Color announcer is correct, it's all played based on the match ups. Dan Wilson is like whatever ...I followed the game plan put together by the organization.
below from the last paragraph, that's not a natural way to think about hitting but I like it
"Can you teach contact guys to swing just a little harder?"
He screwed up simple as that, there's a chance he forgot the number of outs.
There was a mound visit right before but it was probably focused on how to attack Pages.
Pitchers in general aren't good fielders, relief pitchers even worse
if by "Stuff" you're referring to stuff+? keep in mind stuff+ doesn't take into account variables like command, deception and pitch sequencing and therefore probably not tipping; so any gaps you do find will need to be refined further
"coaching to the player"
Yep. That in itself is a philosophy and if you search Popkins hitting philosophy or something similar there are quotes of him mentioning coaching to the player...