Regardless what the "readings" say, and it has a bit of value, no one does it. Not one team does it like that.
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Get StartedExactly and you always have to figure in guys athleticism and ability to run and steal bases as well. I don't want Miggy coming up to a nobody on situation when you can potentially have 2 or 3 on before he hits the big fly.
2013= 555 AB. none on =293 AB's, 97 hits 31 walks .331 avg. runners on = 262 AB's 96 hits, "59" WALKS .366 AVERAGE. Lead off an inning. 93 AB's 30 hits 9 walks .323 avg. Cabrera is a much better HITTER with runners on! Scoring position is better at .397. bases loaded at .400. Scoring position 2 out (".459") Crazy statement here but leave him out of the lineup until runners are in scoring position pinch hit and cash in the runs! OK 'm kidding but there is a big difference in having runners on. Having him leading off 162 times would not help IMHO. As the stats show he much better with runners on, much better.
Love how 97.1 was crying about Davis batting lead off vs. a righty in Cashner the night he was the only one to get a hit... SMH
I always thought if sometime is doing well don't change unless be stops doing well. No harm no foul.
But Mitch, who is to say we wouldn't be 7-3 or 8-2 right now if Jackson leadoff, followed by Collins or Martinez?
I get the fact that Davis is getting hits (not taking many walks). But this whole team isn't taking walks or making the opposing pitcher work deep into counts. We can survive on short stretches by hitting alone. But as do players go into slumps, so do teams. And not drawing walks will effect this team sooner than later.
OBP is more about generating walks than hitting for a high average.
Yet here we are with a new hitting coach and the Tigers are dead last in walks in the AL. 20 walks below league average.
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