My son is a current college Baseball player. According to him, these days, you don’t have time to be overly selective. Pitchers have too much “filth” with their secondary pitches. You gotta jump on the first fastball in the strike zone you see, be on time, and be able to hit to all fields.
In practice, working on hitting Oppo helps you learn to be balanced and stay level through your swing. In games, you really shouldn’t be thinking a whole heckuva lot in the batters box.
Coaches do love oppo power though. And last I checked, they are the ones who fill out the lineup card