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The ability to square the ball up (scouting HIT grade) is certainly important ... the key factor here, though, is how many pitches does the guy take before he swings...
In high school leagues where it's 3 BB's for a walk and 2 K's for a strikeout, the BB's and K's are through the roof.
But that's what a Mike Wilson is doing relative to an Ichiro -- letting the first two pitches go by.
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I never associated Adam Dunn's BBs and Ks with an inability to square the ball. Just associated it with his accepting a high-school short count.