One of the reasons Kevin Long was hired by the Mets, was his past relationship working with Curtis Granderson. Good Luck - The "Grandyman" strikes out 29% of the time, 549 strikeouts in 1859 at bats. [pre] Year Tm AB SO 2010 NYY 466 116 2011 NYY 583 169 2012 NYY 596 195 2013 NYY 214 69 1859 549 [/pre] http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-kevin-long-new-hitting-coach-article-1.1985309