Prior to May, Plouffe chased after 15.5% of pitches out of the zone, says ESPN/TruMedia. This month he’s expanded this region and offered at 26.7% of all out-of-zone pitches. Bingo... This has been his problem in the past and this is his problem during the current slump. If he fixes this... We got ourselves a great ball player. Also... Props to his defense in 2014. He's been much more engaged... In my opinion.