[Bobhead]

You're not overreacting at all, I think the majority of users here will agree with you, although we all seem to disagree when it comes to what the cause is (and thus, what the solution is).

For someone as yourself who expresses interest in making as few slider changes as possible, I think the least destructive solution by far, is to lower the Fielder Arm Strength Slider. Obviously this slider affects outfielders more than infielders, so the #1 stat it will affect is extra-base hits.

Bringing it down to 3 should be enough, although I have mine set at 2.