Agree, don't buy the bad attitude thing. He strikes me as having a good attitude. There was an interview of him a few days back, don't have the link, where I thought "this guys is really cool -- he deserves a chance." He 's not arrogant, he's willing to do what's necesssary to help the team, even though he can see that the $22m million guy in front of him has lost it and does not deserve to play.
He has to be a basket case with all these idiots trying to change his swing. Here's a guy who tore it up in the minors, must have had a very good swing, and now these psychoanalysts have totally screw-ed him up mentally. There's nothing harder than having to think and make changes at the plate, as opposed to reacting instictively and doing what has worked for you in the past.
What he really needs is a real opportunity to play. Just like the chance Brandon Crawford is getting. Crawford, while still not hitting great, has improved a lot over last year when he had trouble just making contact. Basically, the organization cleared the deck for him and told him "SS is yours." Most rookies struggle. What you hope for is that when given the chance to play regularly, the young player will gradually improve and become a good player. There's a risk in doing that, but it's the price you have to pay if you want young players with apparent upside to develop. That seems to be happening with Crawford. Belt, OTOH, has not been given that opportunity.
And the reason is Aubrey Huff. Hitting .217. After a weak year last year. But this organization has big trouble admitting it made a mistake, and Huff is one of them. That's why Belt has not gotten a genuine opportunity to play. He's constantly having to look over his shoulder, knowing he's day-to-day, knowing he can't make a mistake, with a million experts telling him how to change what had been a successful approach to hitting. What a recipe for disaster.