Cincinnati Reds struggle with hitting woes

There’s an old saying. You can’t steal first base … Well,..technically, if the catcher drops the ball on strike 3, you can try and get to first base before his throw to the first baseman beats you. Good luck! There’s about a 96% chance you won’t though. Which brings us back to square one. The Cincinnati Reds are now a below .500 team, because they are unable to hit. Cincinnati is currently literally the worst hitting team in MLB. They are 30th out of 30 teams, with a team batting average of .210. Cincinnati’s hitting coach is Joel Mckeithan. The assistant hitting coach is Terry Bradshaw. It goes without saying both coaches have their work cut out for them. Many people will tell you that batting average is an overrated stat. They will tell you the stat is little proof of a players overall production. The team currently has four players hitting under the .225 mark. Will Benson, .195, Tyler Stephenson, .211, Jonathan India, .219, and Christian Encarnacion Strand, .195. The team is currently 16-18 and 4.5 games out of first place in the National League Central Division. This past weekend the team was obliterated by the Baltimore Orioles in...