There is reason to hope. The new guy Turner Ward actually played pro ball, unlike the old guy Albert, whose qualification for the job was a degree in Kinesiology, which he had pedaled in various coaching jobs before becoming the Cards’ hitting coach. As to Ward, I count 16 years in pro ball as a player, including about 10 in MLB. He works for Mo and Ollie, and he worked for Albert, so he clearly knows the science and is all in, but he should be better equipped to translate it into actionable input that a player can digest. We had other guys besides PDJ with weak seasons at the plate, O’Neill, Carlson, Gorman, Knizner, Herrera and Burleson. It would be great to see them all step it up.