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Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B
Some might be willing to accept more walks if it meant exponentially more strikeouts. Others clearly would not.
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But a walk puts a man on base and in many cases moves up runners -- and of course extends an inning. The overall downside of that has to be greater than whatever results adversely from a ground ball or fly ball out. On the flip side, there's a reason walks have become such a huge part of a batter's metrics. No doubt Ryan was a great pitcher, but the walks IMO are a limitation.