Plate Discipline: It's That Thing You Don't Have

I'm staring at Miguel Olivo's line because that's the sort of thing I do in the morning. As of this writing (through May 10, 2009), the Royals catcher is batting .229/.260/.357. That's bad, but what catches my attention is the one walk and 26 strikeouts. Even by Olivo's standards, this is remarkable. I didn't think he was capable of much "better" than what he'd done the past few years:

The Hardball Times