LADodgerTalk.com · Nov 18, 2021
The Game Has Changed and Not For the Better
Earlier in the week I had a dialogue with MT and Bluto regarding the lack of confidence I have in RVS as a competent MLB Team Batting Coach. I have no doubts that his methodology can and does work for some, but each batter is different and needs a different approach. At least that is the way it used to be. I concede that the LAD method of hitting is to teach plate discipline (another way of saying to work the count), swing as hard as you can with as much launch angle. Strikeouts are unimportant. OPS is what drives the offense, and OPS is driven by slugging percentage. Plenty of hitters have a good OBP, but a lousy SLG and their OPS suffers, and they are considered marginal hitters.