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Re: Reds sign Willy Taveras to 2 year deal....
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Originally Posted by Raisor
All I'm saying is that OBP > BA
Somewhere you have gotten the idea that OBP=walks.
it doesn't
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No, I don't think that in the least. I think that if I see a player with a .350 OBP that's hitting at a .310 clip that people here will say he stinks because he doesn't get on base enough. Because they're thinking he "should" be at .400 OBP if he just learned how to take a walk. I just don't see that rationalization here when a player has a walk-driven OBP. Instead of saying he doesn't hit enough, they'll say his OBP is fine because it's "slump-proof" or they'll point to his other stats and ignore the BA. Is it right? No. But it's still there.
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