Garret Mitchell return could help
very sss but when he was in the line up last year and first few weeks of this season, the offense seemed better (although Brian Anderson was hitting lights out then).
but Frelick, Wiemer, Mitchell, Yelich and Taylor can create competition to force the best 3-4 of those 5 into the lineup daily. Obviously that assumes it’s just a talent or competition issue. If coaching, development or strategy is the core isssue then the players alone won’t solve it without signing a big FA or 2.
So it begs the question. Is this team sorely lacking hitting talent only, or is the average talent not being coached or utilized the best?
shouldn’t there be some improvement to a mean or some improvement in players. Other than Yelich, most have regressed severely in the past few years (Adames, Urias, Narvaez) and players with upside or bounce back potential never really materialized.
is it the hitting coaches? Some hitting strategy?
or is this a team full of truly replacement level hitters only (except for June-July Yelich, and May-July Contreras)?
Does anyone have an updated scouting report on Henderson?
I know his change is his best pitch. Fastball? Other offspeed?
ceiling of a #4/5 starter, but clearly has a future as mid to late reliever I would think?
If Baez was in the ACL line up that would be six hitters with OPS of .925 or higher (O’Rae, Boeve, Bitonti, Pratt, Baez, Norman). Sure very SSS for the 2023 draftees, but encouraging to see offensive production in a very high offense league.
Awesome updates. Good to see some possible developments in the hitters. Great insight into some of those names I overlook in Carolina, Arizona and DSL. Thanks to the BF.net team for these great write ups.