Dodgers Still Suffering From Power Outage

Part of the off-season plan for the Dodgers was to add some additional pop to the lineup with hopes that it would help our offensive woes. Unfortunately, the guy who was supposed to make the biggest impact (Andruw Jones) is obviously still part of the problem. Yes, we all know that Andruw's struggles are troubling, but the scary part is that nobody else is really helping the situation either. While the Dodgers are currently sitting 5th in the majors in batting average, and 9th in runs scored, they are still 17th in slugging percentage. It's good for a paltry .124 ISO, 24th in the majors. What this shows is something that everybody who watches the Dodgers already knows: It's a team full of singles hitters. And even though their BABIP (.310) isn't outrageously above the league average (.294), any normalization could lead to a significant downturn in run production. I mean really, you can only rely on 3 consecutive groundball singles for so long. Continued...