The biggest problem with the offense is their hitting approach and inability to adjust their style of play
It's no secret that the offense has been bad this season. The team has no power (.116 ISO), doesn't walk much (8.6%), and strikes out above league average (22.4%). I was trying to understand how a team like the Brewers and Rays, who rank among the bottom 5 teams in ISO, also happen to have one of the better records in baseball, with an above-average offense by runs scored.
Red Sox have a .116 ISO (30th in baseball) and score 3.83 runs per game (27th in baseball).
Brewers have a .116 ISO (30th in baseball) and score 5.15 runs per game (5th in baseball).
Rays have a .121 ISO (27th in baseball) and score 4.54 runs per game (11th in baseball).
What both these teams do very well is take advantage of their style of play. They know they don't have many power threats in their lineup, so they've pivoted to a small ball approach.
Red Sox have a 22.4 K% (18th in baseball), 42 SBA (13th in baseball), 3 sac bunts (22nd in baseball), 2 bunt hits (22nd in baseball)
Brewers have a 20.5 K% (6th in baseball), 52 SBA (6th in baseball), 13 sac bunts (2nd in baseball), 14 bunt hits (1st in baseball)
Rays have a 18.5 K% (2nd in baseball), 63 SBA (1st in baseball), 17 sac bunts (1st in baseball), 10 bunt hits (3rd in baseball)
It might be time for this offense to look in the mirror and realize that they're not the power-hitting team that they'd love to be. Change their approach on the plate and instead of trying to hit the rubber off the ball, which will cause us to strike out more, try to just put the ball in play and make the other team play defense. Once we reach base, try to move the runner over, and put pressure on the pitchers by running the bases.
This offense needs to add power by adding 1 or even 2 power threats to it. Unfortunately, we don't have that right now. Instead of forcing it to happen, let's adjust to what we do have and actually try to use that to our advantage.