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It would be one thing if this were occurring in the context of a bunch of crushed XBHs. But it looks like we are actually making things easier on opposing pitchers... and taking pressure off of the opposing defenses.
I too have been pretty concerned about this philosophy (or at least its results, on this team and with this set of players) for a while.
I don't know if it may be contributing to Smoak's struggles but it seems like he may be more of a walk first player when he's playing naturally.