It’s amazing how easily bright baseball men can be pushed to the conclusion that what their team really needs is less of the thing that their team is best at. It’s especially confounding when the thing that their team is best at is the thing that produces the most runs. Namely, reaching base and hitting for power. Think back to 2010 and 2011. How many times did you hear the phrase, “small ball?” How many times did you hear somebody ask for more of it? From 2007 to 2009, the Phillies had more home runs and extra-base hits than any team in the National League. The whole reason those teams won a …
