Much was made in the offseason about the departure of hitting coach Chili Davis and how new hitting coach Tim Hyers and manager Alex Cora were going to overhaul the team’s approach. The offense seemingly needed some sort of change after finishing 27th in baseball with just 168 home runs and 10th in baseball with 785 runs scored. By wRC+ the team rated 22nd in the majors with a mark of 92 solidifying what we all saw—this was a below-average offense.
Fast forward to 2018 and with the addition of J.