Reply to "What would the numbers look like if there were no Ks?"

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PGStaff posted:

If there were no Ks, I would never allow my hitters to swing.

Power and Ks tend to go together. Really has always been that way for the most part. The top HR hitters strike out a lot. There are exceptions like Bonds in his prime years. One very good hitter with power that doesn't strike out much is Joey Votto. That combination ends up with a very good OBP.

Personally I think some of these power guys that hit a lot of HRs, would be much more productive if they developed a two strike swing/approach.

No argument from me on any of the above, but I wasn’t saying a batter couldn’t strike out. All I was doing was trying to show what could happen if rather than striking out the batter put the ball in play.

Like you, I believe changing the approach with 2 strikes could make a hitter more productive, if only everyone could agree on a definition for productive.

7/18/1712:33 PM

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