The team is made of the wrong kind of players. Guys like Bautista don't win championships as centrepieces, the only way they can win is as supporting players so the real leaders can keep their bad attitudes in check.
Lawrie's not a bust, he's a good player when healthy, but he has severe attitude problems as well.
Unfortunately, the guys who should be leaders in the room (Buehrle, Dickey, Thole) are the quietest and shortest-tenured. They get drowned out by the "leadership" of Jose "swing for the fences" Bautista.
By the way, saying Bautista doesn't swing for the fences just because he's not as bad/obvious as Arencibia is, doesn't make Bautista innocent of it. Guy doesn't even hit that many home runs anymore. Roids are wearing off I guess.
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