Friday, May 20, 2005
Ichiro's Approach to Hitting
The man gets a ton of hits and makes a lot of contact. He also takes a ton of pitches. On the downside, he doesn't draw a lot of walks. But given his approach to hitting and his ability to foul pitches he doesn't like off, I'm not sure if this is a bad thing given his abilities. You also don't want to mess with a batter's philosophy that is working. His current BA is .335 and his OBP is .389. Not bad for either number.
The man gets a ton of hits and makes a lot of contact. He also takes a ton of pitches. On the downside, he doesn't draw a lot of walks. But given his approach to hitting and his ability to foul pitches he doesn't like off, I'm not sure if this is a bad thing given his abilities. You also don't want to mess with a batter's philosophy that is working. His current BA is .335 and his OBP is .389. Not bad for either number.
