You should approach the coach to try to get more to this story. I had a player who was struggling all season. He made some mistakes in the field and hit very poorly, striking out almost every at bat. But he had a strong arm, speed, and was one of the hardest hitters on the team. One game I told him to bunt his next AB and he didn't do it. Didn't even try. Of course he ended up striking out again and I didn't even want to look at him the rest of the season.