By striking out 1482 in just over 6000 at-bats means that 25% of the time Tampa Bay Rays batters walked back to the dugout.
A strikeout is a batter’s most unproductive out. The batter simply hangs his head and walks back to the dugout. Had the batter put the ball in play, he might have scored a runner, advanced a runner or maybe gotten on base through an error.
The strikeout leaders were not a collection of guys who should have been in Triple-A but rather some of the Tampa Bay Rays best hitters to include:
AB K %
Steven Souza Jr.