I need to understand how the enrolment of players and coaches works , so the following is how I see it from an British set up .
The coach (Ricky) should have busted some chops a while back , if he did or did not it hasn't worked and Ricky should be replaced , the fans in the stadium need to be extremely vocal when a player is not pulling his weight and when Ricky makes a decision that they are not happy with , it doesn't matter if it works , let him know . Baseball fans at the park seem IMO to very amiable , you pay a lot of money to watch these highly paid sportsmen and you should get maximum effort for it .
Ok I'm coming at this from a soccer perspective , my team's motto is Nil Satis Nisi optimum (nothing but the best is good enough) and it hasn't been for a couple of seasons and boy do we let them know about it . New manager announced today !