It takes a good 2 years for a girl to become a serviceable slapper. It takes another 2 years for a player to learn how and to become a really solid triple threat at the plate.
I've seen this or something like it a few times, but I'm curious about what a "year" really means. How many at bats in games? How much practice time? At what point does practice time lose effectiveness and more and more live games are needed?
"Two years" can mean a lot of different things. Is that two years if a girl is playing spring, summer, fall and taking private lessons all winter?