Posted by dahsdebater on 11/3/2017 2:34:00 PM (view original):
Are you seriously going to go back to the example of a guy who was just among the top 3 A) rookies of all time and B) hitters in the American League this year to try to make the point that striking out too much is bad? Because that's a really, really tough argument to defend.

Maybe Aaron Judge can improve if he makes more contact. But maybe not. Are you asking him to shorten his swing with 2 strikes? 'Cause here's the thing - Judge hit 20 home runs this year with 2 strikes. Is it worth it to put more balls in play weakly and give up 10 or 15 homers? That's going to depend a lot on how many more balls he can really put in play. The guy's going to strike out a lot. His strike zone is enormous. It's the downside of being outrageously tall for the sport. The upside is that his frame generates a ton of torque and he can hit the ball really, really hard. I think in this case you maybe just need to take the bad with the good. Again, you're talking about a guy who's going to challenge for the MVP as a rookie.

I understand if you don't agree with everyone/everything in this thread, but I'm not sure why you jump in to defend BL so much. Are you related to him? Do you just feel sorry for him?

Surely you do not agree that a strikeout is the same as every other kind of out. A groundout to the right side with a runner on second and fewer than two outs is not the same as a strikeout. It's much better for the team.

Even if you come back and argue that a groundball can, at times, result in a double play, you are agreeing that not all outs are equal. If your stance is sometimes a strikeout is worse than an out in play, sometimes it's better - you are arguing that a strikeout is not the same as every other out. So why back BL in a foolish argument?

LOL at dahs. Way too long and I'm pretty sure you're not BL.

Anyway, yes, it would benefit him by putting the bat on the ball more. He's stupid strong. He doesn't have a big leg kick to generate power. He picks it up, he puts it down. Just putting wood on the ball could lead to 330 ft homers to RF instead of 420 ft homers to CF or a whiff.

Posted by MikeT23 on 11/3/2017 2:20:00 PM (view original):
BL, do you think a guy like Aaron Judge would benefit from simply making more contact?

Do you think there’s a trade off if he changes his approach to make more contact?

Are you gonna answer questions with questions?

Anyway, post right above yours.

So no, you don’t think there’s a trade off. You’re nuts.

Are 390 foot home runs worth more than 450 foot home runs?

No. They're worth less. By 60 feet. Duh.

Posted by tecwrg on 11/3/2017 5:26:00 PM (view original):
Are 390 foot home runs worth more than 450 foot home runs?

Begging the question. Changing his approach will likely result in less home runs, not shorter home runs.

Posted by MikeT23 on 11/3/2017 2:59:00 PM (view original):
LOL at dahs. Way too long and I'm pretty sure you're not BL.

Anyway, yes, it would benefit him by putting the bat on the ball more. He's stupid strong. He doesn't have a big leg kick to generate power. He picks it up, he puts it down. Just putting wood on the ball could lead to 330 ft homers to RF instead of 420 ft homers to CF or a whiff.

Rare time I agree with Mike here. But I watch Miggy do this all the time. JD went from striking out a lot as an Astro, to an AS as a Tiger by doing this too

Posted by bad_luck on 11/3/2017 5:56:00 PM (view original):

Posted by tecwrg on 11/3/2017 5:26:00 PM (view original):
Are 390 foot home runs worth more than 450 foot home runs?

Begging the question. Changing his approach will likely result in less home runs, not shorter home runs.

Making more contact with also result in more balls in play, i.e more hits and more opportunities to advance runners.

Unless you think he'll turn into a 6'7", 285 lb version of Mario Mendoza.

Of course he's gonna change his approach next season. He's gonna have to work on it. Mike is not nuts BL, it's what players do. They try and get better. You don't think anybody with the Yankees said to Judge "we're gonna have to work on making more contact next season"? You think if he doesn't change his approach he'll hit 52 homeruns next season? Because he won't.

Posted by bad_luck on 11/3/2017 5:56:00 PM (view original):

Posted by tecwrg on 11/3/2017 5:26:00 PM (view original):
Are 390 foot home runs worth more than 450 foot home runs?

Begging the question. Changing his approach will likely result in less home runs, not shorter home runs.

how do you know that? There's no way to know that until he does it.

Posted by wylie715 on 11/3/2017 6:43:00 PM (view original):

Posted by bad_luck on 11/3/2017 5:56:00 PM (view original):

Posted by tecwrg on 11/3/2017 5:26:00 PM (view original):
Are 390 foot home runs worth more than 450 foot home runs?

Begging the question. Changing his approach will likely result in less home runs, not shorter home runs.

how do you know that? There's no way to know that until he does it.

BL knows all.

He has seen the numbers.

He is the chosen one.

Posted by toddcommish on 11/3/2017 6:58:00 PM (view original):

Posted by wylie715 on 11/3/2017 6:43:00 PM (view original):

Posted by bad_luck on 11/3/2017 5:56:00 PM (view original):

Posted by tecwrg on 11/3/2017 5:26:00 PM (view original):
Are 390 foot home runs worth more than 450 foot home runs?

Begging the question. Changing his approach will likely result in less home runs, not shorter home runs.

how do you know that? There's no way to know that until he does it.

BL knows all.

He has seen the numbers.

He is the chosen one.

His true knowledge is beyond our comprehension

you can't comprehend something that doesn't exist, right?