[battists]

Honestly, it's hard to say. Slumps are certainly part of baseball, it sounds like what you trying to do is exactly what most managers would do to shake things up.

One thing you could consider looking at is your Pythagorean record (pyt). I believe it's on the standings screen, perhaps under expanded standings or something like that. If you're not familiar with it, it essentially shows what the game thinks your record should be. So, if your actual record is worse than your Pythagorean record, then it's just kind of an indicator that you are a bit snakebit, and you can ultimately expect your performance to turn around. If, on the other hand, your Pythagorean record is worse or equal, it's an indicator that your team really wasn't as good as you thought it was, and perhaps you over performed last year.