Saying the communication issues are due to all the injuries is an excuse, yes. Garcia and Anderson have been in their respective positions long enough this year for that to be a stupid excuse for Stone to use.
Just scouting the line score, there have been a lot of line outs. I still question his wood bat power, but I'm not worried about his ability to hit for average and a ton of doubles.
It is amazing seeing that Twins homer breakdown by position and then comparing to the absolute shit the Sox have received from RF, 2B and DH this year.