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Originally Posted by kcchiefsus
Because if we had someone like him he wouldn't develop into the player he currently is. We can't develop pitchers. Likewise, we can't develop patient hitters who take walks. I believe our minors are often towards the bottom in walks in all of baseball? It's not a surprise then when the major league team is full of reeruns who hack away at anything thrown their way.
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The organizational philosophy is always make contact. It kind of goes against the way the game has changed this century, but it was also why they were so successful in the playoffs. They had like 100 less strikeouts than the next fewest team last year. Put the ball in play and make the defense work.
This year it might be even bigger, they're again dead last in strikeouts and almost 80 behind the next team. The difference between the 15 and 29th ranked team is almost as big as 29th to 30th. That's kind of impressive.