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Originally Posted by jbergey22
Teams dont walk hitters to set up double plays. If they do they arent going to win many games. Extra runners on base = extra runs.
Imagine how many extra runs a team would give up over the course of a season if everytime a hitter got on 2nd or 3rd with 0 or 1 out they walk a hitter to try for the double play?
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Except that it happens fairly regularly in real life (note, regularly does not equal often). Hell, Erick Aybar has a .207 OBP, .205 SLG, and -1.6 WAR this year for the hapless Braves... and was walked last week to set up a double play.
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