Moncada went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Thursday's 4-0 loss to the Twins.
Moncada's fanned six times over the last two games and has multiple Ks in seven of 12 games played. He's made that silent walk back to the dugout 24 times over 57 plate appearances (42.1 K%). Offspeed stuff has bothered him since his first taste of the majors with Boston in 2016, however, manager Rick Renteria told Scott Merkin of MLB.com it's a physical thing more than any one pitch giving the leadoff hitter trouble. He feels Moncada is pulling his head during his swing. "He's not really seeing the ball into the zone as well as I would like him to," Renteria said. You can live with the high strikeout totals if he were doing other things, but the second baseman is 3-for-20 with men on base (2-for-17 RISP). His on-base ability, considered a forte along with his speed, sits at .298 while he hasn't attempted a steal yet.