign to me.

You don't see that often with young hitters, especially guys who are 22.

"I had a feeling that against some of those young, inexperienced hitters, he'd be able to make a pitch, and he did."

"It's time to give credit to some of these good young hitters who are coming into their own," Garner said.

Others are fascinated by Ryan's prowess against hitters young enough to be his sons.