Do Strikeouts Really Increase Pitch Counts and Shorten Outings?

We investigate whether another conventional wisdom really holds up: Is "pitching to contact" both efficient and effective?

Today, we have another installment of our informal series investigating conventional wisdoms in baseball that are widely subscribed to, but often aren’t supported by hard evidence. That’s not to say they’re wrong, it’s just to say we’re interested in diving deeper into whether these supposed “ideal ways to play the game” make sense or not. So far, we’ve…