Either Ryan vastly overrates this team or he has very little faith in it, I'm not even sure which. I tend to think it's the former considering the Jepsen deal, otherwise why bother?
They decreased their odds of scoring any amount of runs by giving up an out. Just put the ball in play, the runners still likely move over and maybe, just maybe you actually get a hit......crazy I know.
Instead of a hit which would have scored one, maybe two and given you 3 cracks at more? I don't think a struggling offense needs to give away outs, they need to step up, swing away and make something happen.
No outs and facing a pitcher who had just given up two sharply hit singles, and nobody warming, why give up an out? Also, a left handed bat in Robinson's place would have been nice, but I digress.