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Old 03-23-2010, 11:59 AM   #6
Chip R
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Re: Is it possible that we want fly ball pitchers?

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Originally Posted by jojo View Post
A high Krate/low walk rate can mitigate negative batted ball tendencies...

So the answer is it depends....

That's a valid point. The downside of having groundball pitchers is that for the most part, they tend to give up a lot of base hits. If you have an IF that is not great defensively or not too rangy, those ground balls could lead to more runs scoring. Having a staff of Greg Madduxes would be outstanding but so would a staff of Randy Johnsons.
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