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Originally Posted by Parallex
I'm taking a look at the stats... they don't bare this theory out, your theory being that Donaldson changes his approach while Bautista and EE don't. Honestly when comparing Bautista and Donaldson it looks more like the opposite is true (that Bautista changes his approach more then Donaldson does).
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The thing about stats in baseball is that you can find a stat that will backup whatever argument you want to make. There's absolutely no way you could watch those playoff series though and not see the difference between the way Donaldson approaches his at bats and Bautista when facing quality pitching. Polar opposites. Donaldson would take what the pitcher or defense would give him. Jose would try to drive it into the stands. No one is saying the Blue Jays have to play small ball, but they have to more players wiling to take what is given to them like Donaldson if they ever want to have a hope of beating a team with excellent pitching in the post season.
Take a look at Donaldson's spray chart and then have a gander at Bautista's. You'll see a very big discrepancy.