After Patch, I've switched back to Directional Hitting...

I've been getting pop up, after pop up, after pop playing with Zone, which i've been playing with all year. If the indicator isn't perfect, it's a pop out or a ground out it seems. I'd just gone 3 straight innings with 7 of my outs being pop ups until I switched back to directional. I may get the whole "you're garbage, get good" but I'm currently playing on Rookie to grind out stats. I shouldn't be getting shut out due to constant pop ups on this difficulty level.

I can appreciate changes, but the hitting has been nerfed far too hard I think. I preferred it how it was.