tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post5017273783151307967..comments2023-07-09T11:23:36.355-04:00Comments on On Baseball & The Reds: Monday Night Reds Monitor - Through 4 Mayjinazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-39777561961101442222008-05-11T23:50:00.000-04:002008-05-11T23:50:00.000-04:00Dave, I don't watch enough games to know. All I c...Dave, I don't watch enough games to know. All I can do is look at the data, as I don't have time to be watching games these days even IF they were available on TV. :)<BR/><BR/>I think Dunn will be fine too--his power numbers are actually up a little bit this past week, I think, so it might be starting. <BR/><BR/>And I should emphasize that I wasn't trying to link the strikeouts to the decreased power in a causal fashion--I was observing that his 2008 strikeout rate is down relative to '07 (and '06)--which is a good thing--but the better contact (or discipline, if they aren't throwing the ball over the plate) hasn't resulted in better performance.<BR/>-jjinazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-73787088207259211172008-05-11T20:21:00.000-04:002008-05-11T20:21:00.000-04:00Hi,Dunn's strikeout rate is actually up from the l...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Dunn's strikeout rate is actually up from the last two months of '07.<BR/>(.200 to .212) During those last two months he had plenty of pop in his bat, slugging .584. Have you noticed a clear change in his approach to the plate this season in an effort to not strike out as much? I haven't. He simply isn't hitting yet. Odds are he will. I wonder if it isn't physical. Didn't Dunn undergo knee surgery in the off-season? Maybe that has had an effect on him. <BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>Davetexasdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215541522980498371noreply@blogger.com