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Don't know how we got from strikeouts to walks. Perhaps because traditional statistics compare strike outs with walks I don't see the relevancy of the comparison.
Anyway we have a break even rate of one solo home run per 32 strikeouts. With an average runner load its about one home run per 50 strikeouts.
Real life, if a guy can hit HRs and it appears he could hit more, ask him to try. As Harry Walker did with Roberto Clemente prior to 1966. (Clemente's HRs went up by 19, strike outs up by 31, BA down by 012.)
Course, it didn't work with Charlie Finley and Manny Jiminez. <G>
In ootp, I doubt anyone will be faced with a choice between players where strike out rate will be significant a factor. Except for people designing their own players.
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