"The Red Sox were 10-17 when the coaching staff got the ax. Last place in the AL East. They got swept at Fenway by the Yankees and then went to Baltimore and got slaughtered 10-3 on Friday night. Seven losses in their last eight games."
"Boston was hitting .226/.310/.333 as a team. Their slugging percentage is 30th in baseball. Dead last. Their OPS ranked 24th. They'd hit 13 home runs through 26 games-also last in the majors and they'd scored just 90 runs all season, 26th ranked."
"The Red Sox were swinging at 62% of pitches in the strike zone. League average is 66%. That lack of aggression and eye compounded across every at-bat: falling behind in counts, handing pitchers the advantage before a ball is even put in play."
The Red Sox started the season poorly, with a record of 10-17 and last place in the AL East. Their offensive statistics were alarming, ranking last in slugging percentage and home runs. The team struggled with aggression at the plate, swinging at fewer pitches in the strike zone than the league average. This lack of confidence and poor performance prompted significant changes in the coaching staff, particularly targeting hitting coach Pete Fatse for the team's structural failures.
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