Mets' Tebow thriving after promotion: 'I'm more comfortable'

The promotion of a 29-year-old outfielder from Class-A to High-A isn't generally noteworthy. However, when Tim Tebow earned that exact promotion nearly a month ago, it created quite a stir. Since then, the former NFL quarterback seems to have found his stroke.

"I think I'm more comfortable seeing more pitches," Tebow told Jon Santucci of USA Today. "Also (hitting coach) Luis (Natera) and (manager) Chad (Kreuter), getting to work with them every day and just what we’re doing out there - taking pitches, seeing, tracking. I feel more comfortable with my swing, feel more comfortable with my game plan I’m having against pitchers and then just playing more baseball helps, too."

Since his promotion, Tebow is slashing an impressive .306/.390/.514 over 22 games while hitting three home runs - as many as he hit at his previous level in thrice the work.

"Spring training was too early to say something about it, but he was rough," Natera said, though the minor-league hitting coach credited Tebow with making "a big jump from spring training to now."

Despite Tebow's prowess at his new level, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson told reporters last week he doesn't foresee him making the big-league squad when rosters expand in September.