Cincinnati.com · Jun 4, 2021
Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson: Walks not at top of list for pitching staff's issues
ST. LOUIS – The Cincinnati Reds pitching staff has issued the second-most walks (433) in the Major Leagues this season, which may be a side effect of their strikeout-heavy approach.
There’s the adage that walks haunt, but Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson said he doesn’t view it as a team-wide problem.
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“Well, I think it's relative,” Johnson said. “Is it a problem? It probably is for some. It probably isn't for others. It's relative in order to when it happens in the game. Some of that is personnel, some of that is maybe us just needing to be better. I can live with that, too.”