I went back and read @UVApride7 ’s summary of the Pollard hire. It all pretty much tracked - although he didn’t have the horses in the pen this year. I’m hopeful that can be addressed.
That said, I abhor the hitting philosophy. I watch it nightly with the Orioles. Analytics love the exit velo and the strategy but it leads to a lot of cold streaks. It seems some of my Orioles have have finally rebelled against their organizational philosophy (a couple even now employing their own hitting coaches) after the Ben McDonald comments and shocker fundamentals and offense has improved,
I hope there’s a bit of an introspective by the team here in their approach for next year. Hit to contact - especially with college defenses. Jump on those mistakes early in the count - don’t waste a good pitch in hopes of a better pitch. Seems odd to suggest theirs rhythm in baseball, but there is and we spoiled a lot of it.