Strikeouts are killing baseball

Damnit, why isn't my screen cap attaching?
Trying again....

 

Not having the skill to bunt against that < shooting 50% from the foul line in the NBA.

There are some tasks a professional is expected to be able to pull off 99 percent of the time.

 

IIRC on that at-bat he grounded out to Correa.

 

Seriously, a major-league hitter should at least be able to bunt his way on. A good bunter with decent speed ends up at second base.

 

If he slaps it. The pitcher will get to a regular bunt and hold him to 1.

 

True. Of course, Gallo can't even seem to take the single they are handing him.

 

Nobody would've ever dared try that shit with a Rod Carew.

Does MLB no longer have any of those skilled placement hitters masterful at putting it where they ain't?

The problem with the shift ain't the shift, instead it's that MLB's been too focused on collecting beefy power hitters who lack other plate skills such as bunting and placement. That's like offering a free hit to a batter with well-rounded skills.

 

Of course they wouldn't have. Virtually no one in the modern game approaches hitting the way Carew did. Carew wouldn't be Carew today.

 

Devil's Advocate: Since teams won't shift against that type of hitter, unless that hitter has power, he's going to be seen as far less valuable than the beefy slugger who can beat the shift with a 450-foot shot to right.

 

No, because they know now that the other guys are better at helping teams score runs.

Sabermetrics broke baseball.

 

At first glance, it almost looks like there's another fielder named Chevrolet Silverado playing in the upper deck.