Team batting of.315 wOBA is the line of no Seitzer was the Diamondbacks hitting coach in 2007. He lasted half a season he was replaced in July. Although I did not find batting wOBA for his tenure, I estimated it at.314. His coaching journey took him to the Braves. He was the Braves pitching coach from 2015 through 2024. Thats a long time! It wasnt until his third season with the Braves that the team wOBA broke above.315. Thats a meaningful number. The Braves wOBA stayed above.315 until the 2024 season when it fell to.315. Kevin Seitzer did not return to his position. Perhaps for many batting coaches, wOBA of.315 is the line of no Mather is the Diamondbacks hitting two seasonswith wOBA below.315, Joe Mather was hired as the Diamondbacks hitting coach. It took him two seasons to raise team wOBA above. the last two seasons, Diamondbacks batters had excellent wOBAsthat the Rockies assistant batting coaches are paid about $61 Andrew Saalfrank Jersey, 000 per this season, the Rockies did not make significant off-season moves to improve team. See this offseason review. On March 22, the Rockies traded away outfielder Nolan Jones This season he increased hard-hit percentage from 44.4% to 59.3%. His hard-hit percentage is now at the 95th percentile. His strikeout percentage was little changed while his walk percentage increased from 12.1% to 15.7%. His expected wOBA increased from.287 to.302. In summary, they traded away an excellent batter with potential to be a great batter. Injuries impacted the Rockies. As of 20 April, Injured list salary was $42 Million, retained salary $5 Million, active roster salary $76 Million. $76 Million active roster salary is low.I wonder whether batting coaches ignored two important batters. The only two Rockies batters with long term financial commitments are Ezequiel Tovar through 2030 and Ryan McMahon through 2027. In games through 17 April Gus Varland Jersey, Tovars wOBA fell from.324 to.251, and Ryan McMahons wOBA fell from.315 to.293. These two batters are the core for the Rockies scored zero runs in a 3-game series with the Padres. The Padres are a much better team, so that is no great surprise. Nevertheless, those shutouts may have been an the team owners needed to find someone to take the blame to reduce their embarrassmentThe Rockies fired batting coach Hensley Meulens.Its an unusual move, as coaching changes dont usually happen so early in a season. Darragh McDonald, MLBTRAlthough it may have been a mistake to fire a hitting coach so early in the season, there were many factorsthat might have led to them firing their hitting coach. Clint Hurdle was named the new batting coach. Although during his career he was a batting coach, it appears he has not done that job since 2010. Ideas about batting excellence change. Technology 15 years, its unlikely he has the knowledge needed to be effective. Also, he is about to turn 68 years old. Does he have the energy required to be an effective batting coach?Looking Ahead for the FanGraphs rest-of-season projection is that the Rockies increase their runs scored per game from the current 2.89 R/G to 4.85 R/G. That 50% improvement is unlikely, no matter how well Clint Hurdle coaches. Therefore Blake Walston Jersey, my view is the Rockies will win fewer than the 59 projected wins.