His plate discipline doesn't effect his K rate. He hits junk softly. To walk, you have to take at least 4 pitches. He's seen 5 total tonight. Braun's hard hit% the past 2 seasons are career highs, his soft hit% is the lowest of his career this season, this simply is not the case. He has hit the ball on the ground a little bit more which is an issue though. It isn't extreme and again it is just in the past year and a half. The concept that this is a long term trend simply is not true. I’m not ripping Braun. But I call BS. No way does Braun hit the ball harder now then in his juicing years. No way