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Rob DewolfAgreed that every player should know how to bunt (although one could make a sound argument against trading an out to move a runner from first base to second).
My point is that while knowing how to bunt, hitting behind a runner, etc. are fine complementary skills, if you have a team composed primarily of guys who do "the little things" well but hit .250 with little power, you're going to lose a whole lot more games than you'll win.
Unless you've used the way-back machine and are playing for John McGraw.