CHICAGO -- Going into Wednesday's game with the White Sox, it is no secret what is holding the Royals back in 2017: Their offense.
The Royals are last in baseball in scoring, averaging 2.6 runs a game with a .586 OPS. They recently set a franchise record with eight straight games of scoring two runs or less.
One glaring reason for the struggling offense, per Statcast™, is the team's penchant for swinging at pitches outside the strike zone. Right now the Royals are swinging at a MLB-worst 31.9 percent of pitches out of the zone.