Mark Newman of MLB.com asked a few players to break down a 1993 black-and-white photo of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagen’s batting stance.

“It actually looks good,” Mets catcher Rod Barajas said, holding the newspaper at his locker. “It looks like her weight’s distributed evenly. Her hands are up. She’s holding the bat the right way. That’s something you could work with. That’s something I could go out there and feel comfortable getting in the batter’s box, looking like that.”

Ryan Zimmerman said, “She’s got a Barry Bonds choke-up… I don’t know. She doesn’t look too aggressive. She doesn’t have a very intimidating face working, either. It looks like she’s friends with the pitcher or something.”

Mets outfielder Jeff Francoeur was very critical of her stance.

“First of all,” he continued, “I’ll say that she’s choked way too far up on the bat. It looks like the lower hand’s kind of too much over, knuckles need alignment. You can tell she’s gripping the bat way too hard. She’s not going to be able to get it there.

“The stance is not very good. Her feet are kind of open here. That’s not going to make for a real good, powerful stance. Smiling at the pitcher is probably not a great idea.

Hey Jeff, by the way, she’s a Mets fan – so be nice.

Check out Mark Newman’s article for additional comments from Mets and Nationals players.