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Originally Posted by tysok
He could be getting "pitched around" more in the 6th slot. If you don't have a solid 7 hitter, and your 4-5 guys are doing well they may be pitching around your powerful 6 hitter... why deal with him? If he's being pitched around he'd have more trouble getting a solid hit (theoretically).
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Pitching around him might have something to do with it.
It seems like whenever I pitch around someone, I just get him with a bad pitch. I almost never end up walking the guy. So, to me, it feels like cheating. It feels like it is a get out of the jam easy strategy option, so I've stopped using it.