Why do people always say that power hitting is overrated in baseball, and what's Yea Forums opinion on this? IMO you gotta have at minimum two guys in the lineup that can hit for HRs and extra base, especially with runners on base, but ideally you should aim for three or even four. I'd rather have a guy with a high slugging % that can draw walks than something that hits 300+ average but has a low slugging %(unless that guy is a gold glover).
Also as a side note, why don't more teams take advantage of loading their benches with gold or former gold glovers? Obviously this is easier said than done, but having 4-5 GG guys to sub in the last three innings with three strong guys to close the game, WITH those same big bats starting the game? Sounds unbeatable to me.
gold glovers expect to be paid like all stars and don’t want to sit on the bench. Also, you can go without power if you have enough speed but most speedy dudes lately can’t hit for shit. Look at dee gordon, billy Hamilton, or andre Simmons. All speedy fucks who should be stealing 100 bags a year but they can’t get on base
Leo Foster
If power hitting and walking are a hitter's only offensive weapons, he's easy to shutdown with good pitching. Good pitchers locate in an areas that can neutralize power hitters and have a superior level of control where they don't give up walks.
A hitter should endeavor to have maximum strikezone coverage, like Mike Trout, Mookie, Altuve. Guys like Joey Gallo aren't real threats against good pitching.
Kayden Wright
>why doesnt every team have unlimited money and an all star at every position
Christopher Morgan
If they're coming off the bench, couldn't you just trade for a guy that's past his prime but can still give you GG caliber defense, or sign one on the cheap? I think you get a hell of a lot more out of a group like that than guys that are only coming in for base-stealing situations I see what you're saying, but I don't see too many guys getting a high OPS by accident. Also even if they get shutdown by the starter, they usually have second life against the reliever if they get a runner in scoring position. I'm not saying every guy has to be an all-star, but that power hitting seems to be undervalued in the MLB.
Christopher Ward
>power hitting seems to be undervalued in the MLB. thats why all the highest paid non pitchers are power hitters?
Eli Hill
But how many are gold glovers? Those guys stay in the whole game
Kevin Ward
teams are rostering 8 bullpen pitchers that leaves 3 bench hitters for AL, 4 for NL, one of those has to be a catcher plus old gold glovers are old, they are slower and less rangey than when they led their position in fielding %
Gavin Nguyen
Hitting the ball 'out of the park' should be a foul.
Leo Richardson
what sport is this
Anthony Nguyen
there aren't many gold glover winners over the past 20 years that weren't all on megacontracts. don't really see how you could feasibly sign a bench full of them
Justin Anderson
Your mom
Christian Phillips
Because you're talking about building a literal all star team here >Four home run hitters >An entire field of gold glovers on the same team, half of whom are on the bench >Three closers
Even when the Yankees had A Rod they didn't have this
Brayden Adams
The Yankees absolutely had an entire field of gold glovers when a rod, Tex and Jeter were still there. That team was fucking loaded. They just weren't managed properly.
Angel Price
>Sounds unbeatable to me. t. hasnt watched the world series the past 3 seasons
Christopher Russell
A gold Glover is not sitting on the bench. Your third or fourth power hitter will be a guy hitting .240/.290 and getting 25 homeruns a year. Even if there are four guys hitting .290/.360 and hitting 40 homeruns a year available for free agency in a five year period, your gm won't let you meet their contract demands. And you want elite defenders to come off the bench? Do you have a TV deal the size of the league for your local market alone?
Lucas Flores
OP, the team you're describing would cost like twice the luxury tax threshold.
Daniel Torres
Jeter was a mediocre defender.
Eli Jackson
for me it's 300+ averages with a high slugging percentage
Okay fair point, but former gold glovers in their 30s could possibly come off the bench. I dunno, I'd rather have that then a guy who's only brings a strong arm or speed to the position. I still stand by what I said. What I'm talking about could've beaten all of those teams in the last 10 years.
Carter Miller
jus hit the ball nigga lmao
Jackson Ward
those guys are the GOATs though, it's not really feasible to expect that
Adam Young
Take a look at the Orioles teams from like 2012-2016 and you'll have your answer. For a few years in a row they had multiple gold glovers, almost everyone in the lineup was capable of hitting 15+ home runs, and they had multiple major league level closers. If a contact hitter is going through a rough spell, he's probably still making contact and doing okay. If a power guy is cold, he probably isn't even making contact. Chris Davis is capable of 40 home runs a season, but he's been absolutely shook for the last 3ish seasons and can't even make contact with the ball. He's doubling his hits with strikeouts and hasn't had a hit in almost 40 at bats. He's had 17 at-bats and has struck out in 11 of them. He isn't even making contact with the ball over 60% of the time. Obviously this is probably the most extreme example possible, but imagine your entire lineup going the equivalent of 9/10 games without a single hit. That's the risk you run when you're using nothing but power hitters.
