투수가 1회 초구로 포심 패스트볼을 던지는 경우가 많으니 확률상 초구 빠른 공에 타이밍을 잡고 타격하면 안타를 때려낼 확률이 높다는 계산이 깔린 기용이었다.
Since pitchers often throw four-seam fastballs in the first pitch of the first inning, the appointment was based on the calculation that chances are high that he will produce a hit if he gets the right timing for a fastball to swing.