Very similar to above. All coaches want now are extra base hits. The way the statisticians look at at bats are that 4 at bats with a walk score 1 run where as 4 at bats can mean 4 runs. ITs just like the famous saying in MLB organizations, nobody walks off the island, gotta hit to get on the boat. Actuaries run college baseball and softball.

Go inside a MLB organization and try and get a peak at the algorithms teams use to decide value. Depending on the speed of the runner who walks, sometimes they are considered a detriment. Not at all saying its right but its the truth. Patty Gasso has been quoted as saying something along the lines of never in her life did she ever think a middle infielder would even hit home runs, now she wont even look at middle infielders that dont hit numerous home runs.