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Have you stood in the box and faced a guy throwing 100? "Oh just put it in place, just get a hit" isn't so easy. That's why guys way smarter than your or I have just said "**** it, swing and hit it to Jersey if you make contact. Carpenter and Donaldson are slow af. Sure a perfect bunt could be a hit but a perfect bunt is really freaking hard for someone that doesn't even practice it much. Don't get me wrong, we need to cut down on the 17 k's for sure. Can't win like that. Gotta get the ball in play more. But not by bunting and giving away outs. That's not how you win games.
Sorry but if you're a major leaguer u should be able to bunt. If you're slumpin and striking out multiple times with runners on base then maybe u should consider tappin one down the line with a runner halfway down the line and the 3rd baseman playin SS
And i don't know about u but i played ball and faced guys throwin 97 and yes its a blurr but again if you've reached the majors bunting is a skill u should know by now. Shouldn't be too hard to even jab at a ball and poke it into LF on 2 bounces when a guy is nowhere to defend it. And don't gimme the game has changed reply because what's always worked ironically still does. Just ain't sexy for the highlights and player's bank accounts ...