1. Poor defense and sloppy fundamentals should be expected when "Anybody can play anywhere" is a core philosophy.
2. Related to above: Except for catcher, they don't replace injured players with someone who plays the same position, even up the middle. When a SS goes down, do they call up and play a capable SS? No. They don't.
3. Please don't tell me they care about defense when they don't teach anyone a position in the minors. Franchise cornerstone Royce Lewis has been in this organization for about 30 years now and there's STILL conversation daily here about where he should be playing.
In short, defense isn't a priority, and nobody should be surprised when they dont get a lot of it.