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Message: [QUOTE="Guy Fawkes, post: 1769512, member: 170"] This shouldn't be surprising to anyone. This was the expectation coming into the season. Last year's team hit for .244 (tied 2nd to last), .287 BAIP (3rd worst in MLB), second to last in SB and didn't have a player over .290. It's not as though they added anyone who has a fantastic on-base percentage this off-season. The team is created like the Yankees teams. This team will live and die off the pitching and it's health. Right now they are throwing out a AAAA bottom half of the line up and that just isn't going to cut it as a long term solution. The Wright situation hand cuffs them but it was apparent it was going to be an issue before the season and they did nothing to address it. As that is in the past I'd still like them to call up Herrera, play Conforto at 1b when Duda is hurt or out of the line-up and let Laugares play. Fixes holes in the line up and the team's defense is better assuming Conforto can play 1b. [/QUOTE]