You’re giving Drost and Safford way too much credit simply by calling them ‘hitters’. Last year they struck out more than anything and this year hasn’t started much better if at all. Drost had 75 Ks last season and yet he’s still on the roster and even playing. That alone is inexplicable. Even this past weekend against weak college level pitching he went 0 for 7 with 2 Ks.