ANAHEIM, Calif. – Astros hitting coach John Mallee arrived at Safeco Field in Seattle at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday for a 7:10 p.m. game. By 3 p.m., Mallee was working with J.D. Martinez, who was hitting off a tee. By 4 p.m., Mallee was throwing inside a netted cage, working one-on-one with Astros batters at the same time media members weaved their way through the team’s locker room, asking hitters what was wrong and how the obvious holes in their swings could be fixed. While questions mounted and surreal strikeout totals were produced during the Astros’ first seven games of the season, Mallee stuck to his daily routine. And when the [...]