[owsley]

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Yeah.. I admit to being a baseball stats noob, but JoA's suggestion of bunting 50% of the time doesn't make much sense to me.

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I think it is to keep the defense honest and make the 3b play in which increases the chance of a hit next time. Bunting some of the time will make them come in next time, where you dont bunt and have a higher chance of a hit than normal. Bunting will sacrifice some EV, but since it usually gets the runner over to 3rd, what you are giving up is small enough that it is more than made up for by the increased chance of a hit next time. I think.