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Maybe this is just me being male, but I wouldn't turn a good hitter into a slapper. I'd consider adding it to the toolkit, but not make it her primary technique.
I went to back to back Cardinals games a couple of days ago. One day Rafael Furcal bunted/slapped twice for singles. The next day he pulled a ball for a (crushed) home run.
I guarantee you that the other team had no idea what he was going to do at his next AB.
Good hitters have multiple tools in their arsenal and put the appropriate swing on the ball. Ichiro will slap the ball if it's away and he will swing for power if the ball is inside.
I went to back to back Cardinals games a couple of days ago. One day Rafael Furcal bunted/slapped twice for singles. The next day he pulled a ball for a (crushed) home run.
I guarantee you that the other team had no idea what he was going to do at his next AB.
Good hitters have multiple tools in their arsenal and put the appropriate swing on the ball. Ichiro will slap the ball if it's away and he will swing for power if the ball is inside.