that is completely wrong and outdated. MLB players change their approach all the time. Here is an article on Crawford's unbelievable 2021, and how the MULTIPLE hitting coaches for the SF Giants worked with numerous hitters to have career offensive years. The 2021 Giants squad had a major offensive approach change.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/how-adjustments-turned-giants-brandon-crawford-all-star
The Twins also have multiple hitting coaches and have been making trades for players that compliment their organizational philosophy. They develop CURRENT MLB hitters to improve their swing plane:
https://theathletic.com/2874847/2021/10/07/twins-reassign-their-hitting-coach-with-designs-on-updating-their-organizational-philosophy/
Also worth noting how the Twins are loading up on hitting coaches to fill their MILB teams.
People underrate the role of the modern day hitting coach. Times have changed and analytics are being utilized more than ever in improving production at the plate. The Twins will always have lineups full of "who?" that will produce. We will always see the same teams near the top like the Astros who lose their stars but are easily replaced with depth from their WELL COACHED minor leagues.
only score 1 run. The story of the Menechino era. The pattern has been obvious since the embarrassing 2021 ALDS where we became the laughingstock of the MLB.
Why are they doubling down on this philosophy? ENOUGH!!!!!!!!
reminds me of the scene in LOTR when Frodo is at Mordor with the ring. We are Sam, telling him to cast the ring into the fiery pit, TLR is Frodo, and the ring is Leury. TLR just can't let go. He never will.
Check out Cease's month of July, thats just unworldly
https://www.mlb.com/player/dylan-cease-656302?stats=gamelogs-r-pitching-mlb&year=2022
30IP, 2 ER
edit: if you talk MVPs of this club and don't start with Cease you are just wrong.