Neil Walker, who hit .225 without a home run right-handed last season, worked on his swing during the offseason.

Instead of retiring from switch-hitting, Walker raised his hands to more closely resemble the starting point of his left-handed swing, shortening his path.

Walker also focused on starting the swing earlier, while taking hundreds of extra swings to create muscle memory.

"I've worked on so many different things mechanically over the last several years but the only thing that I worked on this offseason was getting my hands into a little bit better hitting position, similar to my left-handed swing," Walker said. "That was my focus. I wanted both my sides to be somewhat similar. It makes maintenance easier, understanding what my body is doing, what is going on if things go haywire."

It's a small sample size, but Walker entered Wednesday's action hitting .375 right-handed.