05-26-2010, 04:24 PM
<!--quoteo(post=98454:date=May 26 2010, 03:13 PM:name=Scarey)-->QUOTE (Scarey @ May 26 2010, 03:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=98447:date=May 26 2010, 02:28 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ May 26 2010, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=98446:date=May 26 2010, 02:26 PM:name=Scarey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scarey @ May 26 2010, 02:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=98445:date=May 26 2010, 02:18 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ May 26 2010, 02:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->He's not swinging anymore.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
He's still walking though. Nice to see that he's still getting on base at a decent clip while slumping.
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It's pretty easy to walk when you don't swing. He's looking to get walked, you can tell by his plate approach.
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I disagree. I would say when a player is slumping it's usually difficult to keep walking.
Also, just because he recently took a third strike looking doesn't mean he's "looking to get walked". In May he put 43 balls in play compared to April when he put 47 balls in play. Seems you're wrong again.
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In no way does that prove me wrong. Putting a ball in play does not equate to not looking for a walk. He's not jumping on hittable pitches early in the count and is taking them for called strikes. He then is forced to swing at pitcher's pitches later in the sequence. The dude is looking for a walk and letting good pitches go by on a consistent basis. Also, your numbers are wrong. It's 38 in May and 42 in April. His BB totals have gone down by 4 this month and his K totals have risen by 4.
He's still walking though. Nice to see that he's still getting on base at a decent clip while slumping.
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It's pretty easy to walk when you don't swing. He's looking to get walked, you can tell by his plate approach.
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I disagree. I would say when a player is slumping it's usually difficult to keep walking.
Also, just because he recently took a third strike looking doesn't mean he's "looking to get walked". In May he put 43 balls in play compared to April when he put 47 balls in play. Seems you're wrong again.
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In no way does that prove me wrong. Putting a ball in play does not equate to not looking for a walk. He's not jumping on hittable pitches early in the count and is taking them for called strikes. He then is forced to swing at pitcher's pitches later in the sequence. The dude is looking for a walk and letting good pitches go by on a consistent basis. Also, your numbers are wrong. It's 38 in May and 42 in April. His BB totals have gone down by 4 this month and his K totals have risen by 4.