Athletics Nation · Apr 9, 2021
A’s Finding It Hard To Win With Half The Plate
Make THEM flinch, not US. Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Fixing what ails a big league team is not easy, and anyone who tells you otherwise should be sent packing. However the Eyeball Scout has to observations to put forth today, and they have a certain symmetry.
For the A’s to take an important step forward, their hitters need to reclaim the outer half of the plate while their pitchers need to reclaim the inner half.
Hitters
It has been noted that the A’s hitters are being dominated on the slider so far this season, and this makes sense because while they have batters capable of using the whole field effectively, currently this is a group that is getting itself out on pitches away.