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Originally Posted by Murphy3
Male23dan, there are instances in which not making contact is better than making contact. It's much harder to ground into a double play when you swing and miss.
But regardless, if Wilk can hit 25 HR's with a .260 avg and a .370 OBP, he's done his job regardless of where he's at in the lineup and regardless of how often he strikes out.
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Murphy,
Give me the guy that puts the ball in play every single time. If you strike out, you have .## percent chance of reaching base, (on the few occasions in which the ball gets away from the catcher after a K), and if you put the ball in play you have exponentially increased the odds of reaching base. Sure, you could hit in a double play, but would you honestly prefer a K machine in that scenario over a guy that puts the ball in play like Young??? Like I said, give me the guy with great contact EVERY SINGLE TIME!