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Pirates Discussion: Offense is Down, and it’s Not Just the Pirates

The MLB average offensive line through Thursday evening games was .242/.312/.395 for a .707 OPS.

Batting averages have slowly been declining since 2006, when the average was .269, and currently it’s lowest since 1968 when it was .237 (Per Baseball Reference).

On-base percentage is the lowest it’s been since 1972, when it was .311.

Slugging percentage is under .400 for the first time since 2014, which is also the year OPS bottomed out at .700 before the uptick in power.

One of your first questions, or thoughts, might surround the pitchers, but strikeouts are at 8.