This was a frequent complaint about Ted Williams.This is where I fault Bregman - he should be a little more Ortizian. Stop taking pitches just out of the zone and working walks. If you see a hittable ball, smash the frigging thing. His value to the team is doubles and home runs, not settling for OBP. The analogy is a player who hits into the shift but still gets enough meaningful extra base hits to make it worthwhile, even though he could bunt his way on every at bat. Bregman is actually being selfish by putting all the onus on Gurriel.
All good now as far as I'm concerned, but I certainly wouldn't want it if I were an Astor's fan.
Hinch should at least get smart and bat Springer behind Bregman.