The Padres have a winning record but just about all the credit can go to their history-making defense and some solid pitching because their offense has been ... let's go with underwhelming. Why are the bats struggling early in the season and, more importantly, is this a blip or a serious problem? The OnFriar Podcast got down and dirty in the StatCast world looking for the answers.

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