June 12, 200322 yr You can find examples both ways on that. There have been some very effective non-strike out type pitchers. Hell, Eddie Stanky used to buy a suit for any starting pitcher that got 20 or so ground ball outs in a game. That was back in the Gary Peters, Joel Horlen era. They didn't get many strike outs, but they were damn good. That said, K's can be a good tool for evaluating a pitcher.
June 12, 200322 yr You can find examples both ways on that. There have been some very effective non-strike out type pitchers. Hell, Eddie Stanky used to buy a suit for any starting pitcher that got 20 or so ground ball outs in a game. That was back in the Gary Peters, Joel Horlen era. They didn't get many strike outs, but they were damn good. That said, K's can be a good tool for evaluating a pitcher. Just observe Kirk Reuter tonight, I suppose (isn't he going?).
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