The confidence Trent Grisham has in his strike-zone judgment is likely why his career on-base percentage is nearly 100 points above his batting average ... and also why he's been among the league leaders in called strike threes since becoming a regular with the Padres.
That said, the 25-year-old center fielder is actually of two minds as Major League Baseball barrels toward using so-called robo umps behind the plate.
"I like to think of myself as a little bit of a baseball purist," Grisham said. "I like the human element. I like the relationship with the umpires, talking to them about what's going on, what they see, the right and wrong of what I think a strike is and what they think a strike is.
