With Horton's  "small ball" mentality, I would think it is extremely difficult to attract good hitters. What hitter wants to go somewhere where he's asked to bunt half the time?  On the other hand, "small ball" IS effective when you have great pitching. While we seem to acquire great talent in that department, we thus far have not seen it take shape on the field the last couple seasons.  While I would like to see something change, I will be back for another season of Duck baseball.