12-07-2008, 06:09 PM
<!--quoteo(post=2010:date=Dec 7 2008, 04:45 PM:name=savant)-->QUOTE (savant @ Dec 7 2008, 04:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Clapp as long as he keeps his obp aroung .390 he will be fine. I am just worried about why people are not grooving pitches to a singles hitter that is always looking to go the other way. Last year was the highest obp he has ever put up as a professional as well.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah I gotcha. But for his walks, there was a reason for the increase. He talked all season about how he knew his job was to just get in base for our boppers. He focused more on just doing whatever to get on base. After the success he had, I doubt he changes that approach.
You're right though, teams might as well just give him something to hit if he's only hitting singles, great point.
And one thing that I could never understand was why more teams didn't put a shift on him. Brenly mentioned that quite a bit too. Maybe more teams will do that this year.
Yeah I gotcha. But for his walks, there was a reason for the increase. He talked all season about how he knew his job was to just get in base for our boppers. He focused more on just doing whatever to get on base. After the success he had, I doubt he changes that approach.
You're right though, teams might as well just give him something to hit if he's only hitting singles, great point.
And one thing that I could never understand was why more teams didn't put a shift on him. Brenly mentioned that quite a bit too. Maybe more teams will do that this year.
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