PGStaff posted:Good point, hitters always have a job to do and with two outs no baserunners... that approach is to drive the ball for HR or extra bases. So even the 2 strike approach can change based on the situation. It's just there are a lot of power hitters that don't change their approach no matter what the situation., We all see them, no baserunners bottom of the ninth and their team is down by 2 or 3 runs. They take the big HR swing because they have no 2 strike approach and strike out.
The 1st ML player I remember not changing his approach was Manny. Even as a rookie it was pretty evident his approach never changed and it drove most people insane. The trouble was, Manny was so gifted as a hitter, it didn’t matter! He was gonna bat .320, hit 30 bombs and drive in 120 no matter who he was hitting against, where he batted in the order, or what the situation was. Unfortunately there aren’t a lot of guys like that in the game, and when they try to do the same thing a hitter like Manny did, it just doesn’t work out very well.
Sadly, the best players are the ones everyone tries to emulate but few have the skills to pull it off. 