We need a real hitting coach

Start by not watching fastballs that are hittable and not chasing breaking balls outside of the zone that are not.

and you think hitting coaches are responsible for this

Huh seems like Dunn works with pitchers on their approach. He’s a legit pitching coach.

You don’t think a hitting coach has any bearing on how the hitters approach each pitcher given the situation?

Do the results indicate he is?

I’m going to agree with the general premise of the OP. A seasoned, proven hitting coach can see tendencies in a guys swing that are hurting or helping him and help him adjust or stay consistent. It’d be nice if we went out and got a highly experienced and proven hitting coach in the offseason (assuming our bats don’t come alive, as often happens). But I’m not going to sit here and pretend I know what kind of approach Ochinko and Mainieri preach each practice or game or at bat and what kind of “approach” they should preach instead. OP’s assesment that we shouldn’t chase curveballs out of the zone or pass up hittable fastballs is truly groundbreaking though.

A lot of people bashed Gibbs early last year and by the end of the year, the team was firing on all cylinders.

Who's approach specifically needs changing? Slaughter of course, but he is kind of who he is. He has been walking more lately, so that is good.

Austin Bain, yea, prob. He's a converted pitcher.

The rest of our guys for the most part work counts & get on base at a high rate. There isn't much more you can ask for a team devoid of top end power.

We really need Fred mcgriff and Tom emanski

I think the team should institute two new rules. The first rule should be not watching fastballs that are hittable and not chasing breaking balls outside of the zone that are not. The second rule should be to not hit outs. That should help.

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Yep! That's a hot take right there.