Kyle Schwarber has zero steals and his batting average begins with a one. So, why do the Phillies keep batting him leadoff? The answer is powerful.
history, the first hitter in the order tended to be a slight, slap-hitting speedster with bushels of stolen bases. Think Lou Brock, Rod Carew, Kenny Lofton, Juan Pierre or Ichiro Suzuki — none of whom look or play anything like Kyle Schwarber.
Simply put, no leadoff hitter in baseball is slower, more prone to strikeouts or less likely to record a base hit. "Dexter was unbelievable at it," Schwarber said."But then it hit me that a lot of the things leadoff hitters do, I do those things naturally. You know? See a lot of pitches, work a count. So as I started doing it more and more and more, I got more comfortable."swings the bat less often. And more importantly, just eight players are averaging more pitches per plate appearance this season than Philly’s leadoff man.
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