It would be a lot easier to accept if he was the only one in the lineup doing it. We've got too many of them in the lineup...Pena, Altuve, Dubon and Yainer all have the same similar shitty ass approaches man. They all have awful chase rates.
Hinch had everyone working the plan, run the starting pitchers arms out..... This bunch....is just swing away. DD
The hitters Hinch had were considerably better. You aren't going to change the DNA of these hitters (Altuve, Yainer, Pena, and Dubon) - they are always going to be free swingers, chase pitches out of the zone, and swing early in counts because they are incapable of working an AB. This is why I don't want to see anyone mention trading Paredes again. We need more hitters in the lineup with his approach.
That's where I'm at. I truly believe Joe Espada is gonna be 0-4 in his playoff career. At that point, you make a change.
I'm still not over that bases loaded double play by Yainer. What an absolute clown. He is representative of everything wrong with the Astros poor offensive approach this season.