He conducted a team meeting last week to talk about better plate discipline.

"He has the ability to hit for power while showing excellent plate discipline."

His devotion allowed him to hit for power and average while maintaining extraordinary plate discipline.

Abreu is showing even more plate discipline than he did in Philadelphia.

His plate discipline is a pretty key reason why.

But it would be a lot easier to swallow the slump if his plate discipline was back to normal.

But the slippage in his plate discipline makes it hard to believe that he'll be given 140 starts a year for two more seasons.

His defining attributes are plate discipline, intelligence and the fact he can impact the baseball any time.

That Dominican prospects aren't usually known for their plate discipline makes sense.

The amazing thing is he's missed three years, almost four, and he shows the plate discipline he does.