Talk:How Much Longer for Wilkerson?/@comment-ASwaff-2006041152307

But at least he&quot;s putting the ball in play. You can look at it as the batter only getting out by a different method. OR, you can look at it from the angle that the batter is at least putting the ball in play, giving runners the chance to move up on the grounder, on the fly ball or on an error. He may have gotten out just as much, but he&quot;s putting the ball in play more often, which will give baserunners more chances to move up. You&quot;d better believe I&quot;d prefer a guy with the same OBP that puts the ball in play more often. Nothing happens on a strikeout.