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Why are home runs down? Is Vladimir Guerrero Jr. the best hitter in the world? Answering 20 early MLB questions

Two weeks into the Major League Baseball season, offense is down, home runs are disappearing, complete games are nonexistent and the overreaction machine is working in overdrive.

You have questions. We have answers.

It feels like my team isn't scoring very much. Am I wrong?

Nope. Scoring has dropped, and it's almost entirely attributable to one big change from last year. This year's batting average (.234) is identical to last year's through 10 team games. On-base percentage is up .001. But the leaguewide slugging percentage is down from .392 each of the past two years to .