The offense is struggling because they are missing pitches they should do damage on. It's not the swing and misses. Taking fastballs down the middle of the plate. Hitting fastballs down the middle of the plate into the ground because you are late. You have to be aggressive and look to do damage. Be on time like you're going to get a pitch to hit ever pitch. If you swing over a few more breaking balls so be it, but you're not going to miss the hangers, and you'll do damage on the fastball. These guys are expecting a breaking ball because they are guessing with the pitcher because of the pre game meetings and when they are wrong and get the one fastball in the AB they could handle they foul it off, take it, or beat it into the ground because they are late.