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Originally Posted by tysok
I'm saying he strikes out to dang much.
If he comes up with a guy on second or third and hits a weak grounder to second you then have a guy on third or a run in.... if he comes up in the same situation and strikes out you still have a guy on second or third but gain an extra out.
He hits .240 to .260, if he put the freaking ball in play on occasion he would probably be .250+ to .270+ easily.
A strikeout doesn't help anyone but the defense. So sure, strike out 100 times, walk 100 times, and actually put the bat on the ball the 50 or 60 other times instead of K for ground outs and I'd be okay with him.
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Perhaps. But would he neccesarily be as productive for his team?
You talk about a situation with a runner on second or third with less than two outs . . . yet make no mention of a runner on first (more likely than the other two possibilities). Putting the ball in play has it's disadvatages, too: double plays. The hitters ulitmate goal is to not create outs; this is why walks are so great, by extending the inning without even hitting the ball, and why double plays are so bad. Two outs in one swing.