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While we're trading admiration :- ) here's a question I'd never figured out.
When a baseball hitter sees his contact rate go WAY UP on BALLS OUTSIDE THE ZONE -- leading to a slump -- why is that? Why would a batter start making contact on 8-9 of 10 swings outside the zone, whereas he normally only makes contact with 5-6 such swings? Are we talking about a more defensive swing and an exaggerated attempt to put the ball in play?
Or maybe he's going after borderline pitches, and the fact that the pitches are reachable --- > lead to the increased O-Zone contact?
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Michael Morse being the anti-Ackley right now. Only 37% of swings O-Zone making contact :- )