The game has changed. Strikeouts and OBP now carry less weight; home runs and slugging percentage now carry more weight. Today’s MLB accepts a player that strikeouts 200+ times in a season, as long as that player can hit 30+ homers. But, just because the MLB accepts, does that mean every team should? Should the Texas Rangers?
As of today, the Rangers lead Major League Baseball in team strikeouts with 396. Their 14 strikeouts in last night’s game against Houston Astros’ Charlie Morton didn’t help. Not to point any fingers, but Joey Gallo’s 55 strikeouts lead all of baseball.