But Pederson's at-bat was ... illustrative of that concept. Three actual strikes that he just straight swung and missed at. The first one (but that was it, right?) was Arrieta's curve, so I guess he gets a pass on that one. But that level of just plain missing isn't an as-he-matures-as-a-hitter thing or an approach issue.

It's 2016 now, and you can be a productive hitter and strike out in more than 25% of your plate appearances. But I kind of expect that's not going to change about Pederson's game.