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The M's aren't hacking at everything. They're letting balls go by, and they're swinging hard at pitches in the zone. For everybody but Smoak, that's probably a step up.
A Prince Fielder or Adrian Gonzalez in the middle of the lineup, suddenly everybody would look quite a bit better, wouldn't they :- )
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M's have about an 88 OPS+, and that's pretty much because of Baggins, Olivo, and Ryan.
I'm probably the only one, but I think Wedge's offensive preaching is helpful rather than harmful. Do wish he'd let Smoak (and perhaps Saunders) just take pitches until he sees what he wants.