2018 Reds Season Thread

[*bengalfan74*]

(09-24-2018, 02:12 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/31042/billy-hamilton

At the bottom:
Batting #1 122 AB, 19 R, 25 H, 9 RBI, 9 BB, 33 SO, .205/.258/.328/.586
Batting #9 361 AB, 51 R, 88 H, 20 RB, 34 BB, 92 SO, .244/.307/.321/.628

Then he had 7 AB spread out through batting #5, #6 and #8 (probably as a pinch hitter or defensive/injury replacement)

He is truly a shit hitter.

There are so many things BH could do to get on base and he does none of them and I just don't get it.

He is 2nd on the team with 128 strikeouts, he's dang near a slugger's strike out rate. He only has 44 walks ! If he would quit being such a free swinger and calm down and take some pitches his OBP would go way up.

He's a poor bunter, why doesn't he work hard at bunting ? Again he could raise his OBP way up if he was even an average bunter.

Why doesn't he try stopping the switch hitting and just bat left where he's better ? And it's faster to 1st base.

Why does he keep swinging out of his shoes ? Why doesn't he try being a slap hitter/punch n judy as they used to call it ?

I just don't get it ? I'm on the fence about him as his defense is other worldly. Damn if he could only get on base more !