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Originally Posted by Qwerty75
It's useful when the pitcher has spotty command/control and he has a good defense behind him. Having a good defense behind the pitcher would also might make it worthwhile to risk the slightly greater chance of giving up a hit if the batters already have good AvK ratings and/or the league has a low K rate overall.
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I would note that if as you suggest there is a slightly greater chance of giving up a hit by employing the "pitch to contact" strategy, then any level of outstanding defense behind the pitcher has no bearing as there still will be more hits.
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