Blum’s piece largely let Holliday, his manager, and his hitting coach speak about plans to address his struggles.
If an MLB hitting slump happens without coverage from The Athletic, does it still happen?
The easiest answer there is “Yes,” but the tree-and-forest debate referenced here (which is more complex than how it’s often portrayed) actually has some relevance to media coverage. And the latest case where this popped up is with a piece Tuesday from Sam Blum of The Athletic on the Baltimore Orioles’ highly-hyped callup Jackson Holliday, a second baseman who has started his MLB career 1-for-30 at the plate. Holliday’s stats are a matter of record, and took place regardless of if they were featured in a piece, but many were seemingly annoyed at Blum for writing about them.
