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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Part of the issue is the extreme lack of power.
Royals hitters don't hit for much power, so why NOT challenge them even when behind in the count.
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True, but are you really gonna tell me that Hosmer, Gordon, Moustakas and Butler don't have more power than Matt Carpenter?
And Carpenter will simply outwork pitchers into drawing walks.
And like I said in the other thread - the Cardinals are 27th in baseball in HRs on their own. They're in the bottom 1/3 in slugging%. But they're among the best in baseball at drawing walks.
The Cardinals have very few players that will give away ABs, the Royals lineup is mostly comprised of precisely that.