Joey Votto could expand our understanding of what plate discipline can mean.
Can plate discipline and pitch recognition be taught?
A look at how pitch distance from the center of the strike zone affects BABIP and power.
How Yasiel Puig is proving that he isn’t just another Jeff Francoeur.
A recent study suggests that players’ plate discipline erodes throughout the season due to fatigue. Here’s why you should be skeptical.
He doesn’t strike out, and he doesn’t hit for power. Does Cardinals Double-A outfielder Mike O’Neill have a major league future?
Can Giancarlo Stanton succeed without a good cleanup hitting behind him?
How does the plate discipline of Dominican players compare to the league as a whole?
Are Dominican hitters hurting themselves by focusing on raw skills at the expense of a patient approach? And can anything be done about it?
Does the Pirates’ Josh Harrison have a historically troubled relationship to the strike zone?
Did the Angels sign the player they thought they were signing?
Alvarez is 1-for-19 to start the season, but are the images as ugly as the numbers?
Last year, I started messing around with something I call the Walk Gap, which is just the difference between a team’s walks drawn and walks allowed. Because we’ve spent so much time hammering home the importance of plate discipline and throwing strikes, I thought this might be a good indicator of team success.
It just goes to prove anybody with a bat in his hand at this level is dangerous, even Hideo Nomo.