LOL. Everybody who is a career OPS of .700 should be a leadoff hitter. FYI, Almora got a lot of that career OPS from facing only LHP. He's certainly proven himself to get more opportunities at the dish though.
Zobrist isn't a CF, nor was he signed to be a CF. Schwarber is not a CF. Almora is neither a S or L. He bats R. These aren't comparative pieces. And you call them clowns.
Oh I wasn't thinking it was Ommy or his buddy, Taco. I'm more thinking of Salami or KB with a newly discovered shtick. But you're right. He's likely going on my ignore list very quickly.
Knowing John's teachings from his days in the Miami organization, he's made some changes to how he sees the swing. I'm not sure if he has the techniques/drills to change Heyward, but he does know what needs to change. Maybe Heyward can't fix it. It's easy to blame the instructor, but players play the game.
That's what you got out of my post? LOL. Nowhere did my post say a walk is worth more than a hit. Specifically regarding the leadoff position, you want a person who is patient and has high OBP. An aggressive hitter tends to have OBP closer to their BA than a player who looks for a good pitch to hit. An aggressive hitter also gets themselves in self-made holes. A hitter who is too aggressive also has a lower slugging percentage than they could have if they were not as interested in covering the whole plate with less than two strikes. A leadoff hitter specifically needs to be able to work the first AB to set the tone of the first inning. They are a catalyst whenever the order flips back to the top. They need to have the ability to grind out AB. Anyone who has observed 1st innings of games where 3 up/3 down also took few pitches should be able to realize that inning accomplished nothing against the starting pitcher.
