Alabama Slammers
The talent is there, it just hasn't manifested itself yet. The league's worst rotation is a surprise, and the league's worst defense doesn't help matters any. Johnny Mize and Duke Snider have been fine, but not to expectations on offense, and the same holds to a lesser extent for Gred Maddux on the pitching side, who has pitched to a lot of tough luck. Alabama's 12-32 road mark is a killer. If they were even 10 games under .500 instead of 20, they'd be only 5 1/2 out despite their struggles. But they need to turn it on quickly, and they haven't shown a sign of a run at any point yet this season. A very solid early performance from catcher Earl Battey has gone largely unnoticed in Alabama's struggles.
