You don't want to rely on the long ball too much but, it wasn't their inability to "manufacture" run that killed them last year. The thing that doomed them was their pitifull .328 OBP (23rd) in the league. The ONLY reason why they were able to score enough runs to stay in contention was becuse of their .458 SLG (3rd). The bottom line is that they need more players that are able to take walks.
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