As the Phillies death spiral to .500 continued with a thoroughly embarrassing 16-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last night, it’s clear changes need to be made.
Some are calling for the hitting coach to be fired. That would make sense, given the team remains 11th in the National League in home runs and slugging, 10th in wOBA and batting average, 9th in OBP, and only Rhys Hoskins and Scott Kingery have improved since Matt Stairs left to take a job with the San Diego Padres prior to last season.