So a strikeout's just another out, right?
Don't try that line on anyone with the Royals.
"That was Rob Deer's theory," Royals hitting coach Dale Sveum said about his former Brewers teammate. "He'll say, 'I struck out 200 times a year because when there was a guy on first base, I was afraid I'd hit into a double play, so I just struck out.'"
Has Sveum ever heard an actual baseball person -- front-office guy, manager, coach or player -- say that strikeouts weren't really a negative for a hitter?
"I won't mention his name, but I have had a player tell me that," Sveum said.