I couldn’t help
myself. With Chris Sale slated to open
the World Series for Boston, I just had to look. But now I wish I hadn’t. The list of most strikeouts by hitters in a
regular season is not for the faint of heart.
You hear me, White Sox fans?
Be forewarned that we
have two of the top four, with Adam Dunn at 222 in 2012 and Yoan Moncada at 217
this season. Just imagine. If the Sox hadn’t sat Moncada so much, he
would’ve broken the record, giving us first- and second-place! Whoopee!!
It gets worse. You have to go down to 29th place
(Trevor Story) before you can find another middle infielder listed. After that, it’s Danny Espinosa in a tie at
31st, Jose Hernandez at 34th and Ian Desmond in a tie at
35th. And you would want
which of these players? Maybe Story
because he cut down on his strikeouts to 168 (!) this year while hitting .291
with 108 RBIs. But remember, he’s
playing half his games in sky-high Coors Field.
Chris Sale struck out
237 batters this year; Yoan Moncada struck out 217 times. Maybe the White Sox were confused and thought
they were getting a second starter to go with Michael Kopech and not a middle
infielder from Boston. It wouldn’t be
the first time our front office has screwed up, or should I say dropped the
ball?
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