Reply to "Moneyball: should prospects work on working walks?"

SluggerDad10,000+ posts

redbird5 posted:
SluggerDad posted:
redbird5 posted:
A Quality At Bat means many different things. If a hitter hits 3 line drives to the SS while only seeing 3 pitches, that is 3 QABs for me.
Again, we are talking about evaluation for pro baseball. No pro scout has submitted a players after watching him hit and said "Wow...he may not be able to hit but he can sure draw a walk." Without the hit skill, the plate discipline is irrelevant.
My point is that they are not unrelated things, but correlated things, not perfectly correlated, but correlated.
I wasn't addressing your posts.

I was addressing this comment of yours, though:

"No. Walks will not get someone noticed or into pro baseball. Hitters need to show they can hit before plate discipline becomes a factor in their evaluation."

Suggesting plate discipline isn't just about drawing walks. It also improves hitting.

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