My opinion is he’s just trying to position himself to get paid when the time comes. A homer a week trumps all the singles you can hit.
Exactly. That is the point I was trying to make a few days ago in regards to why players don’t try to go to the other way to beat the shift. The front offices share a big portion of the blame for how the game has changed. This obsession over launch angle and power has driven more players to emphasize that part of the game because that is what is rewarded when it comes to contract time.