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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
More concerning is how infrequent Butler & Gordon even hit the ball hard. Gordon had a long double today, but it's become such a rarity for him to even hit a ball into the gap. His power was prodigious as a prospect and even his first couple years he'd hit some really long HR. Now? He's a slap hitting Rusty Greer clone. He tried to cut his swing down and go more opposite field to reduce his Ks but guess what? He's still striking out 140x/yr. Only now there's no power to go with it.
Butler isn't even worth talking about anymore.
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Butler is definitely worth talking about, because he is the epitome of the problem. It's the entire team... At what point does Pedro Grifol's philosophy and teachings begin to take criticism? Because these aren't just slumps for a couple of players... These are multi-season production voids from players that have had historical success. Half a season of productivity with Hosmer does not offset the sweeping failure from the rest.