Sure, but Duran and Story can be counted on for more than just "swing and miss" and the fact that they are not elite hitters, but may need to be, is on Breslow not them. Duran and Story are 2 good hitters, and sure we need a great one. I was screaming that all offseason. Now we dont know what we are going to get from Contreras or really Anthony....So its early to get panicky. And Im not. But Duran and Story are more than just guys who strikeout at whatever rates they strike out. You act like K's are the reason for the offensive woes, and they are extremely telling towards hitting ability and I fundamentally disagree. Guys who dont K stay back too long and slap. They arent better hitters, they are wimps. Im not interested in avoiding K's and I dont think its productive. Im not interested in judging players by their K's. Im not interested in OBP or really OPS. Im interested in total extra base hits. If you are selective but without being selective to a fault, that will show in your total xtra base hits at end of season. But if you are too selective or stay back too long, youll have a good OBP, but you wont have enough extra base hits.
NBA players who never take shots except when they are in close have misleadingly high fg%'s becasue they dont really shoot anything but bunnies. But if you only look at misses, you will think that guys that dont shoot are keys to offense but its just conservatism. Im not into that wimp-stuff. Take a chance , swing a bat. If you dont chase sliders you are not swinging enough.