Gator ... may I call you Gator?
Have you seen the look on Chili Davis's face when the guys start going the other way? Last year there was little good to take note of, until the latter portion. This season, especially this last homestand, he had a sneaky, maybe even a little evil, smile on his face. If his coaching is catching on up and down the lineup and they are all hitting to all fields, as they seem to be doing more of, the whole park is theirs to play with. Harder to defend ... gaps open up, shifts lose their effectiveness ... nice going all the way around.
IOW, you're on the mark ... they are practicing the skill, developing it right before our very eyes! (Small Chicago reference there...)