Nicky C. getting let go was the logical move, but he’s not the reason the team is hitting poorly overall. Stars gotta play like stars. I don’t care about the back of your baseball card. What can you do moving forward is all that matters.
This team has been trending in this direction for the last couple of seasons. The good pitching has masked it most of the time. They’re still good players and they’ll probably get some numbers, but I don’t see it blossoming into a true WS contender.
It’s not even that they aren’t hitting, it’s that they look so bad doing it. Almost like they have no plan at the plate. Just swing at what might look good and hope for the best.